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Community Psychologists want to ensure that their findings and success positively impact larger communities. As such, Community Psychologists collaborate with policy makers and other groups to work on policy activities. These activities may impact contemporary policy debates at the state and federal levels, create opportunities for training, and encourage those working in communities who lack policy experiences to familiarize themselves with the policy process and understand ways in which their voices can be heard.

Posted in: Marginalized Groups, Public PolicyPublished in: American Journal of Community PsychologyProposed human trafficking laws may be most successful in using research to guide the use of trauma-informed practice.
Read MorePosted in: Marginalized Groups, Poverty and Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy | Tags: ResearchFood insecurity is related to poor nutrition and many other negative health outcomes. Food banks can and should implement nutrition policies.
Read MorePosted in: Public Policy | Tags: ResourcesThe Community Advocacy Toolkit is a result of a joint effort between four divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA): Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology; Division 27, the Society for Community Research and Action; Division 35, the Society for the Psychology of Women; and Division 45, the Society for the Psychological Study of […]
Read MorePosted in: Prevention Science, Public PolicyUniversal services prevent stigma, normalize help seeking, and often have higher rates of service acceptance.
Read MorePosted in: Public Policy, Rural CommunitiesPublished in: Australian Community PsychologistLack of attention to the contexts for mobility has led to contradictions in public discourse. Over-generalization risks losing the necessary complexity to develop appropriate policy.
Read MorePosted in: Immigrant Justice, Marginalized Groups, Public Policy, Sense of Community | Tags: ResearchThe inhumanity of detention has far reaching effects on communities outside of the detention facility.
Read MorePosted in: Children, Youth and Families, Immigrant Justice, Marginalized Groups, Public PolicyA companion to our policy statement, this infographic is useful for immigration-related advocacy.
Read MorePosted in: Children, Youth and Families, Marginalized Groups, Public PolicyLa deportación tiene numerosos impactos perjudiciales no solo en las personas que son deportadas, sino también en las familias y en las comunidades a las que estas se ven obligadas a dejar atrás. Los cambios en las políticas de los Estados Unidos sobre inmigración y deportación afectan a los individuos, las familias y las comunidades en las que ocurren las […]
Read MorePosted in: Public Policy, Violence Prevention | Tags: ResearchA policy brief developed by the Research-to-Policy Collaboration with support from the Society for Community Research and Action. Approximately 40 million people worldwide, including many in the United States, are estimated to be victims of human trafficking — a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control both adults […]
Read MorePosted in: Children, Youth and Families, Criminal Justice, Immigrant Justice, Public PolicyPublished in: American Journal of Community PsychologyJessica Chicco, Patricia Esparza, M. Brinton Lykes, Fabricio E. Balcazar and Kevin Ferreira On April 5th Antonio Puente, President of the APA, sent a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security raising concerns about the current policies regarding the incarceration of migrant families. That letter was based largely on the SCRA Statement. EXECUTIVE […]
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