--- title: "Psych News Alert: Ted Kennedy Presents Convocation Lecture" description: APA's 2012 annual meeting continues in Philadelphia. Here's more news from the meeting. Ted Kennedy Jr. Brings Message of Support to... image: https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kennedy-Jun-24-2025-04-38-05-3109-PM.gif --- 5/8/12 12:00 AM # Ted Kennedy Presents Convocation Lecture ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [ Psychiatric News Alert ](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/ted-kennedy-presents-convocation-lecture.html) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/ted-kennedy-presents-convocation-lecture.html) [Twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/ted-kennedy-presents-convocation-lecture.html) [pinterest-p icon ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/ted-kennedy-presents-convocation-lecture.html) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/ted-kennedy-presents-convocation-lecture.html) **APA's 2012 annual meeting continues in Philadelphia. Here's more news from the meeting.** [![](https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kennedy-Jun-24-2025-04-38-08-2284-PM.gif)](https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kennedy-Jun-24-2025-04-38-08-2284-PM.gif) [**Ted Kennedy Jr. Brings Message of Support to** **Psychiatrists**](http://www.psychnews.org/update/report0_AM3.html) Last night at APA’s Convocation of Distinguished Fellows, Edward “Ted” Kennedy Jr. urged psychiatrists to be active advocates for their patients and their practices in state and federal legislative bodies. His address came exactly 20 years after his father—the renowned late senator from Massachusetts—spoke at APA’s Convocation. Read more [here](http://www.psychnews.org/update/report0_AM3.html). 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