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Depression in Black Boys Begins Earlier Than You Think
By Aaron Hunt, MS (Graduate Intern, APA Health Disparities Office) and David J. Robles, BA (Graduate Intern, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral...
Don Jacques
Jun 29, 20185 min read
The Second Anniversary of the Pulse Shooting Reminds Us Why Gun Control Matters to the LGBTQ Communi
Throughout the month of June, Psychology Benefits Society is featuring blog posts by psychologists who are leading the charge against...
Don Jacques
Jun 12, 20185 min read
How Can We Better Protect LGBTQ Students: Psychologists Take Action
This slideshow requires JavaScript. By Joshua R. Wolff, PhD (Adler University); H.L. “Lou” Himes, PsyD (QuIPP); and Theresa Stueland Kay,...
Don Jacques
Nov 1, 20174 min read
A Fate Worse than Death? Being Transgender in Long-term Care
By Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD (Senior Research Scientist, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging) “I would kill myself.” This is what a 70...
Don Jacques
Oct 26, 20174 min read
Is the Current Political Climate Hurting LGBTQ Youth? What Schools and Families Can Do
By Tyler Hatchel, MA (Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student, University of Florida, Espelage Lab) How is the current sociopolitical...
Don Jacques
May 17, 20175 min read
How Black Boys Turn Blue: The Effects of Masculine Ideology on Same-Gender Loving Men
By Courtland Douglas (Psychology Graduate Student, Texas Southern University) & Erlanger Turner, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychology,...
Don Jacques
Apr 20, 20176 min read
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...
Don Jacques
Nov 4, 20162 min read
“I’m Not Just Black!”: Exploring Intersections of Identity
By Faye Z. Belgrave, PhD (Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University) and Sarah J. Javier, MS (Doctoral Candidate, Virginia Commonwealth...
Don Jacques
Sep 8, 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...
Don Jacques
Aug 11, 20163 min read
Why Did the FDA Prevent Gay and Bisexual Men from Donating Blood in the Aftermath of Orlando?
By Leo Rennie (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Understanding the...
Don Jacques
Jul 12, 20164 min read
Why HIV Providers Should Care About the Orlando Shooting
By David J. Martin, PhD, ABPP (Senior Director, APA Office on AIDS) In the aftermath of the mass shooting of LGBT people in an Orlando...
Don Jacques
Jul 1, 20164 min read
100+ Resources for the Aftermath of the Orlando Mass Shooting Tragedy
By Skyler Jackson, MS (Doctoral Student in Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park) On June 12, 2016 rapid gunfire...
Don Jacques
Jun 29, 20166 min read
Firearm Violence Prevention is a Human Rights Issue
APA President) and Cynthia D. Belar, PhD (APA Interim CEO) June 28 is the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched lesbian and...
Don Jacques
Jun 27, 20163 min read
Responding to the Tragedy in Orlando: Helpful Responses for LGBTQ People and Allies
By Glenda Russell, PhD What took place in Orlando on the morning of June 12, 2016 was a hate crime and an act of terror. In one sense,...
Don Jacques
Jun 14, 20164 min read
Are You a Boy or Girl? No: Living Outside the Gender Binary
By Emmie Matsuno (Counseling Psychology doctoral student, University of California, Santa Barbara) Transgender people are 25 times more...
Don Jacques
May 16, 20163 min read
What Do We Need to Know About the Health of Older LGBT Adults? NIH Greenlights New Research
By Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD (Director for Research and Evaluation at ACRIA, Center on HIV and Aging ) When we talk about fully including...
Don Jacques
Mar 11, 20163 min read
Tipping Point or State of Emergency? Real Talk About Transgender Women of Color
Zella Ziona, transgender woman murdered in Gaithersburg, MD, October 15, 2015. By Sand C. Chang, PhD (Gender Specialist, Multi-Specialty...
Don Jacques
Nov 20, 20154 min read
What Can We Do to Improve Bisexuals’ Mental Health?
Tania Israel, PhD right hand corner By Tania Israel, PhD (Professor of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of...
Don Jacques
Oct 9, 20153 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...
Don Jacques
May 11, 20152 min read
Invisibility Squared: The Challenges of Living as a Transgender Older Adult
By Tarynn Witten, PhD, LCSW (Member, APA Division 44*) & Brian Carpenter, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Aging) The award-winning Amazon...
Don Jacques
Mar 9, 20157 min read
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