Education Government Relations Office
Part of the Education Directorate, this office seeks to increase federal support for psychology education and training and to promote the application of psychology to education and training.
Key Policy Areas
- Community Health Centers
- Early Childhood, K-12 and Higher Education
- Graduate Psychology Education
- Federal Program Spending
- National Health Service Corps
- Workforce Development
News & Events
- APA and RIPA Honors Sen. Jack Reed
- Letter Supporting the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 689) (PDF, 48KB)
- APA's Comments to the Senate HELP Committee on the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 689) (PDF, 90KB)
- APA's Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Student Loan Affordability (PDF, 62KB)
- NHSC Loan Repayment Program
- Letter Supporting Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization (PDF, 67KB)
- Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization Introduced in 113th Congress
- HRSA GPE Grant Clarification Regarding Doctoral Student Stipends
- New Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Three-Year Cycle Announced
- HRSA announces Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grant Program Awards
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Announces $6.4 million in Suicide Prevention Grants to Colleges and Universities
- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., Expresses Strong Support for GPE at the 2012 ELC
- ELC Attendees Urge Members of Congress to Increase Support for the GPE Program
- APA’s Education Directorate Supports Federal Legislation to Ease Graduate Student Loan Debt
Resources
- List of GPE Grants-at-a-Glance: 2002-2013
- Psychology in Primary Care
- Psychologists' Critical Role in Addressing the Trauma of Joblessness
- Psychologists' Role in Meeting the Mental and Behavioral Health Needs of Veterans
- The Critical Need for Mental Health Professionals Trained to Treat PTSD & TBI
- The Critical Need for Psychologists in Rural America
- Caring for the Chronically Ill
- Mental and Behavioral Health and Older Americans
- Addressing the Mental & Behavioral Health Needs of Underserved Populations
Advocacy Efforts
- FY 2014 Congressional Appropriations Request: Strengthen the Graduate Psychology Education Program
- Federal Education Advocacy Coordinators (FEDAC) at the 2012 Education Leadership Conference
- Over 14 years of success & wins for the APA Education Government Relations Office (PDF, 36KB)
- APA supports federal legislation to expand K-12 social and emotional learning programs
- Advancing psychology education and training: A psychologist's guide to federal advocacy (PDF, 397KB)