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...
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donjacques
Apr 29, 20166 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...
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donjacques
Apr 26, 20163 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...
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donjacques
Mar 25, 20163 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...
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donjacques
Jan 22, 20162 min read
Penalizing the Poor and Homeless: Psychology’s Contribution
Image source: Flickr user ccozzaglia [Astrid Idlewild] on Flickr, under Creative Commons By Maha Khalid (Program Coordinator, Office on...
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donjacques
Dec 29, 20153 min read
Shackling Pregnant Women Poses Risks to Mother and Fetus
Image source: Flickr user Crawford Learmonth on Flickr, under Creative Commons By Danielle Dallaire, PhD (Associate Professor in the...
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donjacques
Nov 20, 20154 min read
Tipping Point or State of Emergency? Real Talk About Transgender Women of Color
Zella Ziona, transgender woman murdered in Gaithersburg, MD, October 15, 2015. By Sand C. Chang, PhD (Gender Specialist, Multi-Specialty...
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donjacques
Sep 4, 20153 min read
It’s Time to Rethink Our Detention Policies for Immigrant Families
When you think of the psychological harm that incarceration can cause, what is the first picture that comes to mind? Did you think about...
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donjacques
Jul 14, 20155 min read
Press Release and Recommended Actions: Independent Review Cites Collusion Among APA Individuals and
Please find below APA’s July 10th press release regarding the findings of the Hoffman report. APA Apologizes for “Deeply Disturbing”...
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donjacques
Jun 3, 20155 min read
Sexual Assault Prevention Advocacy at George Washington University: The Future is Now
This article is cross-posted from the May 2015 issue of the APA newsletter “In the Public Interest”. By Victoria Kontor (Class of 2015,...
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donjacques
Feb 3, 20153 min read
APA and Sexual Minorities: Removing the Stigma, 40 Years On
By Gregory M. Herek, PhD (Professor of Psychology, UC Davis) Not so long ago, homosexuality was triply stigmatized. In addition to being...
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donjacques
Jan 26, 20156 min read
How Psychologists Are Working to Eradicate Human Trafficking
By Paola M. Contreras, PsyD (Member, APA Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls) January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month – an...
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donjacques
Nov 20, 20144 min read
Cruel and (Un)usual Punishment: The Treatment of Transgender Prisoners
By Sabrina Cox, MA, LMSW Zahara Green is a 25-year-old transgender woman who was placed in an all-male prison in May 2012. According to...
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donjacques
Nov 12, 20143 min read
Speak Up and Speak Out: Why Psychologists Should Take Up John Lewis’ Call for Immigration Refo
By Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP (2011 Past-President of the American Psychological Association) “You must speak up, you must speak out,...
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donjacques
Oct 27, 20145 min read
John’s Story: How Racism and Classism Operate Within the Mental Health Care System
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
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donjacques
Aug 21, 20144 min read
Teachable Moments About Policing from Ferguson, Missouri
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Tom Tyler, PhD...
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donjacques
Aug 20, 20143 min read
Race, Racism and Law Enforcement in Communities of Color: A Call to Action
By Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) The shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African...
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donjacques
Aug 11, 20141 min read
Want Justice? Stop Tolerating These Realities
2014 APA Annual Convention One in three black male children born in the United States is expected to go to jail or prison at some point...
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donjacques
Aug 11, 20141 min read
Terrence Roberts Speaks on Racism, Resilience
2014 APA Annual Convention “The nine of us were subjected to a year of sheer hell,” said Roberts at APA’s Committee on Ethnic and...
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donjacques
Jun 27, 20145 min read
Beyond Stonewall: 6 Challenges Ahead in the Struggle for LGBT Rights
Police confront gay protesters in New York’s 1969 Stonewall Uprising. By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) and Ron Schlittler, MIPP...
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