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As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to support mental healthcare and in the spirit of giving, we are pleased to announce our annual #GivingTuesday support of three organizations working to improve mental health and wellbeing in communities across the country.  This year, PRMS is proud to support Arlington Food Assistance Center, World Central Kitchen, and The Trevor ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Dr. Muhammad Farooqi to be featured as a guest blogger this month and to remind us about all the values silence brings. Dr. Farooqi is a Psychiatrist at Garnet Health in Middletown, NY, and President of the West Hudson Psychiatric Society (WHPS). The following is republished from the November 2025 eSynapse, a ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to feature Meagan O’Toole, JD, CAE, Executive Director of the New York County Psychiatric Society and PsychSummit co-founder, as our guest blogger this month. Ms. O’Toole reflects on PsychSummit: Reimagining Community Psych ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Dr. Saranyan Senthelal to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Senthelal reflects on his choice of working to improve mental healthcare within correctional facilities. Dr. Senthelal is a Supervising Psychiatrist and Associate Executive Director at NYC Health and Hospitals/Correctional Health Services ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Dr. Julian Khaymovich to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Khaymovich discusses how the rise of AI-generated content is eroding societal trust, blurring reality, and posing significant risks to mental health by fostering paranoia, anxiety, and isolation, underscoring the urgent need for regulation ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Dr. Brittany Ranieri to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Ranieri shares her research on perinatal mental health and encourages psychiatry residency training programs across the county to incorporate more training into their curriculums. Dr. Ranieri is a PGY-4 Psychiatry Resident Physician at the ...

As part of PRMS' ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Dr. Hector A. Colon-Rivera MD, MBA, FAPA to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Colon-Rivera highlights teen social media usage and shares useful tips to help teens navigate the online environment safely. Dr. Colon-Rivera is President of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP), Consult ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited the Washington Psychiatric Society (WPS) to be featured as a guest blogger. In their own words, the newly elected Executive Board for the 2025-2026 term shares their vision, priorities, goals for WPS and its members. The perspectives and priorities of its leaders reflect themes and challenges shared across the ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight the Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) and SCPS Executive Director, Mindi Thelen, as our featured guest blogger this month. Ms. Thelen reflects on the 2025 APA Annual Meeting, which took place last ...

*This article originally appeared in the June 2025 issue of Psychiatric News, published by the American Psychiatric Association. Reprinted with permission. As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and to promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight the Senior Psychiatrists, Inc., and Dr. Jenny ...