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# Community Psychology

Social Justice Through Collaborative Research and Action

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- [Using a Community Based Participatory Approach to Develop Parent Education for Parents of LatinX Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-cbpa-for-latinx-youth/) - Researchers developed a curriculum to help parents and adolescents resist drugs and address risky behavior. A Community Based Participatory Approach accounted for multiple factors including the individuals, their environment, culture, and societal expectations.
- [Touchy Topics Tuesday: An Interracial Dialogue Program Promotes Understanding](https://www.communitypsychology.com/touchy-topics-tuesday/) - TTT participants engaged in behavioral shifts that can impact the racially segregated status quo. By understanding what motivates people to engage in groups like TTT, we can learn how to bring more people into discussion about racial justice.
- [Using PBIS to Lower Learning Distractions and Build Greater Organizational Health in Schools](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-pbis/) - PBIS has shown effectiveness in Maryland elementary schools. The effectiveness of PBIS is higher in schools starting with lower organizational health scores. PBIS can be applied in other settings; but effectiveness is not yet known.
- [Bearing Witness to Palestinian Struggles for Decolonization](https://www.communitypsychology.com/bearing-witness-to-palestinian-struggles-for-decolonization/) - SCRA Member, Urmitapa Dutta shares her perspective and some resources for understanding the Israeli and Palestinian conflict.
- [Intergenerational Care Programs and the Future of Rural Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/intergenerational-care-programs/) - Living in a rural area can come with various challenges. One of the greatest needs for children and older people in rural areas is access to essential services such as long-term care facilities and daycares. Intergenerational care facilities may be an option.
- [Suicidal Ideation in African American 9th and 10th Graders](https://www.communitypsychology.com/suicidal-ideation-in-african-american-youth/) - African-American adolescent suicide is a public health issue that stems from systemic racial inequities. A better understanding of how suicidal ideation manifests and the associated risk factors in African American youth helps inform more responsive and effective suicide prevention efforts.
- [Supports that White Mentors and BIPOC Mentees Need](https://www.communitypsychology.com/supports-that-white-mentors-need/) - There is often a mismatch between volunteer mentors’ backgrounds and the diverse youth they serve. Anti-racism training and applying a social justice framework throughout the mentor-mentee relationship may be important to their success.
- [Taking a Strengths-Based Perspective for Community-Level Interventions and Policies with Black Men](https://www.communitypsychology.com/strengths-based-perspective-with-black-men/) - There is a gap in the research on the social-structural and community resources that enhance the resiliency of young Black men in the United States. We must shift our focus to emphasize the strengths and environmental attributes that facilitate the positive development and health of young Black men.
- [Including Clinical Psychologists in Assertive Community Treatment Teams](https://www.communitypsychology.com/including-clinical-psychologists-in-acts/) - ACT Teams provide therapeutic mental health and substance use assessments and interventions. Data supports the integration of clinical psychologists into ACT teams to enhance capacity and provide equitable services. Policy makers and healthcare administrators can include psychologists into ACT teams as a first step to addressing barriers to accessing mental health care.
- [Immigrants Who Actively Participate in Receiving Communities have Better Mental Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/immigrants-actively-participate-in-communities/) - Active community participation is positively associated with a sense of community and adding value which, in turn, increases immigrant wellbeing. Supporting organizations in their outreach to immigrants and promoting their active engagement in the community can contribute to support immigrant mental health.
- [Using Policy to Advance Social Justice for Justice-Involved Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/policy-to-advance-social-justice/) - We can scale up prevention science through policy frameworks to improve lives. Policies can be used to improve social justice through more effective and preventative solutions for justice-involved youth.
- [Using Existing Program Data to Assess the Health of Mentor/Mentee Relationships](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-program-data-to-assess-mentor-mentee-relationships/) - Data were collected from a large national sample of Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentors and mentees. Assessment data can provide a signal for those who may be at risk for terminating the program relationship early. Additional support can be offered in struggling dyads.
- [Improving Health Equity Through Improving Data in Community Health Needs Assessments](https://www.communitypsychology.com/improving-health-equity-through-improving-data-in-community-health-needs-assessments/) - Hospitals, public health, and policy makers seek to reduce health disparities. Community Health Needs Assessments can be more representative of the population to ensure that the data used to make decisions includes populations with the greatest need.
- [Indigenous Culture and Wellness: Healing and Wellbeing in the face of Colonization](https://www.communitypsychology.com/indigenous-culture-and-wellness-healing-and-wellbeing/) - Indigenous Peoples are revitalizing our culture and way of life, improving our ability to self-heal. When accounting for an individual’s cultural efficacy in our study, cultural engagement was related to lower levels of anxiety and was significantly related to flourishing mental wellbeing.
- [Behavioral Health Screening Improves Provider Confidence to Holistically Serve Clients](https://www.communitypsychology.com/behavioral-health-screening-improves-provider-confidence/) - A domestic violence shelter successfully launched a behavioral health screening program for adults and children who have experienced IPV. Offering behavioral health screening for families who have survived IPV can help determine concerns and get them the services they need to continue their healing journey.
- [Importance of Social Supports to Resiliency for Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/importance-of-social-supports/) - Informal supports are an important sources of resilience for low-income families who may be excluded from or are reluctant to engage with formal social systems. Social ties can help households withstand threats to their living arrangements and may be a powerful tool in disrupting pathways to behavior problems among teens.
- [Critical Reflection as an Antidote for Oppression](https://www.communitypsychology.com/critical-reflection-oppression/) - Critical reflection is associated with lower levels of internalized oppression and higher levels of collective efficacy. It can liberate people from oppressive ideologies and empower them to resist social injustice.
- [Bystanders Respond to Microaggressions to Develop Welcoming and Inclusive Workplaces](https://www.communitypsychology.com/bystanders-respond-to-microaggressions/) - Repeated exposure to micro-aggressions can have a negative impact on psychological and physical health. Expanding collective organizational capacity to address bias in respectful ways (by promoting active bystanders) has been shown to have an empowering impact and to foster more equitable workplaces.
- [Support for Evidence-Based Mentoring for Youth in Foster Care](https://www.communitypsychology.com/mentoring-youth-in-foster-care/) - Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is one of very few evidence-based youth mentoring interventions for youth in foster care. FHF has positive effects on youth in foster care and improves the mental health of children with varied relational histories.
- [Marginalized LGBTQ Identities and the Minority Stress Theory](https://www.communitypsychology.com/marginalized-lgbtq-identities-and-mst/) - Youth exposed to a greater number of minority stress experiences are among those at highest risk for attempting suicide. Disproportionate exposure among marginalized members of the LGBTQ community highlight the need for suicide prevention to prioritize those at greatest risk.
- [Screen Mothers, Help Kids: An Innovative Community-Based Partnership Helps Amplify the Voices of Children](https://www.communitypsychology.com/screen-mothers-for-dv-help-kids/) - Children are often the unheard voices of domestic violence. Screening mothers for the impact of domestic violence on their kids is one way to connect kids with appropriate DV services in the community.
- [A Collaboration Framework for Environmental Sustainability](https://www.communitypsychology.com/collaboration-framework-for-sustainability/) - A people-focused approach is a new framework for working within or alongside organizations to bring about sustainability-related changes. Community Psychologists can work beside people within an organization to support them as they embed a sustainability culture.
- [Creating a Healing Community to Promote Racial Justice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/creating-a-healing-community-to-promote-racial-justice/) - Alternative settings, like CBTL can provide relational healing spaces grounded in collectively held values of care, recognition, and reciprocity. CBTL exists within contexts of race and coloniality, but seeks to form solidarities, broader practices, and ways of relating within creative industries.
- [Resisting State Sanctioned Violence: A Toolkit for Community Organizers](https://www.communitypsychology.com/resisting-state-sanctioned-violence/) - Marginalized communities have long persisted in the work toward liberation despite continued state-sanctioned violence (SSV). We created a toolkit for organizers, community members, allies, and mental health professionals who want to build individual and community resilience while resisting SSV. We aimed to support marginalized communities through making psychological literature accessible and relevant to community-based through a toolkit as they work to facilitate community resilience and build a society free from SSV.
