Psychiatrists in Advocacy: Clinical Expertise Guiding Policy
The Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA), represented by Dr. Joan Mae Perez-Rifareal (PPA Immediate Past-President), together with the Philippine Society for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP), represented by Dr. Genuina Ranoy (President) and Dr. Daryl Lindo-Calleja (VP), joined the Senate Committee on Youth’s public hearing on the proposed Youth Suicide Prevention Act. Their participation underscores the vital advocacy work psychiatrists do—bringing clinical expertise into legislation to safeguard the mental health and well-being of Filipino youth.