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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
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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
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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
Fighting misinformation
Psychologists are using science communication to set the record straight. But it’s ugly out there
The unstoppable momentum of generative AI
Psychologists are exploring how this new technology can simplify or amplify their efforts
Higher education is struggling
Taking aim at women and LGBTQ individuals
Backlash against racial equity efforts
Several years after pledges to increase racial diversity, the story on the ground is far less optimistic than many had hoped
Increasing pathways to care
Digital therapeutics could play an important role in providing support for underserved communities
Stability at work
Widespread volatility is strengthening employee resolve to advocate for security, purpose, and well-being on the job
Tackling substance use
New interventions are improving chances of recovery from addictions
More school psychologists
Monetizing mental health technology
A slew of high-profile layoffs and ethical breaches are spurring better clinical and business practices
Clinical practice lookahead
As telehealth settles into a new normal, new policies around reimbursement and data privacy are still being hammered out
Brain health and aging
Researchers are developing new interventions that can help prevent, identify, and manage cognitive decline
Hope as the antidote
Why it’s important to have hope in today’s chaotic world and how people can cultivate hope in their lives and communities
The top 10 journal articles of 2023
APA’s 89 journals published more than 5,500 articles in 2023. Here are the top 10 most read
Jobs in the health care sector
Psychologists who value variety and cross-disciplinary teamwork can make an outsize impact in industry and at startups
Treating challenging couples caseslogin required
Specially trained psychologists are using evidence-based practices to help heal relationship fractures in challenging couples cases
Dogs increase happiness, boredom during tests, and content warnings
The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields
Brain injury risks serious mental health problems
Service members who sustained a military-related TBI are more likely to develop a mental health or substance use problem
Get to know APA’s 2024 President: Cynthia de las Fuentes, PhD
Population health will be central in 2024
Psychology is leading the way on fighting misinformation
Is the right to bear arms absolute?
An I/O psychologist is the Department of Homeland Security’s first chief people officer
Psychologists in the news
APA support for office on gun violence prevention, free science trainings, and more
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