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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
What World AIDS Day Means to Me
By David Martin, PhD (Senior Director, APA Office on AIDS) I saw my first AIDS patient in 1983, a time when its etiology was unknown and...
donjacques
Nov 29, 20133 min read
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
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
The Richie Incognito Case: Workplace Bullying or Just “Locker Room” Culture?
UPDATE: On February 14, 2014, the NFL’s independent investigator, Ted Wells, released a 144-page report on the allegations of workplace...
donjacques
Nov 21, 20136 min read
Psychological Interventions for People Who are Homeless
By Mili A. Thomas, MA, Debbie Browen, Polina Kitsis, Claire Lisco, and Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD The Grady Nia Project helps abused,...
donjacques
Nov 18, 20135 min read
Growing Up in the Shadows: How Unauthorized Status Puts Immigrant Youth at Risk
By Carola Suárez-Orozco, PhD (Professor of Human Development and Psychology at UCLA, Chair of the APA Presidential Task Force on...
donjacques
Nov 12, 20132 min read
Seven Going on Seventeen: Selling Sexuality to Kids
Written by Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts There’s a well-known saying in the media business that “sex sells.” Like...
donjacques
Nov 5, 20135 min read
Why ENDA Should Matter to Psychologists
By J. Judd Harbin, PhD (Arkansas) and Melissa J. Grey, PhD (Michigan), APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian,...
donjacques
Nov 4, 20133 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
What Do Kids Have to Say About Bullying?
By Susan P. Limber, PhD (Professor of Psychology, Clemson University) In recent years, adults have had a lot to say about bullying. ...
donjacques
Oct 31, 20133 min read
How to Recognize and Respond to Violence Against Women with Disabilities
By Julie Williams, PsyD, CRC, ABPP (Member, APA Committee on Women in Psychology) If you’re a woman with a disability, you’re 40% more...
donjacques
Oct 28, 20132 min read
APA’s New Safe and Supportive Schools Project Takes on Bullying
By Lacey Rosenbaum, M.Ed. (Director, APA’s Safe and Supportive Schools Project, Office of LGBT Concerns) You cannot escape the headlines:...
donjacques
Oct 25, 20134 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
Be Like Mike (Honda): Fight the Bullying Epidemic
By U.S. Representative Mike Honda (D-CA), Founder of Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus In light of the recent government shutdown, it is...
donjacques
Oct 17, 20133 min read
There Are No Words: Postpartum Mood Disorders and Miriam Carey’s Death
By Walker Karraa, PhD (www.walkerkarraa.com) (APA Division of Trauma Psychology, 2014 Program Co-Chair; Perinatal Mental Health...
donjacques
Oct 15, 201310 min read
What Coming Out as an LGBT Ally Taught Me
APA is featuring the voice of an ally on National Coming Out Day, because allies have a powerful role to play in changing attitudes. ...
donjacques
Oct 11, 20133 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...
donjacques
Oct 8, 20132 min read
Aging and HIV: How Can Psychology Better Serve the AIDS Generation?
By Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH Living out your golden years with HIV – once unimaginable – is becoming a reality for hundreds of...
donjacques
Oct 4, 20134 min read
Good Immigration Reform Means Keeping Families Together
Image provided courtesy of Flickr user: Anuska Sampredo By Benjamin Vonachen (Senior Legislative Assistant, PI Government Relations...
donjacques
Oct 2, 20133 min read
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