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Strengthening the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
January 19
APA Services supports legislation that would improve mental health care for veterans.
Applications open for the Health Professional Scholarship Program
January 19
APA Services aids the VA in soliciting applications.
Increasing Veterans access to care with automatic enrollment in the VA
January 19
APA Services supports legislation to automatically enroll all transitioning service members into the VA.
Urging key Senate committee leadership to vote on critical mental health legislation
January 18
APA joins Congressional Mental Health Caucus leadership urging the Senate to advance important House-passed mental health legislation.
APA seeks input on two federal regulatory requests for information
January 18
APA is preparing to respond to requests for information from the Biden administration on relevant and timely research issues.
January 7
Psychologist William “Bill” Riley, PhD, reflects on his service as NIH OBSSR director and the funding opportunities ahead for psychological scientists.
Securing policy priorities in FY22 defense bill
January 3
APA Services provide input to improve scholarship program for Readjustment Counseling Service.
Comments filed on VA rule impacting Counseling Service Scholarship Program
January 3
APA Services provide input to improve scholarship program for Readjustment Counseling Service.
Curbing social media user manipulation
December 16
APA Services supports legislation to increase transparency into techniques used by social media companies to trick consumers into handing over their personal data.
Applauding the surgeon general’s December 7 advisory on ‘Protecting Youth Mental Health’
December 7
APA members and staff contributed resources and briefed the Office of the Surgeon General to help shape the advisory.
Tips for maximizing your advocacy
Your grassroots voice is an essential part of our efforts to advocate for psychology and psychologists on Capitol Hill. View these videos to help maximize your advocacy on federal policy.
4 Steps for Effectively Emailing Your Member of Congress
In less than five minutes, you can join thousands of other psychologists around the country in influencing policy. These four steps will help you maximize the impact of your advocacy emails.
Seven Terms That Help Explain the Congressional Policymaking Process
Knowing a few key terms will help you understand how Congress works, and help you be a better advocate for issues and legislation that impact psychology.
Federal Advocacy for Psychology: The Basics
This one-hour Advocacy 101 session prepares participants to advocate effectively for psychology on federal policies affecting the profession and its clients, and the importance of becoming an advocate. Attendees learn how best to get involved on issues of concern to the psychology community and effective tips for communicating with policymakers.
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Congressional champions
The APA Services Congressional Champion Award is given to Members of Congress who have prominently championed the goals of the discipline and profession of psychology.
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