The Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37 of the American Psychological Association) is committed to the application of psychological knowledge to advocacy, service delivery, and public policies affecting children, youth, and families. The Division advances research, education, training, and practice through a multi-disciplinary perspective. Division activities, which include published works, have focused on such topics as: divorce and custody, child abuse prevention, pediatric AIDS, drug-exposed infants, latchkey children, homelessness, and systems of care.

The Division publishes a newsletter, The Advocate, at no additional cost beyond membership dues. More information on these publications is available on our Publications page.

The Section on Child Maltreatment was established in 1994 to support and promote scientific inquiry, training, professional practice, and advocacy in the area of child maltreatment. The Section on Child Maltreatment is the only permanent organization within the APA specifically developed to address issues related to child abuse and neglect. For more information about the Section, click here to visit the Section I website or contact President Mary Haskett at mary_haskett@ncsu.edu.

Important Announcements:

ANOTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT! The Career Development Interest Group (CDIG) invites all Div37 members to take advantage of several new membership benefits. To learn more, read the endorsement letter and the announcement of the CDIG/DIV37 collaboration.

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The Division 37 Awards have been announced. Visit the Awards page to see who this year's winners are!

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DIVISION 37'S OFFICERS FOR 2012

President: Michael Roberts

President-elect: John E. Lochman

Past President: Karen Budd

Secretary: Jennifer Wyatt Kaminski

Treasurer: William A. Rae

Member-at-Large, Advocacy: Cindy Miller-Perrin

Member-at-Large, Early Career: Amy Damashek

Member-at-Large, Communications and Technology: Margaret Stevenson

Member-at-Large, Task Force Coordinator & Diversity Issues: Richard W. Puddy

Council Representative: Carol Falender

President, Section on Child Maltreatment: Mary Haskett

Special New Member Offer! Free membership for one year to graduate students and to early career psychologists transitioning in their first year out of graduate school. Please click on Membership at the top tool bar for information about membership benefits and how to join. Click here for an application to join Division 37 and for more information on the New Member Offer.

Students: Send an email to div37stu@yahoo.com with the words "new member" typed in the subject line to join the Division 37 Student Listserv!

The Interdivisional Task Force on Disaster, Community Readiness, and Recovery (Div. 37 and 27) announces its just-released manual entitled, How to Help Your Community recover from Disaster: A Manual for Planning and Action. Click here for a link to the manual. For more information, click on the Task Forces tab.

Please visit our Resources Page. There you will find Childrearing tips and other helpful advocacy resources.

If you have questions about the website, please contact the webmaster at apa_div37@yahoo.com.