Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS)

The Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS) began in November 1953 and was formally named in May 1954, but the roots of the organization begin prior to World War II in 1939. At that time, the neurologists, neurosurgeons and psychiatrists of the San Francisco Bay Area organized the Northern California Society of Neurology and Psychiatry. In its early days the society was dominated by the specialties of neurology and neurosurgery. When World War II started, the society discontinued until after the war.

Mission:
The 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.

Objectives :
• 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
• Providing education and support to members of the Northern California Psychiatric Society.