- [Drawing on the Experiences of Trans Students to Inform Pronoun Disclosure in Higher Education Settings](https://www.communitypsychology.com/pronoun-disclosure/) - How pronouns are addressed can seriously impact a student’s well-being. I provide some considerations for how an instructor or mentor might approach pronoun disclosure with the goal of increasing comfort and decreasing coercion, based on the experiences of six trans undergraduate students who advised these recommendations through qualitative interviews and text submissions, and my own experiences as a genderqueer student.
- [Dreams Assessment Model and Dreamandments Outline how Black Students can Thrive](https://www.communitypsychology.com/how-black-students-can-thrive/) - Community Researchers can drive transformative research methodologies to address racial justice. The Village of Wisdom guided new Community Researchers to develop a dream plan equipping community members with a set of tools to organize, advocate, and advance equity.
- [Using Storyboarding to Train School Staff to Deliver Mental Health Interventions](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-storyboarding-to-train-school-staff/) - Storyboarding can creatively engage families to share their experiences with mental health problems. Community-engaged tools such as storyboarding can be used to increase awareness and reduce stigma of maternal depression among staff training to deliver family-focused mental health programs in schools.
- [The Great Replacement Theory: Linkage to The Possessive Investment in Whiteness](https://www.communitypsychology.com/replacement-theory/) - How do we begin to make sense out of these continuous attacks on Black and Brown bodies in America? We can decenter whiteness and move equity and inclusion to the forefront. by dismantling conspiracy theories and ideologies that seek to destroy and harm.
- [Brief Report: Analyzing Radical Self-Care Origins and Community Self-Care Practice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/analyzing-radical-self-care/) - It seems very normalized for Black women to make ultimate sacrifices to personal health and wellness for the betterment of others. Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, breast cancer, cervical cancer, fibroid tumors, premature birth rates, sickle cell disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and mental health issues are killing Black women in the United States at disproportionate rates. An ecological investigation of successful self-care practices with intentional, intergenerational dialogue may be an effective strategy to address health concerns safely as a community.
- [Beyond Diversity Statements: Necessary Considerations for Designing Health Equity Approaches](https://www.communitypsychology.com/beyond-diversity-statements/) - What does “anti-racism” look like in healthcare? It is early intervention, affordable, integrated, trauma-informed, and strengths-based.
- [PAR and Photovoice: Using a Decolonized Lens Working with Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/par-and-photovoice-using-a-decolonized-lens/) - Given the ubiquitous polarizing gap that has been dividing and driving U.S. political affairs, we have an opportunity to use participatory approaches and listen to those most impacted in innovative ways. Aspects of Participatory Action Research (PAR) can be utilized to support engagement, organizing, and conversations around community issues.
- [Improving Mental Health in Rural Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/improving-mental-health-in-rural-youth/) - This project and study incorporate community members and students into a decision-making process to guide community-level mental health interventions for youth. The CBPR method encourages agency and decision-making power. Community involvement may lead to greater community connectedness.
- [An Open-Access Textbook for Students, Teachers, Community-Based Organizations, Researchers, and Others](https://www.communitypsychology.com/open-access-textbook/) - A free e-Textbook providing examples of Community Psychology practice. Case studies highlight transformational work happening in communities globally. Students say, “The book is helpful in moving theory to practice.”
- [How do we get real about evaluation for racial equity? ](https://www.communitypsychology.com/evaluation-for-racial-equity/) - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and led by Community Science provides three easy-to-use resources help evaluators integrate racial equity principles into their daily work.
- [Don’t Throw It Away – Give It Away: Recycling Electronic Tech to Underserved Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/recycling-electronic-tech/) - Increasing technology access for all is a crucial issue affecting vulnerable populations. Specific interventions focused on increasing access to knowledge about technology, technological skills and development, and technological infrastructure are important for creating a more socially just world and workforce.
- [What Does Blackness Mean in Puerto Rico? Opening a Dialogue to Embrace Our Heritage](https://www.communitypsychology.com/blackness-in-puerto-rico/) - Puerto Ricans can be challenged with their African ancestry. Researchers wrestled with memories of childhood, oral traditions of ancestry, historical evidence, and live observations towards Blackness on the island. Narrative evidence contributes to the challenges of unlearning anti-Blackness in the lands that have thrived because of the Transatlantic slave trade.
- [Online Youth Mentoring: Creating a Safe and Comfortable Space can Result in Meaningful Digital Connections](https://www.communitypsychology.com/online-youth-mentoring/) - The individual effort of youth mentors during the COVID-19 pandemic showed commitment and intentionality. Mentoring programs can develop emergency plans (like moving to digital operations) to prepare for unexpected events with the intention of ensuring continuous support for mentees.
- [CounterStorytelling as Radical Inclusion and Resistance](https://www.communitypsychology.com/counter-storytelling/) - Miya people in Northeast India are actively resisting state violence. The Miya Community Research Collective supports counterstorytelling; making space for the Miya people to claim their identities and assert their rights.
- [“Here to Stay”: A High School Course formed with Community Psychology](https://www.communitypsychology.com/here-to-stay/) - Latinx high school students co-create and co-lead a course focused on identity and social action providing an example for others creating transformative educational opportunities for marginalized students.
- [The Community Psychologist Podcast: Alesha Bond](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-community-psychologist-podcast-alesha-bond/) - Georgia State University graduate student Alesha Bond discusses the necessity of student organizing to push for change and the intersections of her research and organizing. Alesha shares some accomplishments, discusses the challenge of navigating power differentials, and provides advice to graduate student organizers.
- [Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness in Communities of Color](https://www.communitypsychology.com/reducing-the-stigma/) - We can take an action-oriented approach to identify how cultural aspects of mental illness stigma manifest for racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Culturally salient interventions can promote change and empowerment at systemic and individual levels.
- [Counterspaces: Fostering Healthy Identity Development](https://www.communitypsychology.com/counterspaces-fostering-healthy-identity-development/) - The Cultural Identity Project facilitated a space where students spoke to their own empowering actions developing from critical awareness, healing, and solidarity. People with power in any system must work to uproot oppression for spaces to live up to their potential.
- [The Power of Policy: Business Closures in Rural Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/business-closures-in-rural-communities/) - Twenty percent of the population, or one out of five people, live in rural USA, where the rural population holds 12.4 percent of the manufacturing jobs. Deciding what to do with closed plants or manufacturers is an environmental issue and a public health issue. Outside of the immediate loss of jobs, the impact of closures is acutely felt by rural communities because of the long-term ramifications closures can bring to the community as a whole.
- [Colonial Ideologies are Embedded in Unreturned Cultural Artifacts](https://www.communitypsychology.com/colonial-ideologies-are-embedded-in-unreturned-cultural-artifacts/) - Cultural heritage is often found in the museums of colonizers. Returning historical artifacts to their rightful, original home is an important step to restoring that cultural heritage. A shift in thinking removes the colonizer's viewpoint and replaces it with reclamation of indigenous history and pride.
- [Intimate Partner Violence in People Who are Non-Cisgender and/or Heterosexual](https://www.communitypsychology.com/intimate-partner-violence-in-people-who-are-non-cisgender-and-or-heterosexual/) - Social stigma puts LGBTQ+ people at a greater risk for IPV. IPV is under-reported in all groups, and this may be particularly true in the LGBTQ+ community. IPV can present differently in the LGBTQ+ community and therefore explicit and inclusive training for behavioral health professionals is needed.
- [“At Risk” Framing of Black Youth Can Fuel Anti-Blackness in Research and Practice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/at-risk-framing-of-black-youth/) - To counteract the effects of racism, community practitioners and researchers must take intentional steps to address common expectations for Black youth. Emphasizing Black youths and Black communities’ strengths and supporting their agency are essential.
