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Teens Raising Babies: Supporting and Assisting Pregnant and Parenting Teens
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the fourth and final post in a blog series about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids...
donjacques
Apr 22, 20154 min read
ACT in Japan: Bridging Cultures to Help Families Raise Children without Violence
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the third in a series of posts about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK)...
donjacques
Apr 15, 20153 min read
The Secret to Success in Positive Parenting: The ACT Raising Safe Kids Program
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the second in a series of posts about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK)...
donjacques
Apr 8, 20153 min read
Stop the Virus by Going Viral
April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an event that raises awareness about the importance of engaging youth in the...
donjacques
Apr 6, 20152 min read
Early Childhood Parent Training: A Vital Tool for Psychologists
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This post is the first in a series about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK) program....
donjacques
Apr 1, 20153 min read
Justice for All… Experiences of Undocumented Youth with Law Enforcement
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By J. Manuel Casas, PhD...
donjacques
Mar 3, 20155 min read
The Working Sick
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
donjacques
Jan 21, 20153 min read
Practice to Policy: How Louisiana Revamped Its Approach to Preschool
By Sherryl Heller, PhD (Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine) and Allison Boothe, PhD (Assistant Professor, Tulane...
donjacques
Jan 8, 20155 min read
Can Preschool Expulsion Be Prevented? A Growing Body of Research Says Yes!
By Deborah F. Perry, PhD (Associate Professor, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development) When Dr. Walter Gilliam...
donjacques
Dec 23, 20145 min read
How One Little Brother Became a HERO to His Transgender Sister
By Bob McLaughlin, PhD, Becca Keo-Meier, Colt Keo-Meier, PhD, and Robbie Sharp, PhD (APA Members and Founders of Gender Infinity)...
donjacques
Dec 17, 20145 min read
Equity and Excellence in the Earliest Years: Action on Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood S
By Shantel Meek, PhD (Policy Advisor for Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families) Psychologists,...
donjacques
Dec 16, 20142 min read
It’s Not Just Us: We Can’t Fight Poverty Without Collaboration
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
donjacques
Dec 15, 20144 min read
What Could Make Less Sense than Expelling a Preschooler?
By Walter S. Gilliam, PhD (Director, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University) There are some...
donjacques
Dec 13, 20145 min read
What Every Parent Should Know About Timeouts
By Alan E. Kazdin, PhD (Director, Yale Parenting Center) & Lauren G. Fasig Caldwell, JD, PhD (Director, APA Children, Youth, and Families...
donjacques
Dec 10, 20146 min read
How Can We Prevent Bullying? Involve Parents and Start Early
By Michele Knox, PhD and Kimberly Burkhart, PhD Did you know that nationwide, nearly 1 in 3 U.S. students say they have been bullied at...
donjacques
Nov 19, 20143 min read
Our Invisible Youth: Addressing Disparities in the School-To-Prison Pipeline
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
donjacques
Nov 14, 20145 min read
John’s Story: How Racism and Classism Operate Within the Mental Health Care System
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
donjacques
Oct 27, 20145 min read
It Takes a Village to Support the American Dream
This post launches our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
donjacques
Oct 9, 20144 min read
Redefining Race Relations: It Begins at Home
By Erlanger “Earl” Turner, PhD, (Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston-Downtown) and students from his...
donjacques
Sep 18, 20146 min read
“Hate Being Sober”: Lessons from Rap Music to Address Substance Use among African Americ
By Cendrine Robinson, MS (Doctoral Candidate in Medical and Clinical Psychology) Chicago native, rapper Chief Keef’s song Hate Being...
donjacques
Aug 27, 20147 min read
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