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donjacques
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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
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donjacques
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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...
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donjacques
Feb 4, 20206 min read
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...
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donjacques
Dec 16, 20192 min read
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...
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donjacques
Jul 26, 20196 min read
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...
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donjacques
Apr 22, 20195 min read
[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...
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donjacques
Feb 19, 20196 min read
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...
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donjacques
Jan 15, 201911 min read
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...
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donjacques
Nov 28, 20185 min read
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...
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donjacques
Oct 31, 20183 min read
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...
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donjacques
Oct 25, 20185 min read
APA Joins Forces with the CDC Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign to Reduce Smoking Disparities
By Corinne Graffunder, PhD, (Director of the Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health...
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donjacques
Oct 24, 20185 min read
Psychologists, Make Your Voice Heard Beyond the Ballot Box
By Walter R. Boot, PhD, & William E. Haley, PhD (APA Committee on Aging) The midterm elections are just a few days away, and we all know...
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donjacques
Oct 17, 20186 min read
25 Ways Psychologists Can Work to End Poverty
By Alycia Johnson, MA (Graduate Intern, APA Office of Socioeconomic Status) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the declaration of the...
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donjacques
Oct 8, 20184 min read
Don’t Take It Personally – Really
By Iva Greywolf, PhD (Greywolf Consulting) As a healer are you grounded to be present with pain? Can you be comfortable being on the...
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donjacques
Oct 1, 20184 min read
Six Essential Lessons You Learn from Working on Capitol Hill as an APA Congressional Fellow
By Meghann Galloway, PhD & Laura Knudtson, PhD (2017-2018 APA Congressional Fellows) Pinch me… is this a dream? Am I really here? Did I...
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donjacques
Sep 26, 20185 min read
A Good Night’s Rest is More Important Than Beauty Sleep: 5 Ways to Improve Sleep for Healthy Aging
For aging adults, declining quality of sleep and difficulty sleeping through the night are common problems. Sleep is an essential...
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donjacques
Sep 6, 20184 min read
Black Boys and Men Face Daunting Odds, Here’s How We Can Promote Their Resilience and Future S
By Dawn X. Henderson, PhD (Co-Director, Collective Health and Education Equity Research (CHEER) Collaborative) When my son was just eight...
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donjacques
Aug 27, 20184 min read
How Science and Socioeconomics Impacts a Mother’s “Choice” to Breastfeed
By Lauren Montgomery, MA (Program Coordinator, APA Office on Socioeconomic Status) I did whatever I thought would provide the best start...
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donjacques
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Why We Need to Act Now to Address the Harmful Effects of Unemployment on Black Millennial Men
By Abigail Luke (Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment...
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