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Rest in Peace, James Brady
By Amalia Corby-Edwards (Sr. Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Do you know James...
donjacques
Aug 5, 20142 min read
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Beyond Stonewall: 6 Challenges Ahead in the Struggle for LGBT Rights
Police confront gay protesters in New York’s 1969 Stonewall Uprising. By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) and Ron Schlittler, MIPP...
donjacques
Jun 27, 20145 min read
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Why We Still Need ENDA for Full Protection of LGBT Workers
By Leo Rennie (Senior Legislative & Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) On June 16, the White House...
donjacques
Jun 20, 20142 min read
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No Silver Bullet: Why We Need Research on Gun Violence Prevention
By Clinton W. Anderson, PhD (Associate Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) Deaths and injuries from firearms pose a...
donjacques
Jun 6, 20143 min read
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#BringBackOurGirls: Let’s Take Action
By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association) The world is...
donjacques
May 19, 20146 min read
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Why Philadelphia’s Mental Health Successes Should Spur Capitol Hill to Action
Arthur Evans, PhD, right, speaks with Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), center, and Tim Murphy (R-PA) The American Psychological Association...
donjacques
May 1, 20144 min read
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Women Can’t Wait Another 50 Years for Equal Pay
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
donjacques
Apr 8, 20143 min read
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Why Should Psychologists Care About the Ryan Budget?
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
donjacques
Apr 4, 20143 min read
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When Policy Gets Under the Skin (In a Good Way): The Case of LGBT Health
By Caroline Fitz, MPhil (Graduate Student Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) In what percentage of states do you...
donjacques
Mar 24, 20143 min read
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Let Us Care for Ourselves and Our Loved Ones
We are honored to publish this guest post by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro on the need for paid family and medical leave. By U.S....
donjacques
Mar 5, 20143 min read
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Thank You, President Obama, for Addressing Stigma Against the Long-term Unemployed
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
donjacques
Feb 4, 20143 min read
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Working Full-Time and Still Living in Poverty
Photo Credit: Walmart Corporate via Compfight By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public...
donjacques
Jan 29, 20143 min read
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Health Shouldn’t Require Wealth: How ACA Increases Coverage of the Uninsured
By Judith M. Glassgold, PsyD (Assoc. Exec. Director, APA’s Public Interest Government Relations Office) According to the US Census,...
donjacques
Jan 23, 20144 min read
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This Is Your Brain on Drug Education
By Carl Hart, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Columbia University) A man holds up an egg and says, “This is your brain.” Then,...
donjacques
Jan 17, 20145 min read
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50 Years After the War on Poverty: Looking Beyond Success or Failure
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
donjacques
Jan 8, 20145 min read
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Why I Went to Washington, DC
Photo credit: William Marlow (www.willmarlow.com) via Compfight By Joshua Wolff, PhD (APA Congressional Fellow) Have you ever thought...
donjacques
Dec 27, 20133 min read
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Not So Happy Holidays for the Unemployed
Photo credit: The Patron Saint via Compfight By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest...
donjacques
Dec 19, 20133 min read
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You May Not Be Feeling the Effects of the Sequester But Guess Who Is
Photo of Head Start preschoolers in Virginia. Image provided courtesy of Flickr user: VAStateParksStaff Sequestration is causing...
donjacques
Dec 6, 20133 min read
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Federal Juvenile Justice Policy – Alignment with Science
By Micah Haskell-Hoehl (Senior Policy Associate, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office) To punish or to...
donjacques
Nov 26, 20133 min read
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Food Assistance Cuts Will Put Millions at Risk of Hunger
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
donjacques
Nov 22, 20132 min read
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