History of APF

Since 1953, the American Psychological Foundation (APF) has been expanding psychological knowledge and promoting change. APF understands that the discipline of psychology has unparalleled potential for understanding behavior and benefiting humanity.

Over the last 58 years, AFP has awarded grants in the following areas:

• Treating serious mental illness
• Studying gifted children and adolescents
• Preventing violence
• Understanding prejudice
• Connecting mental and physical health
• Combating homophobia
• Examining human reproductive behaviors
• Exploring child psychology
• Using psychology to aid in disaster recovery