- [Blog: Taíno Psychology Offers Different Ways of Thinking and Engaging in Academic Research](https://www.communitypsychology.com/taino-psychology/) - Indigenous Taíno psychology is not usually centered in mainstream western thought. My own Taíno lineage has been the "fertile ground” that has informed the spirituality that I practice.
- [Blog: We Said It’d be Meaningful Not Easy: Navigating the (Unexpected) Hardships of Qualitative Research](https://www.communitypsychology.com/navigating-unexpected-hardships-of-qualitative-research/) - The Hope Resilience Action Study was developed by Black and Latina women scholars to amplify the lived experiences of Afro Latina/Caribbean, Black, and Latina girls. The study required review by the institutional review board (IRB). The IRB reviewers shared concerns about inclusive definitions of gender and sexual orientation. This is what we did next.
- [Intersectionality & Ecological Systems Theory (Spanish Language)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/intersectionality-and-eco-systems-theory/) - Carlos and his colleagues apply psychological theory to practice. As a result, he and his colleagues advance genuine and sustainable change alongside the Mapuche people.
- [Blog: A Vision for the Community Psychology Profession: A Vocation to Society](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp-a-vocation-to-society/) - I have found my vocation asking for justice against the surrounding systems of oppression, and asking to reveal its full potential. The practice of Community Psychology is a calling to develop a unique, interdisciplinary skillset so that one can partner with and amplify the voices of marginalized communities. It is a calling to understand, then change, the systems surrounding the individual to recognize the immense value at their center.
- [Disaggregating the Term AAPI for Nuanced Mental Health Research](https://www.communitypsychology.com/disaggregating-the-term-aapi/) - Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) is an umbrella term that includes fifty different ethnic groups speaking over one hundred languages. There is profound diversity and unique experiences among AAPIs including historical trauma and mental health care needs. Mental health research today addresses the AAPIs as a monolith and obscures the complex diversity of the communities.
- [Physical Space Impacts the Founding of Sexual Assault Cases](https://www.communitypsychology.com/physical-space-impacts-founding-of-sexual-assault/) - Physical space can affect police decisions in sexual assault cases. Communities with a greater number of Black, Latinx, and Asian residents, as well as wealthier communities, had higher rates of founding, but the effect was geographically uneven. Interventions addressing gender-based violence and systemic biases are needed so lower-resourced individuals or individuals part of minoritized groups aren’t unduly harmed when increasing police response to sexual assault.
- [Reforming the Criminal Legal System through the Lens of Procedural Justice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/reforming-the-criminal-legal-system-through-procedural-justice/) - Study participants described a succession of mistreatment as they came into contact with police, courts, and corrections. Participants described antagonistic, abusing, and dehumanizing treatment by police and detention—often depicted as racially motivated.
- [Housing…A Human Right and Path to Well-Being and Empowerment](https://www.communitypsychology.com/housing-is-a-human-right-and-path/) - Shortcomings in public housing should be addressed to promote social participation and well-being. Findings from six different housing sites underline the importance of investing in better building materials, increased maintenance, and community organization to support public housing tenants’ participation.
- [Fixes that Fail: Reducing Food Deserts, Poverty, Crime, and Intergenerational Incarceration](https://www.communitypsychology.com/fixes-that-fail/) - A systems approach is needed to address the context roots underlying urban access to healthy food. The root problem stems back to systemic racism. Creating sustainable community wealth can address food deserts and upstream issues criminal justice.
- [Blog: The Evolution of a Career: from Social Services to Community Psychologist](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-evolution-to-community-psychologist/) - My path to Community Psychology was long and winding. Many of the complex situations in my day-to-day job include working with mentally ill clients in dire situations, but there were always more questions than answers. The desire to learn more about my interest led me to research about the concepts of a sense of community and empowerment.
- [Towards Action in Community Psychology: Using Intersectionality to Promote Youth Development](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-intersectionality-to-promote-youth-development/) - Intersectionality theory is particularly relevant in working with youth given that they are systematically disenfranchised due to their age. Youth is an opportune time to promote leaders advocating for social justice. Structural systems affecting youth can benefit from critical examination to inform more equitable systems.
- [What is Active Transportation and Why?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-is-active-transportation-and-why/) - The healthy approach to transportation planning is to pay attention to the intersectionality of our transportation systems and specific desired outcomes: our community health; safety; access; livability, quality of life and quality of neighborhoods; environmental justice; and equity. Learn more about intersectionality and transportation planning!
- [Blog: Community Psychology Principles for Asset-Based and Citizen-Driven Actions Can Help Immigrants Thrive](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp-principles-can-help-immigrants-thrive/) - Acculturation includes attitudinal changes that take place after contact with culturally dissimilar people, groups, and social influences. The process of acculturation invites host society members to adapt through contact with culturally dissimilar people. Communities thrive when they actively welcome immigrants and proactively assist with their acculturation.
- [The Multiplied Impact When People Who Have Survived Rape Choose to Tell Their Stories](https://www.communitypsychology.com/multiplied-impact/) - Providing space for rape survivors to tell their stories promotes healing for them and others not ready/willing to share their own stories. Participants noted that the experience provided them the closure they were looking for within their community.
- [Effective Community-Based Parent Training with Low-Income African American and Latino Parents](https://www.communitypsychology.com/effective-community-based-parent-training/) - Parent training programs designed in partnership with parents can be effective for a culturally and economically diverse population of parents. Parents who attended at least 50% of the CPP intervention reported increased parenting self-efficacy, consistency in discipline, greater expression of warmth toward their children, and fewer child behavioral problems.
- [Adapting Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Practices in Alaskan Native Villages](https://www.communitypsychology.com/adapting-evidence-based-suicide-prevention-practices/) - Transplanting evidence-based practices into new contexts requires extensive thought and consideration as most interventions are not developed with populations at highest risk in mind. Our study highlights the importance of including community members and everyday people in plans to take action for social change.
- [Racial Justice Inquiry, Discourse and Action](https://www.communitypsychology.com/racial-justice-inquiry-discourse-action/) - In response to the Call to Action on Anti-Blackness, the Society of Community Research and Action’s Council on Education initiated a student practicum initiative called Racial Justice Inquiry, Discourse and Action (RJIDA). The initiative would develop anti-racist curriculum and training practice guidelines, and a racial justice “self-assessment” for community psychology programs. Ultimately, this request was expanded to include a wider range of student perspectives and embrace a student-led agenda. We recount, both of what was achieved through RJIDA, and the tensions and constraints that we faced along the way.
- [Youth Can (and should) Lead Movements to Support Environmental Work](https://www.communitypsychology.com/youth-can-lead-environmental-movements/) - Generation-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.
- [Blog: My Upcoming Plans to Decentralize Colonialism and Provide Space for Indigenous Ways of Knowing](https://www.communitypsychology.com/decentralize-colonialism/) - White cultural complexes can be embedded in non-profit organizations. "Sustainable" practices are often rooted in Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous cultures and their history of land-care need to be honored.
- [Double-Edged Policy? Consequences of the COVID-19-Related Eviction Moratorium](https://www.communitypsychology.com/double-edged-policy/) - Eviction moratoriums like the one enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic may have different consequences on housing instability. More work is needed to develop policies to protect the unstably housed in cases of natural emergencies.
- [The Community Psychologist Podcast Episode 4: Dr. Geraldine Palmer](https://www.communitypsychology.com/tcp-episode-4/) - Dr. Geraldine Palmer joins TCP's Dominique and Allana to discuss her work on the concept of cultural looting, covering the stolen Benin artifacts which are now in British museums. We hope you enjoy the conversation and find it informative! Listen Here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZtAefEP1e970ObJkJDJEv?si=46e767ae21664f1c
- [Voices of the Youth Climate Justice Movement](https://www.communitypsychology.com/youth-climate-justice-movement/) - How do youth view and categorize success? How do they deal with the burnout and frustration that inevitably comes when those most interested in changing the status quo have the least power to fix it? We explore questions regarding youth climate justice successes and challenges, posing them within an intersectional framework.
