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April 4, 2013Administrator

This is What Child Abuse Feels Like

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 […]

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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 […]

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