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Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespan
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Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
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In the Public Interest--Last goodbyes and thank-yous
I am finally writing my last column as executive director of the Public Interest Directorate.
In the Public Interest — Diversity's unmet needs
Diversity/multiculturalism includes ethnic minorities or people of color, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation and religion.
In the Public Interest: Civil rights for people with disabilities
ADA prohibits discrimination against and provides civil rights protection to persons with disabilities in employment, public services, public accommodations and telecommunication services.
In the Public Interest--The ACT program: Giving psychology away
ACT is a national campaign to educate the public about the early years of childhood and the role adults play in primary violence prevention.
In the Public Interest--Deconstructing race
Individuals are much more alike genetically than different, and that population groups have greater genetic variation within them than between them.
In the public interest--The boomers are coming
Psychologists, primarily those interested in geropsychology, who have been researching, teaching and intervening in the area of aging for some time are quite aware of the boomer phenomenon.
In the public interest: The case--and the research--that forever connected psychology and policy
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark changed the course of race relations and civil rights history.
In the public interest--Are we really leaving no child behind?
Particularly pressing to the directorate is Title 1 of the law, which focuses on improving the academic performance of the disadvantaged by ensuring that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.
Hard at work for public and underrepresented interests
The Public Interest directorate is running conferences, looking at advertising to children, conducting HIV/AIDS education and created the national education campaign ACT Against Violence.
In the public interest--Keeping mental health on the front burner
Good things that happened or were intended to happen for people with serious mental illnesses have been derailed by the unintended consequences of first deinstitutionalization and then managed care.
In the public interest--Medicare prescription benefit outlook
The addition of prescription benefits would create a federal health insurance program for elders similar to commercial ones available to others.
In the public interest: Group met its charge and then some
Children, youth and families have benefited from psychologists' desire to intervene, examine or theorize about young people in family, social or community contexts.
In the public interest--Serendipity and diversity
The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest finds itself overseeing social-justice interventions and diversity concerns in Cleveland, Ohio, and Palm Beach, Fla., while assisting APA in valuing diversity within its governance and membership.
Taking action on behalf of the 'have-nots'
Having less money means less power, inferior education, limited access to health care, living in substandard housing and generally experiencing a diminished quality of life.
In the public interest--A man who leaves a great mark
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher's office produced reports covering suicide prevention, smoking among ethnic minorities, youth violence, responsible sexual behavior, obesity, and women and smoking.
In the public interest--Help for needy families
TANF is a federally funded, state-operated program designed to get able-bodied recipients, primarily women, to work.
In the public interest--Our children are particularly vulnerable at this time
Some children have been traumatized by crashes and loss of life. Others have been affected by the palpable fears of adults to whom they usually turn for protection and feelings of security.
In the public interest
Diversity 2000 places minority students where they can see and be taught by teachers of color.
Integrating Behavioral and Social Sciences With Public Health
APA book that examines ways that community-based behavioral and social sciences have been applied to major public health concerns such as drug addition, HIV, cancer etc.
