Layers and Layers of Grief upon Grief: The Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
By Iva GreyWolf, PhD, and Charlotte McCloskey, PhD As Native American psychologists, we appreciate the opportunity to share little known...
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donjacques
Aug 14, 20184 min read
Stop the Abuse: Why We Can’t Neglect Women with Disabilities When We Talk about Interpersonal
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by...
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donjacques
Jun 1, 20185 min read
Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Our Nation’s Gun Violence Epidemic
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, a day set aside to remember and honor the victims to gun violence. Each year in the United...
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donjacques
Nov 16, 20163 min read
Historical Trauma in the Present: Why APA Cannot Remain Silent on the Dakota Access Pipeline
By Susan H. McDaniel, PhD (2016 APA President) Protesters being marked with numbers, put in dog kennels and shot with rubber bullets....
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donjacques
Nov 15, 20162 min read
How Do We Prevent Youth Violence? It Starts with Tolerance and Respect
Kelsey Dunn (Summer 2016 Intern, APA Children, Youth and Families Office) According to the United Nations, tolerance is “respect and...
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donjacques
Aug 11, 20163 min read
New CDC Survey Data Confirm the Severe Health Risks LGB Youth Face
By Clinton Anderson, PhD (Director, APA Office on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns) & Lacey Rosenbaum, MEd (Director, APA...
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donjacques
Jul 12, 20164 min read
How to Talk to Our Kids about the Tragic Shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD Families around the country are coming together to talk about the officer-involved shootings in Louisiana,...
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donjacques
Jun 22, 20153 min read
The Charleston Shooting and the Psychology of Hate, Looking Forward to Getting Older – In Case
In this week’s In Case You Missed It (our roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice issues...
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donjacques
Aug 27, 20147 min read
“Hate Being Sober”: Lessons from Rap Music to Address Substance Use among African Americ
By Cendrine Robinson, MS (Doctoral Candidate in Medical and Clinical Psychology) Chicago native, rapper Chief Keef’s song Hate Being...
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donjacques
Jul 8, 20142 min read
What Can Our Kids Tell Us About Gun Violence?
By Tina Wolridge (Communications Coordinator, APA Public Interest Directorate) It seems that gun violence is all around my life. ...
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donjacques
Feb 18, 20144 min read
3 Components of Rape Culture and What You Can Do to Fight Back
By Christin P. Bowman, MS, MA (Doctoral student in Critical Social-Personality Psychology at The Graduate Center, City University of New...
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donjacques
Dec 12, 20132 min read
How Can Gun Violence Be Prevented? 5 Findings from APA’s New Report
By Efua Andoh (APA Public Interest Directorate Communications Staff) The horrific shootings around the country (e.g., Newtown, CT; Fort...
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donjacques
Oct 28, 20132 min read
How to Recognize and Respond to Violence Against Women with Disabilities
By Julie Williams, PsyD, CRC, ABPP (Member, APA Committee on Women in Psychology) If you’re a woman with a disability, you’re 40% more...
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donjacques
Oct 2, 20132 min read
THEory into ACTion: Addressing the Needs of Violence-Exposed Youth in Chicago
“THEory into ACTion” is a series of cross posts from APA Division 27’s Community Psychology Practice Council blog. “THEory into...
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