The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) is a

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-based organization of recovery-oriented and recovery focused

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and

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who primarily work in community-based settings. It was founded in 1985 "to encourage, equip, and empower community and public psychiatrists to develop and implement policies and high-quality practices that promote individual, family and community resilience and

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." The AACP has published a number of texts on community psychiatry. Its most prominent publication is the

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ed
Community Mental Health Journal
', published by Springer.

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*{{official website, http://www.communitypsychiatry.org/
Community Mental Health Journal
Mental health organizations in Texas Organizations established in 1985 1985 establishments in the United States