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The Government Accountability Office finds HHS illegally withheld more than $78 million from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

October 20, 2026

Misallocation of millions of dollars by the Department of Health and Human Services raises urgent concerns for health services research
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Calling for transparency in the National Institutes of Health peer review

October 20, 2026

NIH’s proposed peer review system replacing numerical scores with broad categories could limit useful feedback and make funding decisions harder to evaluate
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Protecting Head Start’s mental health and developmental supports

October 20, 2026

APA Services opposed changes to Head Start that would weaken the evidence-based standards that support children’s mental health, development, safety, and access to services
The 2026–27 congressional policy fellows.

Announcing APA’s 2026–27 congressional policy fellows

October 9, 2026

Fellows are serving in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives
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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
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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
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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
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Opposing proposed changes to Department of Education grant regulations

October 6, 2026

APA Services urged the Department of Education to withdraw proposed changes to its grant administration regulations, citing concerns about research funding, grant stability, transparency, and the future of education and workforce development programs
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NIH awards over $44 million to expand landmark midlife women’s health study

October 6, 2026

In a major win for women's health advocacy, the $44.4 million NIH grant will continue crucial research into menopause, cognitive aging, and brain health following joint efforts by APA Services and congressional champion Representative Andrea Salinas