Improving Minnesota's mental health care through education, advocacy, sound psychiatric practice and achieving health equity.
Our vision is physician leadership creating the nation's highest quality, affordable and accessible system of mental health care.
MPS Excited Delirium Statement, April 12, 2021
For far too long, phrases like “Excited Delirium” that have no scientific basis have been used to explain or justify injury or death to individuals in police custody and are disproportionately applied to Black men in custody. MPS stands in solidarity with the APA on this issue and firmly believes that:
  1. Excited Delirium is NOT a diagnosis recognized by the American Psychiatric Association or the DSM-5.
  2. While the DSM-5 recognizes hyperactive Delirium, this condition varies significantly from the symptoms attributed to Excited Delirium.
  3. Any mechanical or chemical interventions applied in crises scenarios labeled “Excited Delirium” must be investigated by independent bodies to examine relevant data, including the precipitating events, health outcomes for the individuals and law enforcement personnel.
The complete APA Statement about use of the term “Excited Delirium” is available here.
Elections
​Results 
President-Elect:
​     Matt Kruse, MD
Secretary-Treasurer:
     Lonnie Widmer, MD
APA Assembly Reps:
     Dionne Hart, MD, DFAPA
     Maria Lapid, MD, DFAPA
Councilors:
     Mary Beth Lardizabal, DO, DFAPA
     Eduardo Colon, MD
     Monica Taylor-Desir, MD, DFAPA
ECP Representative:
     Josh Stein, MD
MPS Health Equity & Racial Justice Committee addresses inequity in the COVID-19 vaccine strategy.
Click here to view letters to - CDC, - Governor Walz, - Commissioner Malcom 
Help is available!
For information about mental health in traumatic events, visit: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/coping-after-disaster-trauma
 
If you or a family member or friend needs immediate assistance, help is available:
- Crisis Textline (Link) Text TALK to 741741
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Link) 
  Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline
- Veterans Crisis Line (VA) Call 800-273-8255
  or text 838255
- Physician Support Line (Link) Call 1-888-409-0141
  NAMI Helpline: (Link) 800-950-6264 M-F, 9am-5pm
Official COVID-19 information Resources:
​COVID Cares Support Services:

​Minnesotans are experiencing unprecedented stress.
We are here for you! 

Call 833-HERE4MN for support
One click cell phone connections! flyer
Call to speak with someone in a safe, anonymous and confidential environment whenever you are free to connect between 9am and 9pm. 
No appointments. No waiting. ​Just here for you when you need support.
 www.FastTrackerMN.org 
​COVID Cares Support Services:
How MPS members can help!
- Mental Health & SUD Providers, please volunteer today!  
2.  Spread the word! 

​MPS in the Community
Help is available for your parity problem.

Do you have a:

Public Program (Medical Assistance, PMAP)?  Contact the Minnesota Dept of Human Services Ombudsman for Public Managed Health Care Programs at 651-431-2660.

Individual or Small Group Insurance policy? Contact the Minnesota Dept of Commerce at 651-539-1600 or 800-657-3602.

Individual or Small Group HMO policy? 
Contact the Minnesota Dept of Health at 651-201-5100 or 1-800-657-3916.
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KnowYourHealthInsuranceRights@state.mn.us
MPS volunteers were at
Mall of America ​Mind Your Mental Health
February 15th
Go to www.ParityPortal.org to learn more and get help. Share your story! Spread the word!
What does a parity violation look like?
​
Longer delays
"I can't get a mental health assessment appointment for 3 months, but I got an appointment for allergy testing in less than 1 week."

More disconnects 
"As an emergency physician,
I can send my patients
right to the specialty care they need – except to mental illness or substance use disorder care, because they don't exist."

Extra disruptions
"My doctor has to call my insurance company every 3 days just so I can stay in alcohol treatment. No one ever required my cardiologist to prove that I still needed cardiac rehab."
Learn more. Share your story! Spread the word! 
ParityPortal.org
Minnesota Psychiatric Society 2019 Fall Program
Minnesota’s Mental Health Access Traffic Jam:  Coming Together to Build a Better Roadmap
​Thank you to everyone who joined us on November 23rd!
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MPS at the Capitol
Share your story!
MPS members make a difference!
MPS Position Papers:
Minnesota's online database of mental health and SUD treatment program resources 
​Visit the site to find services and treatment openings, make referrals, get updates, and check the calendar for community supports and events for patients and clinicians alike. Go to Fast-TrackerMN.org or call 651-426-6347.
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Resources for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Health Insurance Benefits Parity
​- Minnesota Commerce Department Contact and Information
- Know your Health Insurance Rights
- Know your Patients' Insurance Rights
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