Explore how scientific research by psychologists can inform our professional lives, family and community relationships, emotional wellness, and more.
Work in America™ 2026
Workers weather stress, uncertainty, and AI with psychological capital
Children’s and adolescents’ learning with educational technology
Research-based recommendations to protect and support students’ learning, development, and well-being
APA Publishing products and resources that support research, education, practice and general wellbeing.
Tools for psychologists to do their jobs every day.
Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespanlogin required
Sue Grigson’s research could help change the way we treat addiction
Resources for students, teachers and psychologists at all levels to explore career growth in psychology.
Professional Resilience in Changing Times
Paid Promotional Presentations Designed to Deepen Your Clinical Knowledge
Browse the latest updates from APA, informed by psychological science.
Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
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Learn about key issues impacting psychologists today
Mentoring opportunities at APAlogin required
Mentees enjoy the advantage of their mentors’ experience, support and encouragement, while mentees benefit through the development of professional skills, scholarly productivity, enhanced networking and increased dissertation success.
Researchers involve communities of color in examination of COVID-19 disparities
People of color and disadvantaged families have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, including lack of access to quality mental health care.
School psychologists adapt to help students during COVID-19
School psychologists look back on how the pandemic upended their work, how they interact with students, and what’s ahead for the fall.
Working during COVID-19: Therapists share their telemental health experiences
Thanks in part to telemental health, many psychologists are continuing to see patients during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Helping children through the emotional toll of immigration
Counselor uses nondirective play therapy as her model of choice with her immigrant clients.
VR tackles adolescent depression, homelessness
The VR Personality Project uses virtual reality to allow kids to listen to virtual characters talk about how they cope with depression.
Helping people through trauma-informed care
This collection of articles looks at the importance and usefulness of trauma-informed care practices while providing further education and resources on becoming trauma-informed.
How computer-assisted therapy helps patients and practitioners (part 2)
The Beating the Blues online course was developed by HealthPartners to help people manage their stress without giving up or breaking down.
Where you can go to be trauma-informedlogin required
A list of resources that offer information on trauma-informed care and how to operate in a trauma-informed way.
Trauma-informed alternatives to school disciplinelogin required
Whether we’re witnessing an inappropriate verbal tirade or a physical display of aggression, it can be difficult to see children behaving badly without labeling them as bad.
How computer-assisted therapy helps patients and practitioners
Meet Ellie, a computer-assisted therapy program developed by the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California.
How trauma-informed schools are helping students by looking beyond the behaviorlogin required
Trauma-informed schools take a whole-school approach in providing training for everyone that interacts with students.
The benefits of becoming a mentorlogin required
There is supporting research that shows people who have mentors in their early careers appear to be more satisfied with their professions than those who don’t.
How psychologists keep mental health technology grounded in researchlogin required
As technology is being used to change how mental health services are offered, psychologists can be found at start-ups, tech firms, and companies that run websites and create apps.
Practicing while trauma-informedlogin required
Responses to a traumatic experience — such as anger or fear — can seem like a regular display of emotions that are not the result of trauma, it is important to recognize these emotions and behaviors as possible trauma symptoms.
Promoting healing by being trauma informedlogin required
A trauma-informed system is a business, organization or agency that recognizes and responds to the impact of trauma, and incorporates trauma awareness into their organizational cultures, practices and policies for anyone who comes in contact with the entity, according to the Trauma-Informed Care Project.
Telepsychology's impact on practicelogin required
From meditation and de-stressing to referral services and online therapy sessions, telepsychology is helping more people access mental health care and it's an effective way of increasing the availability of care.
Let’s talk money, monitorLIVE event explores professional and personal financial wellnesslogin required
Mental health practitioners have models of good marriages and good communication to teach to clients, but they may lack good models of financial wellness.
What do superheroes and psychologists have in common?login required
Much like superheroes, psychologists often have origin stories—impactful events that have shaped their professional identity and defined their mission.
Where to find government grants for psychologistslogin required
Here are some government institutions that give out a significant number of grants suitable for psychologists.
Create a crowdfunding platform for your researchlogin required
Not only does crowdfunding expand your funding options beyond scarce school resources and competitive grants, it also typically increases the visibility of your research, which can lead to additional support.
Consider an alternative funding method for your researchlogin required
With the ever-growing presence of crowdfunding resources on the internet, for purposes ranging from creative projects to personal medical expenses, why not take advantage of crowdfunding for academic research?