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Taking Faith in the Future! 4 Ways Religious Involvement Can Help You Age Well
Thirty-nine percent of people across the world attend a religious service every week, but of them, few know just how beneficial religious...
donjacques
Nov 28, 20185 min read
Why Sexualized Halloween Costumes Are Scarier Than You Think
By Isabelle Orozco (APA Women’s Programs Office) Every year many children and adults creatively plan out their costumes for the one night...
donjacques
Oct 31, 20183 min read
APA Joins Forces with the CDC Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign to Reduce Smoking Disparities
By Corinne Graffunder, PhD, (Director of the Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health...
donjacques
Oct 25, 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...
donjacques
Oct 24, 20185 min read
25 Ways Psychologists Can Work to End Poverty
By Alycia Johnson, MA (Graduate Intern, APA Office of Socioeconomic Status) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the declaration of the...
donjacques
Oct 17, 20186 min read
Don’t Take It Personally – Really
By Iva Greywolf, PhD (Greywolf Consulting) As a healer are you grounded to be present with pain? Can you be comfortable being on the...
donjacques
Oct 8, 20184 min read
Six Essential Lessons You Learn from Working on Capitol Hill as an APA Congressional Fellow
By Meghann Galloway, PhD & Laura Knudtson, PhD (2017-2018 APA Congressional Fellows) Pinch me… is this a dream? Am I really here? Did I...
donjacques
Oct 1, 20184 min read
A Good Night’s Rest is More Important Than Beauty Sleep: 5 Ways to Improve Sleep for Healthy Aging
For aging adults, declining quality of sleep and difficulty sleeping through the night are common problems. Sleep is an essential...
donjacques
Sep 26, 20185 min read
Black Boys and Men Face Daunting Odds, Here’s How We Can Promote Their Resilience and Future S
By Dawn X. Henderson, PhD (Co-Director, Collective Health and Education Equity Research (CHEER) Collaborative) When my son was just eight...
donjacques
Sep 6, 20184 min read
How Science and Socioeconomics Impacts a Mother’s “Choice” to Breastfeed
By Lauren Montgomery, MA (Program Coordinator, APA Office on Socioeconomic Status) I did whatever I thought would provide the best start...
donjacques
Aug 27, 20184 min read
Why We Need to Act Now to Address the Harmful Effects of Unemployment on Black Millennial Men
By Abigail Luke (Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment...
donjacques
Aug 23, 20183 min read
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[CROSS-POST] Apply Community Psychology Principles to Reduce Carbon Emissions: A Call to Action
This blog post is cross-posted from Community Psychology, the Society for Community Research and Action’s blog. SCRA is Division 27 of...
donjacques
Aug 17, 20187 min read
Stop the Abuse: Why We Can’t Neglect Women with Disabilities When We Talk about Interpersonal
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by...
donjacques
Aug 14, 20184 min read
Congress Is Attempting to Set Disability Rights Back Decades, Why Psychologists Must Speak Out
By Abigail Luke (Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) The civil rights of Americans with disabilities, a formerly...
donjacques
Aug 8, 20183 min read
What Can We Do to Combat the Maternal Mortality Crisis Affecting Black Women in America?
By Chelsea Crittle, MS (2018 SPSSI Dalmas Taylor Fellow) According to the latest research from the Centers for Disease Control and...
donjacques
Aug 3, 20184 min read
Could Technology Be the Key to Reducing Social Isolation as We Age?
By Walter R. Boot, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida State University) This is the second blog post on the theme of aging...
donjacques
Jul 31, 20185 min read
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[CROSS-POST] Action or Inaction in the Wake of the Parkland Florida Tragedy? Preventing Gun Violence
This blog post is cross-posted from Community Psychology, the Society for Community Research and Action’s blog. SCRA is Division 27 of...
donjacques
Jul 30, 20183 min read
How Building a Positive Self-Image Helps Parents and Children of Color Cope with Racial Stress
This post continues our blog series regarding racial/ethnic socialization practices, programs, and approaches. APA is putting together a...
donjacques
Jul 25, 20184 min read
Hit, Hurt, and Distressed: How Violence and Trauma Put Women at Risk of Incarceration
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by the...
donjacques
Jul 24, 20186 min read
Why Social Isolation is Bad for Us as We Age (And What We Can Do to Combat It)
By Vijeth Iyengar, PhD (Presidential Management Fellow, Administration for Community Living) Few people are surprised to learn that the...
donjacques
Jul 10, 20183 min read
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