Announcing our 2026 Annual Resident/Student/Fellow Awards Competitions!

The American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP), an APA-Affiliated Society, is pleased to announce its annual Lois T. Flaherty Best Paper Award and the Best Poster Session Award Competitions. We request that you inform all residents, fellows, and medical students affiliated with your program of these opportunities. 

These competitions are open to any qualified resident, fellow, or medical student regardless of ASAP membership. The winners receive cash awards and the opportunity to present their work at our 2026 annual meeting, held virtually in conjunction with the 2026 APA annual meeting in San Francisco. Membership in The American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry is not required; however we welcome trainees and offer them their first year of membership at no charge with subsequent years of membership offered at a 75% discount over our regular dues. In return, they get all member benefits including our journal subscription ($195 value) and other event discounts!

The topics of the paper or posters should be relevant to the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry to be considered.

The deadline for submission is January 31, 2026. For more information, click on these links:

Lois T. Flaherty Best Resident Paper

Best Resident Poster Session

Gregory P. Barclay, M.D., DLFAPA, FASAP

ASAP Executive Director