Mental health resources for an unprecedented crisis
APA has joined the nation’s leading mental health advocacy groups and health insurance companies to launch the COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Hub,opens in new window offering free digital resources to help the public and health-care providers address their mental health needs during the pandemic. Resources include online courses and videos on topics such as how to improve your sleep, how to use guided meditation to manage stress, how to help children manage their anxiety and how organizations can best support remote workers.
Many of the resources come from APA’s COVID-19 public information center. It includes dozens of evidence-based articles for the public on ways to cope with the pandemic, on how to manage stress, how to do physical distancing while maintaining social connections and tips for quarantined parents. For psychologists, the APA page offers guidance on continuing research, supervising students from afar, offering telepsychology, teaching online and practicing self-care. APA will add resources as the crisis continues. Tell us what else you need at SixThings.
Did you know?
APA is offering free membershipopens in new window to new psychology doctorates.
Support for students & ECPs
APA is hosting regular webinars for students, postdocs and early career psychologists on pandemic-related career topicsopens in new window including navigating the new job market, getting licensed and completing research from afar.
Help kids and teens manage their feelings
Magination Press Family has new resources designed for children and teens to help them cope with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and new guidance for caregivers on how to foster a sense of security during this challenging time.
APA secures key provisions for psychology
Thanks in part to APA advocacy, the $2.2 trillion pandemic relief package will expand access to telehealth servicesopens in new window, including telepsychology. The legislation will also benefit psychologists who provide services in universities, state and local governments, and community health centers, as well as students and early career psychologists.
Free materials for your summer classes
Educators can use APA’s PsycLearn digital resources in research methods and social psychology in summer semester courses. To gain access, email PsycLearn. Find a full list of free resources from APA Publishing.
Funding opportunities for COVID-19 research
APA is tracking the new federal funding opportunities available for psychologists to explore the immediate and long-term impacts the pandemic will have on mental and behavioral health related to COVID-19. Find a list of opportunities at Funding emerges to study the psychological impact of COVID-19.
Story time with Magination Press
APA’s children’s book authors are taking turns reading timely Magination Press titles such as “A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers” online to help children manage stress and anxiety brought on by the pandemic. Each reading is followed by an online activity. Tune in at Magination Press.
Take a break to meditate
APA is hosting free wellness webinarsopens in new window to help people avoid burnout, stay healthy and manage their stress during the pandemic. This month’s offerings include a mix of meditation, yoga and Pilates.
How we can mitigate COVID-19 inequities
A new episode of APA’s “Speaking of Psychology” podcast features APA Chief of Psychology in the Public Interest Brian Smedley, PhD, talking about why COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting African Americans and Latinos and what can be done to mitigate these disparities. Listen to this episode and others that are related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Practice resources you need
APA has created a hub for all its business-of-practice information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology practitioners can find all the latest advocacy updates; telepsychology and tele-assessment tips and tools; billing, reimbursement and licensing guidance; self-care advice and much more.
