In the Public Interest
A publication of the Public Interest Directorate
August 2012
Convention
- Public Interest Convention highlights
Welcome to APA’s Annual Convention — from the Public Interest Directorate - SES Network Meeting & 2012 CSES Leadership Awards Presentation
Awards to be announced at Committee for Socioeconomic Status network meeting - CLGBTC 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award
- CONA conversation hour: The Changing Faces of Aging
A discussion about increasingly diverse populations and the effects on health-care provision and work life
News & Events
- Supreme Court relies on psychological research to prohibit juvenile sentences of life without parole in homicide cases
Behavioral science evidence concludes that youth differ in meaningful ways from adults, resulting in less-severe sentences for juvenile offenders in court - Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology
- Welcoming the SPSSI Dalmas Taylor Fellow to PI-GRO
Tissyana Camacho is a doctoral student in developmental psychology with interests that include ethnic identity, psychological well-being and academic achievement in Latino adolescents and young adults - Resources and opportunities for psychologists
Learn about reducing cancer disparities, promoting health equity and additional offerings from the Public Interest Directorate, and other organizations
August Policy Update
- APA again endorses the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
APA joined 88 other organizations in asking members of Congress to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans under federal employment nondiscrimination policies.
