donjacquesMay 1, 20144 min readWhy Philadelphia’s Mental Health Successes Should Spur Capitol Hill to ActionArthur Evans, PhD, right, speaks with Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), center, and Tim Murphy (R-PA) The American Psychological Association...
donjacquesMar 25, 20146 min readLet’s Get Everyone Brushing…Their Minds!By S. D. Shantinath, DDS, MPH, PhD (Associate Professor of Public Health, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences) What do you get when...
donjacquesNov 26, 20133 min readFederal Juvenile Justice Policy – Alignment with ScienceBy Micah Haskell-Hoehl (Senior Policy Associate, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office) To punish or to...
donjacquesSep 23, 20134 min read7 Essential Steps Parents Can Take to Prevent Teen SuicideIn this blog post, APA President-elect Nadine Kaslow and her colleagues offer parents advice on how to prevent teen suicide. By Nadine J....
donjacquesJun 13, 20133 min read5 Reasons to Act Now on Juvenile Justice ReformBy Kerry Bolger, PhD (Public Interest Government Relations Office) Did you know that the U.S. incarcerates more of its kids per capita...
donjacquesMay 16, 20133 min readMoving from Awareness to Action in Children’s Mental HealthBy Ileana Arias, PhD (Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Last week I was pleased to present a keynote...
donjacquesMay 14, 20132 min readWhat Everybody Ought to Know About SuicideBy Lauren Fasig, JD, PhD (Director, APA Children, Youth, and Families Office) Suicide touches everyone. Adults, teens, children, parents,...
donjacquesApr 26, 20133 min readWhat a Child Learns About ViolenceBy Jeffrey Segal, PsyD (APA Member and Licensed Psychologist) “What a child learns about violence, a child learns for life….teach...