Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS)

About Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS)

NCPS is a 501 (c)6 Non-profit professional membership society. Its mission is to advance the quality and effectiveness of psychiatric care through advocacy, professional education and camaraderie. The Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS) is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association. The objectives and services of the Society are aimed at improving the treatment, rehabilitation, and care of the mentally ill, the developmentally disabled and the emotionally disturbed; promoting research, professional education in psychiatry and allied fields, and the prevention of psychiatric disabilities; advancing the standards of all psychiatric services and facilities; fostering the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social and legal aspects of mental health and illness; making psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, to scientists in other fields of knowledge, and to the public; promoting the best interests of patients and users of mental health services; and providing education and support to members of the Northern California Psychiatric Society.