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donjacques
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Improving Mental Health Care in Criminal Justice Settings
By Amalia Corby, MS (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Advocacy Office) Did you know that an estimated 15% of men and...
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donjacques
Oct 24, 20185 min read
Psychologists, Make Your Voice Heard Beyond the Ballot Box
By Walter R. Boot, PhD, & William E. Haley, PhD (APA Committee on Aging) The midterm elections are just a few days away, and we all know...
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donjacques
Jun 12, 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...
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donjacques
Nov 1, 20174 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,...
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donjacques
May 10, 20173 min read
“All Politics is Local”: 5 Simple Tips for Becoming a Better Advocate
By Amalia Corby (Senior Legislative & Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Interest in our political...
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donjacques
Dec 1, 20154 min read
Can a Bystander Make a Difference in Sexual Assault Prevention?
Image source: Flickr user bitsorf: Thank you 1,500,000 times on Flickr, under Creative Commons By Amy Zavadil , PhD (Associate Dean for...
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donjacques
Nov 20, 20154 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...
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donjacques
Nov 9, 20153 min read
The time is now for mental health reform, Every Day, In All-Gender Restrooms: the Signs Reflect the
Welcome back to In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice...
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donjacques
Nov 6, 20153 min read
Is the Minimum Wage a Psychological Matter? (Spoiler Alert: Yes)
By Gabriel Twose (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Do you think that the...
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donjacques
Oct 19, 20153 min read
When Girls Compulsively Text,Their Grades Suffer, Children Treated for Mental Health by Pediatrician
Welcome back to In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice...
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donjacques
Oct 9, 20153 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...
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donjacques
Jun 3, 20155 min read
Sexual Assault Prevention Advocacy at George Washington University: The Future is Now
This article is cross-posted from the May 2015 issue of the APA newsletter “In the Public Interest”. By Victoria Kontor (Class of 2015,...
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donjacques
May 11, 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...
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donjacques
Oct 8, 20132 min read
Frustrated by the Stalemate in Congress? Help Us Take Action
Image courtesy of Flickr user: KP Tripathi By Judith M. Glassgold, PsyD (Assoc. Exec. Director, APA’s Public Interest Government...
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donjacques
Aug 27, 20132 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...
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donjacques
Jun 3, 20133 min read
Why Are We Making Such Slow Progress in Promoting Child Mental Health?
By Mary Ann McCabe, PhD (Chair, APA Interdivisional Task Force on Child and Adolescent Mental Health) The economic costs to society of...
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donjacques
May 13, 20134 min read
5 Things Congress Can Do To Protect the Rights of Parents with Disabilities
Robyn Powell, JD (National Council on Disability – left) & Erin Andrews, PsyD, ABPP (APA Mbr – right) By Erin Andrews, PsyD, ABPP (APA...
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donjacques
May 12, 20132 min read
What Mother’s Day Means to Me As a Parent with A Disability
By Erin Andrews, PsyD, ABPP (APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology) What does Mother’s Day mean to you? For me, it means...
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