APA's 14 councils and their committees were established by the Board of Trustees to implement APA's objectives. APA’s councils and committees are together known as components. Members of these APA components provide their expertise in the development of APA policy and resources for our membership and the profession.

Learn about the work and purpose of each council.

Download the Component Guide (member-only .pdf) to view an outline of the responsibilities of Components, Component Chairs, and Component Members, and some of the terms and conditions under which members accept appointment to those positions, and to provide information and resources to assist in administering those responsibilities.

• Council on Addiction Psychiatry
• Council on Advocacy and Government Relations
  • Committee on Advocacy and Litigation Funding
• Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families
• Council on Communications
• Council on Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• Council on Geriatric Psychiatry
• Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing
  • Committee on Reimbursement for Psychiatric Care
  • Committee on RBRVS, Codes and Reimbursements
  • Committee on Integrated Care
• Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health
• Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning
  • Committee on Innovation
  • Vestermark Award Committee
  • Committee on Well-Being and Burnout
  • Scientific Program Committee of the Annual Meeting
  • Scientific Program Committee of the Mental Health Service Conference
• Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities
• Council on Psychiatry and Law
  • Committee on Judicial Action
• Council on Quality Care
  • Committee on Mental Health IT
  • Committee on Quality and Performance Measurement
  • Committee on Practice Guidelines
  • Committee on Telepsychiatry
• Council on Research
  • Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster
  • Committee on Climate Change and Mental Health
• Council on Women's Mental Health