Lifting Americans out of poverty
Some 18.5 million people in the United States live in deep poverty, which is defined as having an income of less than half the federal poverty line. To raise awareness of the devastating consequences deep poverty can have on physical and mental health, APA President Rosie Phillips Davis, PhD, hosted “A National Conversation on Deep Poverty” on March 1. The discussion centered on the causes of poverty and the ways psychological science can inform solutions. Watch the conversation at https://on.apa.org/DeepPoverty.
New grant honors Christine Blasey Ford
The American Psychological Foundation has launched a research fund in honor of Christine Blasey Ford, PhD, to support research on treatment for those who have experienced sexual assault, harassment or rape. Ford made headlines last year when she accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers.
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Members sent 35,000 messages to Congress last year. Keep it up at https://on.apa.org/ActionAlerts.
Treating pain without opioids
Learn how psychologists are helping to manage patient pain via the continuing-education video-on-demand program “Chronic Pain Management in the Midst of the Opioid Crisis: The Pivotal Role of Psychology.” Watch the video at https://on.apa.org/Pain.
Find mentors in ethnic-minority health
APA’s Psychology Summer Institute is a mentoring program for advanced doctoral students and early career psychologists whose work focuses on improving ethnic-minority mental health. The institute will be held July 21–27 in Washington, D.C. Apply by May 1 at https://bit.ly/MFPSummer.
Recruit new members to earn rewards
Until April 15, APA is giving a $25 gift card to members who refer one new APA member, a $50 gift card to those who refer three new members and free 2020 APA membership to those who refer six or more new members. Learn more at https://on.apa.org/referrals.
Guidelines for LGBT people now in Spanish
Two sets of APA guidelines—those for Psychological Practice With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients and those for Psychological Practice With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People—are now available in Spanish at https://on.apa.org/LGBT-Spanish.