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Posted in: Blog, Environment, InspirationGeneration-based priorities lead youth to promote environmental sustainability, health, and social justice. Youth are capable of unique problem-solving and deserving of authority related to environmental sustainability, the built environment, and health, while showing that certain communities are disproportionately impacted by climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
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Posted in: InspirationPublished in: The Community PsychologistKayla DeCant has worked with different community and non-profit organizations conducting educational programming aimed at preventing sexual violence among adolescents and young adults. Her work aligns with Community Psychology values and her work is an excellent example of a prevention approach, combining administrative and direct service provider roles as well as bridging the gap between […]
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Posted in: Anti-Racism, Inspiration | Tags: Living Community PsychologyPublished in: The Community PsychologistDominique Thomas is an early career Community Psychologist, that brings to his work lived experience, both as a black person and raised within a lower-income family. Surrounded by a supportive village of nurturing teachers and a determined grandmother, and being named “gifted” early, he has been able to succeed academically. Nevertheless, his early disadvantages can […]
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Posted in: InspirationSubmit your stories of community-building, action, and hope to the The New Bank for Community Solutions!
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Posted in: Coalition Building, InspirationPublished in: The Community PsychologistRamy works in Lebanon at Search for Common Ground, an international organization that focuses on peace building by bringing different groups of people in conflict to work towards a unified solution.
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Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community PsychologyPublished in: The Community PsychologistChris’ work fulfills the practice of community psychology, providing a unique exemplar of the field’s potential reach.
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Posted in: History of Community Psychology, Inspiration, Marginalized Groups | Tags: Living Community PsychologyChris Nettles was profiled in Spring 2013 as an advanced clinical/community graduate student who was completing a self-designed community/clinical internship.
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Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology, PracticePublished in: The Community PsychologistJudi Aubel’s current focus is on providing grandmothers with opportunities for empowerment, viewing them as an invaluable asset, or resource, as agents of positive cultural change.
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Posted in: Housing, Inspiration, Marginalized GroupsPublished in: The Community PsychologistGentrification–commonly understood as the transformation of areas with high levels of affordable housing into areas targeting middle and upper income uses— provokes a range of losses.
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Posted in: Inspiration, Marginalized GroupsPublished in: The Community PsychologistKyrah Brown talks about her academic journey and receiving the 2019 SCRA Early Career Award.
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