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List of Resources for Start Ups

Small businesses make up 99.9 percent of all United States businesses, according to the SBA with 30.2 million small businesses in...

Black Owned Restaurants that are still open for Delivery or Take Out in DC, Maryland & Baltimore

"Black and brown businesses are usually hit the hardest during these times and it's imperative that we support them." -Don

9 Tips on how to spend your time while Quarantined…

Some states have already enforced school closings as well as WFH (work from home) restrictions due to COVID-19. Before implementing any...

Black Women, the Forgotten Survivors of Sexual Violence

This article is part of our blog series on Violence Against Women and Girls by the APA Committee on Women in Psychology. By Jameta Nicole...

Improving Mental Health Care in Criminal Justice Settings

By Amalia Corby, MS (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Advocacy Office) Did you know that an estimated 15% of men and...

Beyond the Headlines: Preventing and Addressing Violence Against Transgender Women

By Julie M. Koch, PhD (Oklahoma State University) & Chloe Goldbach (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) In 2019, we have not gone...

Layers and Layers of Grief upon Grief: The Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

By Iva GreyWolf, PhD, and Charlotte McCloskey, PhD As Native American psychologists, we appreciate the opportunity to share little known...

[CROSS-POST] I-O Psychologists’ Passion Projects: Increasing Fairness for Job Seekers with Criminal

This blog post is cross-posted from APA’s Psych Learning Curve, a blog run by APA’s Education Directorate where psychology and education...

The Work Is Never Done: Mental Health, Mass Incarceration, and African American Custodial Grandparen

By Frances Adomako, Ed.M (Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student, Howard University) Traditionally, African American grandparents have...

How Psychologists and Peer Mentors Can Work Together to Fight Human Trafficking in the United States

By Paola M. Contreras, PsyD (Asst. Professor, William James College) and Diya Kallivayalil, PhD (Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical...

Taking Faith in the Future! 4 Ways Religious Involvement Can Help You Age Well

Thirty-nine percent of people across the world attend a religious service every week, but of them, few know just how beneficial religious...

Why Sexualized Halloween Costumes Are Scarier Than You Think

By Isabelle Orozco (APA Women’s Programs Office) Every year many children and adults creatively plan out their costumes for the one night...