- [Community Reclamation through Urban Gardening as a Liberatory Praxis](https://www.communitypsychology.com/urban-gardening-as-a-liberatory-praxis/) - Land reclamation can empower communities, reconnect people to land, and grow towards community liberation and autonomy. Communities are able to partake in revolutionary acts of autonomy and reclamation through the actions of physically reclaiming land in urban landscapes by eradicating colonizer plants with those plants that are Indigenous to their environments.
- [Militarism is a Form of Slavery: Community Psychologists take Notice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/militarism-is-a-form-of-slavery/) - Psychologists must choose peace over militarism. Militarism wastes funds that should go to public health and puts the world in danger. Psychologists must prioritize addressing racism and discrimination across the world and in their own work settings, organizations and structures.
- [Collective Attempts to Break from White Body Supremacy](https://www.communitypsychology.com/collective-attempts-to-break-from-white-body-supremacy/) - White bodied peoples can challenge racist status quos through culture-building and anti-racist curiosity. Relational and group work is necessary to build individual and group resiliency. Professionals attempting to do anti-racist community development must be willing to reflect on the ways in which they are responsible for anti-racist work.
- [Re-Writing Our Stories through Digital Storytelling](https://www.communitypsychology.com/re-writing-our-stories-through-digital-storytelling/) - Community digital storytelling is a form of action research that can effectively communicate different perspectives. We created a model for interventions that combine digital storytelling, narrative inquiry, and facilitated peer-to-peer work to create a space for collective empowerment.
- [Casey’s General Store and the Nutrition of Rural Illinois](https://www.communitypsychology.com/caseys-general-store-and-the-nutrition-of-rural-illinois/) - Rural areas can be both food deserts and food swamps, A deficiency in the number of food resources (e.g., grocery stores) and saturation of unhealthy food options (e.g., fast-food restaurants and convenience stores) has led to an increase in obesity rates in rural communities. People who have less access to convenience stores have been shown to have healthier diets and lower levels of obesity. Are Casey’s stores related to poorer nutrition outcomes in rural Illinois communities?
- [Infograph: Effects of Deportation and Forced Separation on Immigrants, their Families, and Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/infograph-effects-of-deportation/) - A companion to our policy statement, this infographic is useful for immigration-related advocacy.
- [The Effects of Deportation on Families and Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/effects-of-deportation-on-families-communities/) - Deportation has numerous detrimental impacts on individuals who are deported, and on the families and communities they are forced to leave behind. This policy statement reviews the empirical literature to describe the effects of deportation on the individual, families, and the broader community, in order to inform policy and practice recommendations.
- [The Roles of Settings in Supporting Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression: A Policy Position Statement by the Society for Community Research and Action](https://www.communitypsychology.com/supporting-immigrants-resistance-to-injustice/) - Settings of various sizes and scopes can support immigrants' resistance to oppression. This policy statement describes how.
- [Students Engage in Anti-Stigma Work through a Culturally Relevant and Comprehensive Mental Health Workshop and Website](https://www.communitypsychology.com/students-engage-in-anti-stigma-work/) - Students can take advantage of curriculum requirements (e.g. practicum) to apply their skills to community settings, initiate relationships, and make a real impact over time.
- [With Racism Everywhere,  What makes Youth “Engage Against the Machine?”](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-makes-youth-engage/) - Activism is a crucial part of the democratic process. Social action can be helpful in combating the exhaustion of daily inequality.
- [Creating the Most Effective Collaborative Infrastructure](https://www.communitypsychology.com/creating-most-effective-collaborative-infrastructure/) - While infrastructures can improve teams’ relationships and work, some are difficult to implement. SARTs could first focus on infrastructures that build trust and buy-in before adopting other accountability-focused infrastructures. Improving SART infrastructures can help promote SART collaboration and thereby improve survivors’ experiences.
- [Learning “Maleness”: Implications for Mental Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/learning-maleness/) - Masculinity and mental health are related, especially for adolescent boys. Findings reveal the need to support adolescent boys to resist expectations of stereotypical masculinity.
- [“Safe Space” or “Brave Space”: How GSAs can Address Intersectionality](https://www.communitypsychology.com/safe-space-or-brave-space-how-gsas-can-address-intersectionality/) - Collective norms around race and immigration talk facilitated or impeded the extent to which these were discussed. Advisors and student leaders can embrace a "brave space" rather than a "safe space" dynamic to encourage students to participate in intersectional conversations.
- [Brief Consultation Supports Interventions](https://www.communitypsychology.com/consultation-supports-interventions/) - Teachers receiving brief consultations taught more content than those who did not receive consultations. Consultation support to deliver a school-based program may need to be tailored and made briefer than is typical to fit different school contexts.
- [Gender-Informed Programming for Incarcerated Girls](https://www.communitypsychology.com/gender-informed-programming/) - Treatments and programs in the juvenile justice system may not work as well for girls as they do for boys. Rehabilitation programs must be understood in context including different program format types (individual, group, family) and program emphases (cognitive, behavioral, family systems).
- [Coping with Mental Illness on Tumblr](https://www.communitypsychology.com/coping-with-mental-illness-on-tumblr/) - Marginalized groups use social media to build social capital and form communities. Social media can be a valuable resource for people experiencing mental illness, but the support experienced online varies among #hashtag communities on Tumblr.
- [Recovery from Substance Abuse: We are as Successful as Those around Us](https://www.communitypsychology.com/recovery-from-substance-abuse/) - The social environment may be a more important influence on substance abuse recovery than previously recognized. Recovery can be strongly influenced by others with whom the recovering individual has regular social contact, whether for good or for bad.
- [Social Action Challenging Privilege and Oppression: How Emerging Adults Decide What to Do and When](https://www.communitypsychology.com/social-action-challenging-privilege-and-oppression/) - Emerging adults reflect on social issues broadly and think critically about how and when to become involved in action. This work can inform strategies to engage individuals in social justice efforts aimed at creating social change across the life-span.
- [Lessons Learned from a Family-Based Intervention for Court-Involved Girls](https://www.communitypsychology.com/family-based-intervention-court-involved-girls/) - Family-based interventions have the potential to reduce recidivism in girls. Contextual factors such as poverty, an unstructured home life, domestic violence, and neglect must be addressed in successful interventions.
- [Activism is Powerful for LGBT Folks](https://www.communitypsychology.com/activism-is-powerful-for-lgbt-folks/) - People who identify as LGBT are more likely to experience psychological distress than their heterosexual peers. Participating in LGBT-related civic and advocacy may foster connection among LGBT people, which may in turn support their well-being.
- [Addressing the Social Determinants of Health with CBPR](https://www.communitypsychology.com/addressing-the-social-determinants-of-health-with-cbpr/) - Differential access to social, economic, and environmental supports puts communities at risk for disparities in health and well‐being. CBPR is a promising approach to address the social determinants of health.
- [Juvenile Offenders in Context: How Their Worldviews Impact their Actions](https://www.communitypsychology.com/juvenile-offenders-how-worldview-impacts-actions/) - Juvenile offending is not simply the outgrowth of "poor choices". Rather, antisocial behavior may reflect adolescents' views of unfairness and injustice within the legal system and the world at large.
- [Integrating Youth in Community Based Participatory Research](https://www.communitypsychology.com/integrating-youth/) - Meaningfully engaging youth in research, evaluation, and practice is important. We examined the value of Youth GO as an emerging participatory qualitative method to engage youth in collecting and analyzing data.
- [Community Resilience:  More Supports, More Impact](https://www.communitypsychology.com/community-resilience/) - Most adults report at least one ACE and ACEs disproportionally impact marginalized communities. Supporting community resilience helps promote child development within families, peer groups, schools, and communities.
