In the Public Interest Spring 2008 (Volume 2, No. 2) Featuring The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Office took the lead in revising and updating Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth Inside the Public Interest APA, NIOSH, and SIOP convened the 7th international conference on occupational, stress and health. The Women's Programs Office (WPO) has released a consumer brochure on postpartum depression. The Minority Fellowship Program is hosting its Sixth Annual Psychology Summer Institute (PSI). OEMA staffed the January 2008 meeting of the Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Office prepared an advocacy briefing sheet on sexual orientation discrimination in the U.S. military. "Answers to Your Questions for a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation & Homosexuality" is revised and updated. The PI Violence Prevention Office sponsored the ACT Program 4th Annual Leadership Seminar on March 7 and 8. Welcome to "In The Public Interest"! Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD Executive Director Recent Article: Raising class consciousness Opportunities for Psychologists and Students Call for Nominations for the 2009 Public Interest Awards Call for Nominations to the Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology Call for Nominations for the Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families Who Are Refugees from Armed Conflicts Residing in the United States Call for Applications: Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology Government Relations Office News Mark Your Calendar: MAY 8, 2008 is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day APA Convention: Boston, MA Work, Stress, and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches Re-conceptualizing Child Custody: Past, Present, and Future - Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together "International Recovery Perspectives: Action on Alternatives"

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