Welcome To
AAP California Chapter 2
Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Our Mission: To champion optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults and to advocate for and support our members in these endeavors.
Chapter Service Areas
California Pediatrics is a podcast by pediatricians from the four California chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics presenting current affairs, and highlights on career paths, and tips for parents. Click the button to go to the California Pediatrics Podcast homepage and find your preferred listening platform (Amazon Music/Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify and YouTube).
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The California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP) is a CalHOPE pediatric mental health care access program designed to increase timely access to mental health care for youth throughout California’s communities, especially in the stateâs most underserved and rural areas. Cal-MAPâs team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers provide no-cost consultation, education, and resource navigation to California Primary Care Providers (PCPs) caring for mental and behavioral health concerns in youth. Check out the official webpage below, or register for the events.
Upcoming Events
- Think Like A Shrink – Think Like a Shrink: Cal-MAP Pediatric Mental Health Bootcamp for Primary Care Providers – February 27 @ CHLA Saban Auditorium (Registration Available Soon!)
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The Los Angeles County Immigrant Youth Toolkit was created in 2020 to provide a centralized list of resources for recently arrived immigrant youths and their families in Los Angeles County. It is modeled after the national AAP Immigrant Health Toolkit, and is intended as a provider-facing resource, with information for medical providers, social workers, case managers, teachers or school officials and anyone else who may work with immigrant youth and families.
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