top of page
Take Me To EVENTS page
How the Federal Government Can Better Protect LGBTQ Students in Religious Universities & College
This is a cross-post from Adler University’s “The Socially Responsible Practitioner” blog. Joshua Wolff, PhD (Assistant Professor of...
donjacques
Nov 4, 20162 min read
What Can We Do to Prevent the Abuse of Children with Disabilities?
By Elizabeth Mazur, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State University) In February 2016, Ethan Okula, a 10 year-old child in...
donjacques
Oct 7, 20163 min read
9 Ways to Talk to Your Kids about the 15th Anniversary of September 11
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD The assassination of John F. Kennedy. The explosion of the Challenger. The terrorist attacks of September 11,...
donjacques
Sep 9, 201610 min read
We Need to Talk About How Race-Related Trauma Hurts Black and Brown Youth in Schools
By Dawn Henderson, PhD (Associate Professor, North Carolina A&T State University) and Alexis Lunford (Research Assistant) Witnessing or...
donjacques
Aug 29, 20165 min read
New CDC Survey Data Confirm the Severe Health Risks LGB Youth Face
By Clinton Anderson, PhD (Director, APA Office on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns) & Lacey Rosenbaum, MEd (Director, APA...
donjacques
Aug 11, 20163 min read
How to Talk to Our Kids about the Tragic Shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD Families around the country are coming together to talk about the officer-involved shootings in Louisiana,...
donjacques
Jul 12, 20164 min read
7 Ways to Talk to Children and Youth about the Shootings in Orlando
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD Once again our nation is coping with a violent tragedy. In the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, we find...
donjacques
Jun 13, 20165 min read
What Educators Need to Know About Online Sex Trafficking
What comes to mind when you hear the words “sex trafficking”? If you’re like a lot of people, you might think of a sinister alley in a...
donjacques
Jun 7, 20166 min read
Got a Question About Your Kid? Get an Answer Based on Good Science
By Efua Andoh (APA Public Interest Communications Staff) What keeps you up at night? For many parents or caregivers, 9 times out of 10...
donjacques
Mar 30, 20162 min read
Three Year Olds Defending Themselves in Immigration Court: Absurd Joke or Sad Reality?
By Jodi A. Quas, PhD (Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine) Recently , an amazing statement was...
donjacques
Mar 25, 20163 min read
The Choice No Parent Should Have to Make: The Case for Paid Family Leave
Image source: Flickr user Laurinda on Flickr, under Creative Commons By Sara Buckingham (PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and...
donjacques
Jan 13, 20164 min read
How to Get Your Children to Eat Better, Brain’s Signaling Systems Might Determine PTSD Severit
In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice issues from...
donjacques
Dec 14, 20153 min read
Did You See That Fight on YouTube™?
By Michael Rees (Senior at Hammond High School) In 2013, almost a quarter of high school students in the U.S. reported that they had been...
donjacques
Oct 16, 20155 min read
The Mad and Unhappy Place of Public Education for Black and Brown Children in the United States
By Dawn X. Henderson, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Winston-Salem State University) Some of the lines in the classic 1982...
donjacques
Oct 1, 20156 min read
It’s Time to Rethink Our Detention Policies for Immigrant Families
When you think of the psychological harm that incarceration can cause, what is the first picture that comes to mind? Did you think about...
donjacques
Sep 4, 20153 min read
Parental Rights Include Disability Equality: A Call to Action for Psychology
By Alette Coble-Temple, PsyD (Ms. Wheelchair California 2015 and Professor, John F. Kennedy University) Becoming a parent is considered a...
donjacques
Jul 28, 20154 min read
Is Your Dad Awesome? Tell Us Why
Is your dad your rock? Your mentor? Your best friend? If so, we want to hear from you. We’re joining the #MyDadIs campaign to highlight...
donjacques
Jun 12, 20152 min read
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT) is May 17th!
This is a cross-post from our fellow APA blog – GradPsychBlog, the official blog of the American Psychological Association of Graduate...
donjacques
May 11, 20152 min read
ADHD in Preschoolers: Overmedicated and Undertreated
Doug Tynan, PhD (Director, Integrated Healthcare, APA Center for Psychology and Health) An estimated 194,000 toddlers and preschoolers...
donjacques
May 7, 20154 min read
6 Things Parents Can Do to Boost Resilience in Kids
Parenting is hard work. Every parent or caregiver hopes that childhood and adolescence could be a carefree time in their kids’ lives....
donjacques
May 4, 20154 min read
NEWS & RESOURCES
bottom of page