Advocating on Capitol Hill for continued NIH investment
October 8, 2026
At the 2026 Rally for Medical Research, psychology advocates urged Congress to sustain NIH investment in mental health research, scientific training, and lifesaving discoveries
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Opposing the Department of Education’s accreditation proposal
October 6, 2026
APA Services urged the department to pursue targeted accreditation reforms without weakening discipline-specific review, disrupting psychology education and training, or worsening the behavioral health workforce shortage
Centering psychological science to address Black women and work with Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
October 6, 2026
APA Services is mobilizing to support and protect the future of behavioral and mental health support for Black women and girls
Urging a flexible NIH funding framework for future clinical trial investigators
October 6, 2026
APA is urging NIH to create flexible funding pathways that pair opportunity with the mentorship early-career investigators need to thrive