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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
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
Toxic Exposure: The Impact of Racial Inequality on the Brain
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By April D. Thames, PhD...
donjacques
Sep 2, 20144 min read
Terrence Roberts Speaks on Racism, Resilience
2014 APA Annual Convention “The nine of us were subjected to a year of sheer hell,” said Roberts at APA’s Committee on Ethnic and...
donjacques
Aug 11, 20141 min read
Do Diversity & Intersecting Identities Matter in Mentoring Relationships?
2014 APA Annual Convention I had the privilege today to be involved in a conversation hour sponsored by APAGS CARED (Committee for the...
donjacques
Aug 8, 20141 min read
How Can Psychologists Help Reduce Health Disparities in America?
2014 APA Annual Convention Presenter David Williams, PhD, of Harvard University explained that these striking racial disparities often...
donjacques
Aug 8, 20141 min read
When Our Sisters Are Hurting…
By Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center) Karyn Washington’s...
donjacques
May 13, 20144 min read
21 Microaggressions in Photos
Our fellow APA blog for graduate psychology students, GradPsych Blog, has a great post up about the various types of microaggressions...
donjacques
Mar 4, 20141 min read
“I Don’t Understand My Children”: Addressing Acculturation Stress in Latino Families
By Carmen Valdez, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) When many Latino immigrant parents say, “I don’t...
donjacques
Dec 9, 20134 min read
What We Miss When We Talk About Depression in Unemployed African Americans
Dr. Bowleg talks with an attendee at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference By Lisa Bowleg, PhD (Professor of Applied...
donjacques
Nov 1, 20136 min read
Perception vs. Reality: How Psychology Debunks Myths about Immigrants in America
By Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP (2011 Past-President of the American Psychological Association) Stop me if you’ve heard these...
donjacques
Oct 21, 20133 min read
“But You Speak So Well”: How Latinos Experience Subtle Racism
By Silvia L. Mazzula, PhD (Asst. Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY). Dr. Mazzula is also the...
donjacques
Sep 26, 20134 min read
How to Talk to Your Kids about Racism in a Post-Trayvon World
The shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager, by George Zimmerman, a bicultural (White and Latino)...
donjacques
Sep 12, 20134 min read
Where Do We March From Here? Psychologists’ Perspectives on Advancing the Dream
By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications Staff) On August 28, tens of thousands of Americans from every walk of life...
donjacques
Aug 30, 20134 min read
50 Years After the March on Washington: A Black Lobbyist’s Perspective
By Stefanie Reeves, MA, CAE (Sr. Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, Public Interest Government Relations Office) Dr. King’s vision...
donjacques
Aug 27, 20132 min read
Has Dr. King’s “Dream” Died? The Challenge for Psychology 50 Years after the March on Washington
By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications Staff) With the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington approaching, we...
donjacques
Aug 23, 20132 min read
5 Social Justice-Themed Sessions We Loved at APA Convention
By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) The 2013 APA Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii wrapped up over the weekend. Our colleagues at the...
donjacques
Aug 7, 20132 min read
After the Acquittal: The Need for Honest Dialogue about Racial Prejudice and Stereotyping
By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) Psychological research shows that people often...
donjacques
Jul 22, 20135 min read
What’s Faith Got to Do with It? Churches as Partners in Ending Mental Health Disparities
By Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc. (Georgetown University Medical Center) In the past few years, we have seen tremendous growth in the...
donjacques
Jul 9, 20133 min read
Cheerios and Controversy: The Changing Face of America’s Multiracial Children and Families
By Laurie “Lali” McCubbin, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) A recent Cheerios commercial of a multiracial...
donjacques
Jul 2, 20133 min read
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