Government Relations News

The Government Relations Office serves the Public Interest, Education, and Science directorates to advance the interests of psychology in federal legislation and policy. PPO has a variety of links to sources and publications that provide you with the information you need to:

• Inform members of Congress and their staffs about psychology and its relevance to federal policy,

• Advocate for increased support for federally funded psychological research and behavioral and mental health services,

• Strengthen the inclusion of psychological concerns at the regulatory level,

• Enhance opportunities for educating and training psychologists, and

• Utilize the expertise of psychologists to address our nation's human welfare problems.

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