The American Psychiatric Association honors Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard with its Platinum Award for her leadership in support of people with mental illness. Pictured from left to right: Dr. James Swanson of the University of California at Irvine; Congresswoman Roybal-Allard; and Dr. Alan Schatzberg, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford's School of Medicine. The association praised the congresswoman for her efforts to eradicate discrimination against mental illness and to raise awareness about the need for research focusing on gender and ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and substance abuse disorders.
