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Postpartum Depression and Race: What We All Should Know
By Tanya Burrwell (Assistant Director, APA Women’s Programs Office) “… Mothers are made to feel that a child is the pinnacle of...
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Jun 21, 20165 min read
Changing Rape Culture on Campus: Can the Stanford Case Move the Needle?
By Louise Douce, PhD, (The Ohio State University) and Jacquelyn White, PhD, (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) The Stanford...
donjacques
Jun 17, 20165 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,...
donjacques
Jun 14, 20164 min read
7 Ways to Talk to Children and Youth about the Shootings in Orlando
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD Once again our nation is coping with a violent tragedy. In the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, we find...
donjacques
Jun 13, 20165 min read
What Educators Need to Know About Online Sex Trafficking
What comes to mind when you hear the words “sex trafficking”? If you’re like a lot of people, you might think of a sinister alley in a...
donjacques
Jun 7, 20166 min read
Breathe and Focus: How Practicing Mindfulness Improves Mental Health as We Age
By Flora Ma (Clinical Psychology PhD student, Palo Alto University) and Rowena Gomez, PhD (Associate Professor, Palo Alto University) As...
donjacques
May 25, 20163 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...
donjacques
May 16, 20163 min read
We Get Happier as We Get Older (As Long as We Stay Fit)
You can build a better old age with exercise By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD Ponce de Leon was wrong: We’re not looking for the Fountain...
donjacques
May 11, 20164 min read
Man Up… Whatever That Means
By Andrew Smiler, PhD Man up… whatever that means. Telling a guy to “man up” or “be a man about it” or “not act like such a girl” can be...
donjacques
May 4, 20164 min read
Islamophobia in the U.S.: A Threat to Justice Everywhere
By Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia, PhD (Montclair State University) and Saba Rasheed Ali, PhD (University of Iowa) A Muslim mom, Melissa Chance...
donjacques
Apr 29, 20166 min read
Health and Healthcare Injustice: Why We Really Should Care About HIV Disparities
By Alyssa Arentoft, PhD (California State University, Northridge) & Monica Rivera Mindt, PhD (Fordham University & Icahn School of...
donjacques
Apr 26, 20163 min read
Food Stamp Cuts May Put 1 Million More Americans At Risk of Hunger: What We Can Do About It
By Sara Buckingham, MA (Public Interest Policy Scholar, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) How do you decide between...
donjacques
Apr 22, 20163 min read
No Progress, No Change: HIV Funding Stagnant for Third Year in a Row
By Sarah J. Javier, MS (PhD Candidate in Health Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University) On February 9, President Obama released...
donjacques
Apr 13, 20163 min read
“Don’t Believe the Hype”: 4 Reasons to Doubt That Most Mass Shooters are Mentally Ill
By Joel Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Chair, Nevada Behavioral Health and Wellness Council) Too often, even the most well-intentioned among us...
donjacques
Apr 11, 20165 min read
Can a Healthy Diet Prevent Dementia? What the Science Says
By Catherine Escher and Rowena Gomez, PhD (Palo Alto University) We all know that eating healthy is good for our bodies as we age, but...
donjacques
Apr 1, 20163 min read
Got a Question About Your Kid? Get an Answer Based on Good Science
By Efua Andoh (APA Public Interest Communications Staff) What keeps you up at night? For many parents or caregivers, 9 times out of 10...
donjacques
Mar 30, 20162 min read
Ageism Alert – Get the Facts on Aging
Most people hope to live long lives, yet American culture is filled with negative images of getting older. Older adulthood is thought of...
donjacques
Mar 25, 20164 min read
Three Year Olds Defending Themselves in Immigration Court: Absurd Joke or Sad Reality?
By Jodi A. Quas, PhD (Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine) Recently , an amazing statement was...
donjacques
Mar 25, 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...
donjacques
Mar 11, 20163 min read
Early Behavior Therapy Found to Aid Children With A.D.H.D., Free Play vs. Competition, 8 Habits That
Welcome back to In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice...
donjacques
Feb 22, 20163 min read
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