February 2013 – Psychology Benefits Society

February 28, 2013February 28, 2013Administrator

PI Government Relations 101

By Micah Haskell-Hoehl (Senior Policy Associate, PI-Government Relations Office) A visitor to APA headquarters might walk out the main entrance and wonder about the building’s proximity to the Capitol Dome. If nothing else, it is a fitting reminder of APA’s numerous government relations staff working every day to make connections with Congress and the executive […]

February 19, 2013February 19, 2013Administrator

Growing Up Undocumented

With over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the shadows, the field of psychology has vital input to offer. APA’s Presidential Task Force on Immigration report highlights the challenges to the health and wellbeing of undocumented immigrant youth posed by their documentation status and calls for APA to raise awareness of their mental and behavioral […]

February 1, 2013February 27, 2013Administrator

Be Part of the Conversation

By Allen Omoto, PhD (Chair, APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest) Super Storm Sandy and its devastating effects. The horror of Sandy Hook and subsequent attempts to understand why it happened and how it might have been prevented. Daily experiences of kids being bullied in schools. Immigration reform. Women entering […]