Applying Psychological Science, Benefiting Society
This article is the first in a series of “THEory into ACTion” cross posts with our colleagues at APA Division 27’s Community Psychology Practice Council blog. The “THEory into ACTion” series sheds light on community psychologists making positive change in the field. By Jamie Lee Mihalski and Olya Belyaev-Glantsman, PhD (APA Division 27 Member) With the recent […]
By Jeffrey Segal, PsyD (APA Member and Licensed Psychologist) “What a child learns about violence, a child learns for life….teach carefully.” Little did I know that when I first heard these words 12 years ago as one of the early facilitators trained in APA’s Adults and Children Together Against Violence (ACT) Raising Safe Kids Program, […]
By Kerry Bolger, PhD (Public Interest Government Relations Office) Federal law protects children in the juvenile justice system from being held in adult jails. But did you know that, on a typical day in America, over 7,500 children are locked up in adult jails? That’s because federal protections to keep kids out of adult jails and […]
By Micah Haskell-Hoehl & Leo Rennie (Public Interest Government Relations Office) Pop quiz – how many states legally allow employers to fire or withhold an offer of employment based on an individual’s gender identity? 34. How about based on an individual’s sexual orientation? 29. The news isn’t much better on the school front. Only 15 […]
By Jennifer Kaminski, PhD (Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President, APA Section on Child Maltreatment) In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, I humbly offer four observations made over the last decade I have spent looking for ways to assist the field of child maltreatment prevention in making forward progress. These […]
By Lauren Fasig, JD, PhD (Director – Children, Youth, and Families Office) Tragic circumstances are often the catalyst for national conversations about children’s mental health. As we know, the heartbreaking events at Sandy Hook elementary have prompted debates in our national media about our kids’ mental health and access to care for those who may […]
By Joan Chrisler, PhD (Chair, APA Committee on Women in Psychology) Decisions about whether – and when – to bear children have long-term consequences for women’s lives. In order to make those decisions, women need to be able to control their own bodies and exercise their rights. Too often women are unable to make those […]
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and APA is proud to raise awareness about what all of us can do to prevent child abuse and neglect. The first of our efforts this month is to shed light on the damaging effects abuse can have on children, long into their adulthood. In the newest issue […]
Psychology Benefits Society 