- [Using Intersectionality Theory and Microaggression Theory in Research: The Muslimah Project](https://www.communitypsychology.com/intersectionality-theory-and-microaggression-theory-in-research/) - Both subtle and overt discrimination negatively impact Muslim women’s mental health. Applying Microaggression and Intersectionality Theories can help untangle the complex experiences of Muslim women so that we can address the negative consequences of discrimination.
- [CBOs Can Address Health Disparities in LatinX Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cbos-can-address-health-disparities-in-latinx-communities/) - The lack of attention to increasing LatinX immigrant health inequities created by system-level factors has created a public mental health crisis that calls for innovative strategies to support immigrant families and the community-based organizations that serve them. It is critical to focus on building capacity within community-based organizations (CBOs) that immigrant families already access.
- [Paying Time After Time: The Costs of Criminal Record Stigma](https://www.communitypsychology.com/paying-time-after-time/) - Perceived stigma is common among people with criminal records. We can reduce criminal record stigma and discrimination and provide work and social opportunities to enhance quality of life post-incarceration.
- [The Scalability of Mentoring](https://www.communitypsychology.com/scalability-of-mentoring/) - Group mentoring is a promising strategy for building resilience among young people vulnerable to school dropout. Mentoring in small groups is more scalable than traditional one-on-one mentoring.
- [Engaging Stakeholders about the “Wicked Problem” of Educational–Behavioral Health Disparities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/wicked-problem-of-educational-behavioral-health-disparities/) - Many important societal problems can be defined as “wicked” because they have multiple, complex causes, impact individuals in different ways, and do not lend themselves to simple solutions. Researchers should seek to collaborate with the individuals most affected by the topic under study so that any (partial) solutions to identified problems can be informed by the people who would be involved in promoting, implementing, and benefiting from those solutions.
- [High-Quality Afterschool Programs for LatinX Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/high-quality-afterschool-programs-for-latinx-youth/) - LatinX youth’s cultural experiences are related to the ways in which they experience afterschool program activities and interact with staff. To better support diverse youth and their math and STEM learning, serious and thoughtful consideration should be given to the promotion of culturally responsive practices.
- [Supporting Community-Based DV Services Through Academic Collaboration](https://www.communitypsychology.com/supporting-community-based-dv-services/) - Interventions to reduce negative effects of domestic violence are highly context dependent. Latina DV survivors face unique socio-cultural barriers when seeking services. Community-based resources can be supported by collaborative academic partnerships to strengthen the evaluation component of the work.
- [When the Feds Need Help: Community-Based Policing and Deportation](https://www.communitypsychology.com/community-based-policing-and-deportation/) - While there is a long history of cooperation between local police and sheriffs and federal immigration agents in the United States, the issue has more recently become a source of conflict. Local police and sheriffs are increasingly seen as “force multipliers” for the federal government causing some backlash at a time when many are calling for community policing strategies.
- [Retiring Juvenile Detention Centers for Wrap-Around Community-Based Services](https://www.communitypsychology.com/retiring-juvenile-detention-centers-for-wrap-around-community-based-services/) - Youth are not best served in JDC environments and should be diverted to community-based and therapeutic environments whenever possible. Girls’ feedback through a confidential youth advisory process prompted systemic change better suited to meet their needs.
- [Comparing Youth Participatory Approaches](https://www.communitypsychology.com/comparing-youth-participatory-approaches/) - There are many commonalities among Community-Psychology-informed youth participatory approaches. However, approaches differ on the level of emphasis on research to inform action, how much decision-making power young people have throughout the process, and the role and power of adults.
- [Theater: Engaging in Critical Thinking about Social Justice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/theater-engaging-in-critical-thinking-about-social-justice/) - Using visual and creative methods, we can engage people in thinking about social justice and their place and responsibilities within it. Art can be an engaging way to encourage people with privilege to work towards social justice.
- [The HEAL Lab: Healing Health Inequity Together](https://www.communitypsychology.com/heal-lab-healing-health-inequity/) - Critical Conscious-ness Theory and Community Based Participatory Results can help communities address health disparities. The HEAL lab provides a support network and engages diverse stakeholders in critical reflection as they participate in research to advance health equity.
- [Society for Community Research and Action Statement on Police Brutality](https://www.communitypsychology.com/statement-on-police-brutality/) - We, the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), are in solidarity with those calling to move funding out of policing and into systems that facilitate community wellness. For this reason, we take up policing as an institution.
- [Raising Awareness and Getting to Action: Uprooting White Supremacy and Promoting Racial Justice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/uprooting-white-supremacy/) - In response to the repeated police killings of Black people, including the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Rayshard Brooks, and the global mobilization demanding structural change to ensure that Black Lives Matter, the Society for Community Research and Action membership pulled together resources to support awareness raising and action for
- [Celebrate and Replicate! Building Community through the New Bank for Community Solutions and Ideas](https://www.communitypsychology.com/new-bank/) - Submit your stories of community-building, action, and hope to the The New Bank for Community Solutions!
- [Living Community Psychology: Dominique Thomas](https://www.communitypsychology.com/lcp-dominique-thomas/) - Dominique 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 bedevil him as he endeavors to secure a stable foothold in life and to make a valuable contribution to persons who are not blessed by a village such as his.
- [Two decades of research and multilevel intervention on HIV/STI in Mumbai, India](https://www.communitypsychology.com/two-decades-of-research-and-multilevel-intervention-on-hiv-sti-in-mumbai-india/) - The last two decades of work in India have taught us a great deal about international research methodology and intervention development. Read more about 20+ years of collaboration between India and the US in the service of community health.
- [Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice-Kayla DeCant](https://www.communitypsychology.com/kayla-decant/) - Kayla 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 research and practice.
- [How Higher Education Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression](https://www.communitypsychology.com/how-higher-education-can-support-immigrants-resistance/) - To help immigrants experiencing discrimination in their communities, the authors describe ways to recognize oppression, look for resistance, listen and learn, look to models, provide resources, use power wisely, make space, honor diverse roles, act in solidarity, look in the mirror, and be willing to reflect and change.
- [Nuancing Community Violence Exposure](https://www.communitypsychology.com/nuancing-community-violence-exposure/) - Many African American adolescents living in low-resourced urban neighborhoods experience high exposure to community violence. Exposure may vary over time and be influenced by individual- and contextual-level factors. Identifying specific risk factors associated with more chronic and severe exposure may guide preventive intervention efforts.
- [How Can "Third Place” Settings Support Young People who Endure Social Marginalization?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/third-places/) - Social policing may inhibit young people from feeling welcome and safe and connecting with their peers and adults in the community who can support them. Third places are public settings that foster sociability and can support young people who experience marginalization.
- [Living Community Psychology-Judi Aubel](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-judi-aubel/) - Judi 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.
- [Living Community Psychology-Chris Nettles](https://www.communitypsychology.com/chris-nettles/) - Chris Nettles was profiled in Spring 2013 as an advanced clinical/community graduate student who was completing a self-designed community/clinical internship.
- [Psychiatry Research Division Mini-Retreat with Forest Bathing Hawai`i](https://www.communitypsychology.com/mini-retreat-with-forest-bathing-hawaii/) - A Forest Bathing mini-retreat can inspire us in at least two ways – gratitude and relationships. We can collectively express gratitude for the experience of forest bathing in the moment and for sharing time in-person with co-workers and friends who have scarcely been seen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congregating safely in a natural setting can improve moods, and leave one to reflect on the importance of strengthening relationships - with one's loved ones, one's self, or the natural world.
- [The Effects of Stigma on Students with Learning Disabilities and Inclusive Classroom Practices](https://www.communitypsychology.com/effects-of-stigma-on-students-with-learning-disabilities/) - Within general classrooms, stigma continues to harm the social-emotional health and academic ability of students with learning disabilities. There is strong empirical evidence to support that inclusive classrooms are more conducive to the social, behavioral, and academic success of students with LD.
