Public Interest Government Relations Office

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About us: The Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) actively engages in shaping federal policy to promote psychology in the public interest. Issue areas include: aging; children, youth, and families; individuals with disabilities; ethnic minority affairs; HIV/AIDS; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; socioeconomic status; and women’s issues. Learn more Public Interest Government Relations Office Announces New Policy Resources for Health Care Reform What’s New The Psychology of Hate Crimes APA Testifies Before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee EVENT: May 20 Congressional Briefing: Supporting a Healthier Workplace: Workplace Flexibility and Mental Health and Wellness (May 2009) May 2009 Policy Update In the Public Interest Government Relations Update (March 2009) 2009 Health Care Reform Priorities January 2009 Policy Update Public Interest Government Relations provides recommendations to Congress on child abuse legislation October 2008 Public Interest Government Relations Activity Update Mental health and related resources for assisting service members, veterans, and their families Congressional testimony of APA member M. David Rudd, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., on the Veterans Affairs Suicide Hotline Eating Disorders and Obesity Prevention Postpartum Depression: PI-GRO Advocates for the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Transition Youth With Serious Mental Illness: Congressional Briefing The Department of Education will be holding public meetings in May on its proposed regulations for Title I of the No Child left Behind Act. For more information, please visit the Federal Register. APA’s Letter to the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding APA priorities for the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Read More APA Monitor Making disability issues a priority APA staff and members work to ensure that disability issues are reflected in public policy and research agendas. Learn more President's budget is grim for psychology The administration seeks to cut many psychology-friendly programs. Learn more Past articles For Immediate Release: House Passes Bill to Stop Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Read the New PI-GRO Fact Sheet on Eating Disorders Links Campaign for Mental Health Reform Mental Health Liaison Group The White House THOMAS (Library of Congress legislative search engine)

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