Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity

CARE of CAL-ACAP is focused on improving racial justice and equity in child psychiatry through advocacy, education, access to care, diagnostic practices, and research. CARE strives to educate and empower clinicians, legislators and families in the areas of social determinants of youth mental health and evidence-based practices, with the goal of improving outcomes for marginalized communities.

CARE reviews policies, procedures, and actions within CAL-ACAP with an anti-racist and equity lens and provides recommendations to the CAL-ACAP Executive Committee (EC).

CARE works with a legislative advocate to review and create statewide bills, policies, amendments, budget allocations, and regulations using an anti-racist and equity lens to advocate for racial justice. The committee provides monthly bill recommendations to the EC.

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Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, FAPA
Co-Chair

Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and . Psychiatry Director at UC Berkeley Student Health Services and is the psychiatric primary care consultant with the Behavioral Health Collaborative Care Team.  She is also a Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences where she is a consultant with the Cal-MAP program (California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal).

Dr. Rho obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Texas and her child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric training with Harvard-affiliated training programs. She also obtained her Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, furthering her commitment to improving systems and the lives of the individuals within them, specifically advocating for prevention of illness while focusing on increasing the agency and capacity of our children, their families, and the providers/systems that support them through a culturally inclusive and equitable lens.

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Alka Aneja, MD
Co-Chair

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CARE (Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity)

Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH FAPA

Rishi Parikh, MD

Teresa Frausto, MD

Huey Merchant, MD 

Ardis Martin, MD

Carolina Galindo, MD

Allison Chang, MD

Lizzie Guansona, Lobbyist

Advocacy & Legislative

Get the latest updates on legislation, public policy, and advocacy, as it relates to the interests of our member.

CARE RESOURCES

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