- [Conversaciones con los Abuelos: A Community-based Collaborative Effort to Reduce Loneliness Among Latino/a/x Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.communitypsychology.com/conversaciones-con-los-abuelos/) - Older individuals, already susceptible to isolation, are faced with social disparities stemming from loss of connection and social isolation during COVID-19. Here is how Conversaciones con los Abuelos helped.
- [Rock on! Heavy Metal Therapy Dispels Myths and Provides Support](https://www.communitypsychology.com/heavy-metal-therapy/) - Online Community Psychology projects for people in alternative subcultures can be effective sources of peer support and promote community action. Heavy Metal Therapy can 1) Provide a forum for support and discussion for listeners who may be struggling with mental health, 2) Improve understanding by sharing ideas and research about the role of metal music in emotional processing, and 3) Contribute to academic and clinical practice discussions about the well-being impact of engagement with heavy music.
- [Mentors Can Help Young Adults Transition to Higher Education](https://www.communitypsychology.com/mentors-help-transition-to-higher-education/) - Natural mentors can provide young adults critical support as they transition to college or university. Colleges and universities should help students develop and maintain close relationships with mentors.
- [How I Used Community Psychology Values to Foster State-Level Change](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-cp-values-for-state-level-change/) - Community Psychology aims to use research and action to promote positive change at the individual and systemic levels. Here is how I used Community Psychology values to help influence two major Michigan initiatives.
- [Sentido de comunidad y participación](https://www.communitypsychology.com/sentido-de-comunidad-y-participacion/) - Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas La idea de comunidad ha ido ganando importancia en los últimos años, tanto en la investigación como en la práctica. Esta idea se refiere a los vínculos de confianza y de reciprocidad entre los integrantes de un barrio, una localidad o una comunidad de vecinos (es decir, una comunidad tradicional).
- [A Note from the Field: Using Community Psychology to Reclaim Urban Green Space](https://www.communitypsychology.com/using-community-psychology-to-reclaim-urban-green-space/) - A controversial urban project in Sao Paulo, Brazil was re-located through community-based power. With support, communities can influence public decisions.
- [Rethinking Human Trafficking Representation](https://www.communitypsychology.com/rethinking-human-trafficking-representation/) - A narrow set of images has restricted the understanding of human trafficking. As many trafficking victims cross the healthcare system at some point during their captivity, providers can identify and potentially help victims become survivors by better understanding the signs of human trafficking.
- [What We Agreed: The Community Vision](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-we-agreed/) - We are living through the worst time in our modern history. Strong statement? Not strong enough.
- [COVID-19 Pandemic Arrives Unevenly in Rural America](https://www.communitypsychology.com/covid-19-pandemic-uneven-in-rural-america/) - The COVID-19 pandemic was initially slow to arrive in rural counties across the United States. Yet risks of exposure, patterns of spread, and outcomes of infection are uneven and intersect with existing inequalities.
- [Were We Critical Friends? Working with Values in Research](https://www.communitypsychology.com/working-with-values-in-research/) - Those working in program delivery often do not have the time to devote to learning new critical frameworks. A more scaffolded approach can make teachable moments by which critical reflection can become a part of the work the organisation does.
- [Prepare for Action](https://www.communitypsychology.com/prepare-for-action/) - As a field Community Psychology has identified how structural inequities and lack of resources yield systemic wellbeing disparities. Change is occurring through COVID-19.
- [Child Labor Trafficking is a Health Care Issue](https://www.communitypsychology.com/child-labor-trafficking-health-care-issue/) - A brief overview of the current extent and implications of child labor trafficking, why it’s a healthcare issue, and actionable pathways to mitigate the problem.
- [Gender, Gangs, and Risk-Taking](https://www.communitypsychology.com/gender-gangs-and-risk-taking/) - Close, emotional proximity to street gangs provide excitement that can become an addiction. While young males are more likely directly involved in gangs, young women derive excitement from their indirect affiliation and support of gang members.
- [Principles-Focused Evaluation: Collaborating for Equity and Justice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/principles-focused-evaluation/) - Incorporating a Principles-Focused Evaluation approach maintains focus on the shared values held throughout the community. Learn how to use a Principles-Focused Evaluation approach for evaluating collaborative work toward equity and justice.
- [Blended Conscientisation Methods Uncover Structural Roots of Individualized Problems](https://www.communitypsychology.com/blended-conscientisation-methods/) - Current development work can strengthen oppression and sustain de-humanisation. High levels of anxiety, shame, and hopelessness encourage dependency on existing power structures rather than collective action. Feelings of insecurity can point to a wider structural colonisation.
- [Community-Academic Partnerships: Learning Even More During COVID-19](https://www.communitypsychology.com/community-and-academic-partnerships/) - Community/Academic partnerships can serve marginalized communities by mobilizing resources in areas where health care access is otherwise unavailable. However, relationship-building can be difficult with consideration to power differentials. Integrating community-based participatory principles into partnerships has strong potential to demonstrate a sustainable network.
- [SCRA Statement in Support of Christchurch, New Zealand, In Condemnation of White Supremacy: Call to Action](https://www.communitypsychology.com/christchurch-new-zealand-in-condemnation-of-white-supremacy-call-to-action/) - Disclaimer: This is an official statement of the Society for Community Research and Action, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association, and does not represent the position of the American Psychological Association or any of its other Divisions or subunits. The Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) - Division 27 of the American Psychological
- [What Does a Community Psychology Student Learn?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-does-a-community-psychology-student-learn/) - Crucial concepts in the field from a Community Psychologist teaching the subject.
- [Trauma-Informed Responses to Immigration Policies and Practices](https://www.communitypsychology.com/trauma-informed-responses/) - We call for an end to all traumatic policies, echoing U.S. Congressional calls to address the root of harm to children and recommendations to shift toward trauma-based systems of care for immigrant children and families.
- [How to Move Policy on Human Trafficking](https://www.communitypsychology.com/move-policy-on-human-trafficking/) - Proposed human trafficking laws may be most successful in using research to guide the use of trauma-informed practice.
- [Restorative Justice with Domestic Violence Offenders](https://www.communitypsychology.com/restorative-justice-with-domestic-violence-offenders/) - A novel domestic violence offender treatment has been shown to significantly decrease both the number of instances and severity of subsequent intimate partner violence.
- [It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood-Which One?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/its-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/) - Youth may define their neighborhood differently than where they reside and may feel greater community engagement and ownership in the neighborhood that hosts their activities. Interventions can more effectively target youth within their perceived community space.
- [Trust, Momentum, and Readiness: Trust-Building in Police-Community Partnerships](https://www.communitypsychology.com/police-community-partnerships/) - Serve & Connect has a mission to ignite positive change and strengthen communities through building positive police and community partnerships. Read more on how Serve & Connect has developed a comprehensive, evidence-informed, community-centered model for promoting safety, resilience, and well-being to facilitate positive community level change through effective community collaboration.
- [Leveraging our Role as Community Psychologists through Op-Eds and Letters to the Editors to Advocate for Immigrant Justice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/writing-an-op-ed/) - How to write Op-Eds to support social justice.
- [New Open Access Community Psychology Textbook](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cptextbook/) - Students and community members may access a free introduction to the field, the methods and theories, frameworks for understanding communities, intervention and prevention strategies used by community psychologists, tools for creating change on multiple levels, and guidance on the various paths one can take as a community psychologist
- [Inclusion and Collaborative Design: School-Based Health Centers (SBHC)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/school-based-health-centers/) - Collaboration between school-based health centers and community nonprofits through a shared-staffing model provides organizational enhancement, assists in academic attainment, improves health outcomes, and affirms belonging, a crucial developmental attribute for historically marginalized youth.
