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Prescribing Privileges for Psychologists

Understanding the Issue:

Prescribing Privileges for Psychologists: An Overview
Attention is increasingly being riveted to policy questions surrounding whether psychologists should ever have the right to prescribe psychiatric medications and, if so, under what circumstances.

NAMI's Position on the Issue:

NAMI's Position on Prescribing Privileges for Psychologists
A statement summarized from the NAMI Task Force report

NAMI's Advocacy Goals and Strategies:

Prescribing Privileges for Psychologists: NAMI's Advocacy Goals and Strategies
The contentious debate on prescribing privileges for psychologists is obfuscating serious underlying problems with lack of qualified mental health professionals that are growing worse by the day.

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Other Resources:

Prescribing Privileges Task Force Report and Recommendations to the NAMI Board of Directors
Read the full report and recommendations

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