Education Policy Articles of Interest from the Monitor & gradPSYCH

Graduate Psychology Education Program
Defense Graduate Psychology Education Program
Mental and Behavioral Health Services on College Campuses
National Health Service Corps
Education Public Policy Office Events
Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
Federal Education Advocacy Coordinators Network/Grassroots
Integrated Healthcare
Miscellaneous

Graduate Psychology Education Program

• Another win for service members and their families (2008)
  
• The military's growing mental health needs (2008)
  
• Helping families cope with PTSD (2008)
  
• Meeting military mental health needs (2007)
  
• The psychological needs of military personnel and families (2007)
  
• Transforming military mental health (2007)
  
• Helping and healing (2007)
  
• Two psychologists who know first-hand how to help military families (2007)
  
• A long road back (2007)
• Soldier support (2006)
• GPE Program in jeopardy? (2006)
• Geropsychology grants in peril (2006)
• Lifelong collaborator takes leadership role (2005)
• Holding out for the perfect internship match (2005)
• Training to serve the underserved (2004)
• Twenty grantees secure $3.1 million in Graduate Psychology Education (2004)
• Bolstering training in psychology's underserved areas (2004)
• Expanding geropsychology training (2004)
• GPE gives boost to geropsychology training (2004)
• A champion for psychology education (2003)
• Graduate training grant winners (2003)
• 'A big win for psychology' (2003)
• Psychology programs win graduate training grants (2002)
• Psychology training gets major recognition (2002)

Defense Graduate Psychology Education Program

• Funding secured for the Defense Graduate Psychology Education Program (2006)
• Preparing psychologists for front-line support (2005)

Mental and Behavioral Health Services on College Campuses

• Small grants with big promise (2006)
• SAMSHA awards 22 federal grants to boost college mental health services (2005)
• Provisions from APA-spearheaded Campus Counseling Act become law (2005)
• Pressing for congressional support of children's mental health (2004)
• Creating healthy campuses (2004)
• Campus Care and Counseling Act passes U.S. Senate (2004)
• A story of successful advocacy (2004)

National Health Service Corps

• Rural America in need (2006)
• Steps to realize a mission (2005)
• Slot offers loan repayment and other rewards (2003)
• APA member advocates for community health funding before Senate subcommittee (2001)

Education Public Policy Office Events

• ELC press experts offered tips on communicating with the media (2005)
• Stumping for psychology education funding (2005)
• ELC awards honor education advocates (2005)
• Federal funding available for psychology training (2005)
• Assistant surgeon general honored for ensuring integrated health care for the underserved (2005)
• Award honors Reed's counseling act support (2005)
• APA honors champion for student wellness (2004)
• Psychology educators and education advocates gathered to celebrate GPE (2004)
• Educating Congress about psychologists' education (2004)
• Pushing for psychology training support (2004)
• Educators and the media: how to get your points across (2003)
• ELC participants honor GPE supporter (2003)
• Speakers laud growth of federal funds for psychology training (2003)
• Psychology honors a strong supporter in Congress (2002)
• Miles gained, miles to go for education advocacy (2001)
• Advocacy by APA members pays off (2000)
• Graduate students to converge on Capitol Hill in August (2000)

Higher Education Act Reauthorization

• APA-recommended legislation passes (2003)
• Psychology's chance to strengthen the Higher Education Act (2003)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization

• Learning for a lifetime: time for us all to go 'back to school' (2002)
• Wanted: politics-free, science-based education (2002)
• Education legislation: a work in progress (2001)

Federal Education Advocacy Coordinators Network/Grassroots

• Grassroots...what's the big deal? (2004)
• From classroom to Capitol Hill (2002)

Integrated Healthcare

• A boost to integrated care (2008)
• Making integrated health care a reality (2006)

Miscellaneous

• Making advocacy training just a click away (2009)
• Psychology in Indian country (2003)
• Advocating for older people's mental health (2000)
• Helping American Indians earn psychology degrees (2000)