- [Autochthony:  Focusing on Community Values and Practices Can Support Immigrant Integration](https://www.communitypsychology.com/autochthony/) - Autochthony [aw-tok-thon-ey] is a sense of belonging originating from historical nativeness. The idea that “we were the first to arrive” promotes the emergence of a sense of ownership, which may have a negative impact on newcomer migrant groups.
- [Ignite Sessions now Online!](https://www.communitypsychology.com/ignite/) - Guess what? SCRA Ignite Sessions are now online. Ignite Presentations share research and ideas in a brief 5-minute format. Ignite your own discussions with a little bit of Community Psychology research! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzQPIYK0nLqcCl5YiQ0o1uO9yYG0fKWw4
- [Safe, Secure, and Loved: Parent Education](https://www.communitypsychology.com/safe-secure-and-loved/) - Community-led parent education focused on managing parenting stress, clarifying parenting goals, and strengthening nurturing parenting can engage and mobilize a volunteer community workforce.
- [Time Well Spent (in communities)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/time-well-spent-in-communities/) - Advance beyond traditional methods of psychology by recording the contexts in which they are embedded.
- [How and Why Community Psychology Focuses on Prevention](https://www.communitypsychology.com/how-and-why-cp-focuses-on-prevention/) - Lenny Jason explains that Psychology is more than therapy by examining the field of community psychology.
- [A Love Letter to Marie Jahoda](https://www.communitypsychology.com/marie-jahoda/) - Marie Jahoda's early multi-method work and strengths-based community perspective makes her a grandmother in the field of Community Psychology.
- [Hands Across the Hills](https://www.communitypsychology.com/hands-across-the-hills/) - The United States feels divided by race, social class, and political ideologies. Hands Across the Hills seeks to increase personal connections and promote greater understanding.
- [Living Community Psychology-Louis Brown](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-louis-brown/) - For this installment, we feature Louis Brown of El Paso, Texas. Louis’ original focus, starting in graduate school, was on mental health self-help consumer groups, but his eventual move to a heavily Latino population on the U.S.-Mexico border and to a school of public health, have led to a broadened perspective, to multiple health-related issues,
- [What is Trauma-Informed Care:  An Example](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-is-trauma-informed-care-an-example/) - Childhood trauma and adversity are associated with chronic health and behavioral health problems. In a systems-wide approach to trauma, all individuals within the organization play a role in helping treat a child.
- [Evaluation Consultants Get the Job Done Right for Community Interventions](https://www.communitypsychology.com/evaluation-consultants/) - Consultants can assist communities to design, implement, and evaluate effective interventions. Evaluation consultants with a Community Psychology perspective are particularly valuable as the values of the field align with what many communities need.
- [Faith, Conservatism, and Discrimination](https://www.communitypsychology.com/faith-conservatism-and-discrimination/) - Despite significant strides for sexual and gender minority (SGM) rights in the United States, there continues to be opposition to these rights from many conservative Christians and political conservatives. This study advances the understanding of how unawareness of Christian privilege and support for Christian hegemony help to explain the association between Christian and political conservatism and opposition to SGM.
- [Community-Based Participatory Research is Authentic and Actionable](https://www.communitypsychology.com/authentic-actionable-cbpr/) - Consumers collaborate with researchers in Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) to create data that is authentic, useful, and can directly impact service delivery systems. The process is time intensive and can be challenging. Including consumer researchers as partners is essential to understand the experience of receiving services and the impact of those services when considering improvements.
- [Don’t Start and End with ACEs: How Protective Factors Explain Youth Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/protective-factors-and-aces/) - Protective factors can mitigate the impact of ACEs and are just as important to understand a child’s physical and emotional health.
- [After COVID-19: How School-Based Health Centers Can Help When Schools Re-Open](https://www.communitypsychology.com/after-covid/) - By linking Community Psychology principles with health information, School-Based Health Centers (SBHC)s represent needed infrastructure when schools re-open after stay-at-home orders related to COVID-19.
- [Using Community Psychology to Increase Access to HIV Prevention, Testing, and Treatment](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp-to-increase-access-hiv/) - Due to stigma and resultant obstacles to prevention and care, a gay or bisexual man is 27 times more likely to acquire HIV than his heterosexual counterpart. Trans-women are at 49 times the risk of cisgender women. Identifying evaluation strategies that are viable and useful to human rights advocacy is an urgent need, given the predominance of donor-driven accountability-focused monitoring on a narrow set of HIV-related indicators.
- [When We Stop Expelling Three Year Olds, Teachers Need Resources](https://www.communitypsychology.com/stop-expelling/) - Early childhood educational providers need more resources like infant/early childhood mental health consultation.
- [Body Mapping: Measuring Well During the Swell](https://www.communitypsychology.com/body-mapping-measuring-well/) - Creative expression in nature can be empowering for vulnerable groups. There is a growing body of evidence for the benefits of “blue space.”Surf therapy can be a restorative experience, particularly for children with Autism. Body Mapping can be used to help create a richer picture of the potential health and wellbeing outcomes.
- [Surf’s Up for Youth Mental Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/surfs-up-for-youth-mental-health/) - Surf therapy, an emerging intervention, can increase hope among youth at-promise. Surf therapy is an effective intervention to increase positive self-identity, and feelings of safety and inclusion.
- [Examination of a Culturally Specific Group Intervention for African American Survivors of Sexual Assault](https://www.communitypsychology.com/culturally-specific-intervention-for-african-american-survivors/) - SCRA Thesis Award Grantee Report: A Phenomenological Analysis of a Culturally Specific Intervention for African American Women
- [Learn from Our Mistakes: Challenges and Opportunities in Randomized Housing-First Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/learn-from-our-mistakes/) - Buy-in and trust with organization- and policy-level stakeholders is crucial. Tensions between organizational culture and the research protocol should be addressed, such as reluctance to support a randomized design.
- [Establishing Environmentally Sustainable Practices through Community Engagement: A “Greener” Approach to the “Wicked Problems” of Industrialization](https://www.communitypsychology.com/environmentally-sustainable-practices-through-community-engagement/) - We can change our own individualistic lifestyle and adapt a more community-oriented and prosocial approach to environmentally sustainable behavior.
- [Spirituality and Community Building with The Community Toolbox](https://www.communitypsychology.com/spirituality-and-community-building/) - Chapter 28 of The Community Toolbox helps practitioners learn how to build communities of compassion, justice, and other spiritual assets.
- [Equity Generally, Must Precede Health Equity: Lessons Learned from Community Organizers](https://www.communitypsychology.com/equity-must-precede-health-equity/) - Health providers can be better allies to communities through community organizing. Community coalitions can build capacity with health providers.
- [How Health Coalitions Can Embrace Indigenous Ways of Knowing](https://www.communitypsychology.com/health-coalitions-embrace-indigenous-ways-of-knowing/) - Research and evaluation can be pursued collaboratively with greater shared power between community and university partners.
- [Mental Well-Being in Men of Color](https://www.communitypsychology.com/mental-well-being-in-men-of-color/) - We can use lived experience to generate strategies to enhance the mental health and well-being of men of color.
- [More than Filling Empty Bellies: How Food Banks are Evolving to Nourish Community Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/foodbanks/) - Food insecurity is related to poor nutrition and many other negative health outcomes. Food banks can and should implement nutrition policies.
- [Asset Mapping: Why to Ask Why](https://www.communitypsychology.com/asset-mapping/) - Susan Jakes suggests the “why” we value certain assets in our community might be very different for the community members than for the professionals that come to help.
- [Kids Need More from School? Utilize Assistant Teachers!](https://www.communitypsychology.com/assistant-teachers/) - Communities across the United States are expanding early childhood education with the goal of promoting children’s development. Read more on how to improve ECE.
- [Many Go Undiagnosed: Youth May Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome](https://www.communitypsychology.com/undiagnosed-youth-with-chronic-fatigue/) - Of the youth diagnosed with ME/CFS, less than 5% had been previously diagnosed with the illness; a higher percentage being African American and LatinX.
