Mission of NCPS

NCPS Mission Statement

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 practicitioners 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
  • providing education and support to members of the Northern California Psychiatric Society