Continuing our organizational mission: A new name for a new time.

This editorial explains the need for a new name for the American Orthopsychiatric Association (ORTHO). As ORTHO continues their work into the 21st century, they want to better reflect their global membership and focus, increasing the number of partnerships with individuals and organizations, and commitment to a just society. Therefore, ORTHO is changing their name to the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice. It is crucial to underscore that, although the organizations name is changing, the values and principles that inform their work will remain the same. The mission statement of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice is “to inform policy, practice, and research to prevent behavioral health disorders and to promote conditions to ensure that people with disorders can be full participants in society.” (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - January 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Walker, Deborah Klein; Kilmer, Ryan P.; Armstrong, Mary I. Source Type: research