- [Peace Building and Conflict Transformation: The Work of Ramy Barhouche](https://www.communitypsychology.com/practitioner-highlight-ramy-barhouche/) - Ramy 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.
- [Faith and Black Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/faith-and-black-youth/) - Religion and religious institutions provide a wide range of resources including support to reduce sexual risk behavior.
- [Schools Can Do More to Help Students with Trauma Histories](https://www.communitypsychology.com/schools-can-help-students-with-trauma-histories/) - Most school programs are individual and group-based interventions. Classroom-based and school-wide programs remain largely untested yet remain promising.
- [What is Community Psychology - Laura Kohn-Wood and Courte Voorhees](https://www.communitypsychology.com/podcast-what-is-community-psychology/) - Laura Kohn-Wood and Courte Voorhees discuss the timeless question: "What is Community Psychology".
- [Preventing Human Trafficking Using Data-driven, Community-based Strategies](https://www.communitypsychology.com/preventing-human-trafficking/) - A 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
- [When Healing Looks Like Justice: An Interview with Harvard Psychologist Joseph Gone (from Mad in America, 10/8/19)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/indigenous-healing-for-mental-health/) - Community Psychologist, Joseph Gone considers historical trauma and the role of Indigenous healing in mental health.
- [Hate Crimes, Gun Violence, and Extremism: The Role of Community Intervention and Positive Intergroup Contact](https://www.communitypsychology.com/hate-crimes-gun-violence-and-extremism-the-role-of-community-intervention-and-positive-intergroup-contact/) - How can communities become more proactive to prevent senseless tragedies from reoccurring and identify extremism and hate crime indicators?
- [Enhancing Social Responsibility and Prosocial Leadership to Prevent Aggression, Peer Victimization, and Emotional Problems in Elementary School Children](https://www.communitypsychology.com/enhancing-social-responsibility-and-prosocial-leadership/) - The researchers evaluate the WITS Program (Walk Away, Ignore, Talk it Out, Seek Help), which provides student, parents, and school administrators a common language to encourage prosocial behavior.
- [Listening is Key When Working with Juvenile Offenders  and Their Families](https://www.communitypsychology.com/listening-is-key-when-working-with-juvenile-offenders-and-their-families/) - Youth who become involved in the juvenile justice system are at increased risk for a range of negative outcomes. With early interventions, such as Juvenile Drug Court (JDC), long-term outcomes are likely to improve.
- [The “Invisible War” against Sexual Assault in the Military:  How Community Psychology Can Help Identify an Effective Strategy](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-invisible-war-against-sexual-assault-in-the-military/) - The United States Department of Defense (DOD) began organizational-wide sexual assault training in 2005. Holland et al. (2014) studied whether the training received predicted accurate knowledge of sexual assault resources and protocols and lower incidence of sexual assault, whether training differed across branches and ranks, and whether service members’ judgments of training effectiveness differed.
- [Reducing Conflict and Promoting Community  through Youth Gardening](https://www.communitypsychology.com/reducing-conflict-and-promoting-community-through-youth-gardening/) - The SCRA Social Justice Mini-grant program provided seeds for the development of a vegetable garden for youth at a detention center (Boy’s Totem Town) located St. Paul, MN. Beginning in May 2017, youth participated in a vegetable garden program that taught them the principles of environmental sustainability, healthful and nutritious diets, and responsible ecological practices.
- [Sustaining Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions and Community Coalitions](https://www.communitypsychology.com/sustaining-evidence-based-prevention-interventions-and-community-coalitions/) - What is left after the funding ends, staff leave, and programming decreases? Can we build coalitions that survive and even thrive after the research study? The answer is a resounding “yes!” We provide some key elements of sustainable coalition building.
- [Strengthening Schools by Building Community Partnerships with Law Enforcement, Behavioral Health Services, and Family Supports](https://www.communitypsychology.com/strengthening-schools-by-building-community-partnerships-with-law-enforcement/) - Judith Meyers, Jeana Bracey, and Jeffery Vanderploeg, with Ashley Simons-Rudolph “By diverting youth from juvenile justice involvement and connecting them to resources that address the underlying issues that contribute to challenging behaviors, there is a triple benefit of better outcomes for youth, better outcomes for schools, and significant cost savings.” The Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative
- [Using Photovoice as a Community-Building Tool](https://www.communitypsychology.com/photovoice-as-a-community-building-tool/) - Photovoice increased the level of psychological sense of community and the wish for future participation in a group of teenagers who live in a vulnerable, multicultural neighborhood in southern Spain.
- [How Keeping Up With the Joneses (or at least living next door) Can Be Good for Your Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/how-keeping-up-with-the-joneses-or-at-least-living-next-door-can-be-good-for-your-health/) - Can the income-level of the people we share our neighborhoods with affect our health? Does the income-level of our neighbors shape how we perceive our own social status?
- [Creating a Student Veteran Resource Center](https://www.communitypsychology.com/creating-a-student-veteran-resource-center/) - In this participatory action research study, student veterans at a small midwestern community college collaborated to develop engaging programs and resources for veterans transitioning from soldier to student. Most notably, the veteran group worked with college administration as well as veteran organizations and community partners to develop a Veterans Resource Center (VRC) on campus.
- [Oxford House Shows Promise in Maintaining Sobriety](https://www.communitypsychology.com/oxford-house-shows-promise-in-maintaining-sobriety/) - When an individual struggling with a substance abuse disorder has been discharged from inpatient treatment, they usually leave with an aftercare plan. Aftercare can include many options such as attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, coming in once a week to see a therapist, or moving into a recovery home.
- [How Specific Police Biases Influence Criminal Investigations of Rape](https://www.communitypsychology.com/police-biases-influence-rape-investigations/) - In 2009, about 11,000 sexual assault evidence collection kits were found in a police storage facility in a large, predominately Black Midwestern city. The majority of these kits had never been tested by a crime laboratory, meaning the potential evidence therein could not be used to investigate and prosecute the sexual assault. This begs the question—what happened in these sexual assault case investigations?
- [African American and Latino Children and Adolescents Experience Race-Related Trauma in the Public Education System](https://www.communitypsychology.com/african-american-and-latino-children-and-adolescents-experience-race-related-trauma-in-the-public-education-system/) - Race-related trauma is both generational and present for many African American and Latino children and adolescents in the United States. From law enforcement to the public education system, policies continue to support the devaluing of students through punitive discipline and discretionary practices. Among other negative impacts, these practices limit opportunities to gifted and college preparatory programs.
- [Technology in Our Pockets: Can You Ever Get Too Much?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/can-you-ever-get-too-much-technology/) - Have you felt tired at the end of a day and wondered what you actually “did?” Do you find “unplugging” and turning your phone off leaves you feeling anxious even when you are not expecting important calls or texts?
- [Community Psychologists on Campus: Mini-Case Studies in University Activism](https://www.communitypsychology.com/mini-case-studies-in-university-activism/) - Students in the Community Psychology Program at Wichita State University (WSU) are at the forefront of organizing, advocacy, and research on their campus. This past year, students mobilized others on campus using community psychology principles. By collaborating on campus, we were successful in bringing together graduate community psychology students and undergraduates wanting to create positive change. Mini-case studies will highlight the initiatives we undertook from 2016-2017 as they relate to community psychology and our goal of engaging students.
- [SenseofCommunity.com](https://www.communitypsychology.com/senseofcommunity-com/) - Bringing together the myriad of international scholars and practitioners to advance the work on sense of community.
- [Put a Positive Spin on Your Social Media](https://www.communitypsychology.com/put-a-positive-spin-on-your-social-media/) - Social media represents a growing portion of social movements, with the possibility to quickly and easily reach large groups of people on a global scale. Understanding how to engage and activate one’s online audience holds substantial implications for those looking to advocate for social justice.
- [Campus Racial Climate for African Americans Scale](https://www.communitypsychology.com/campus-racial-climate-for-african-americans-scale/) - Many institutions of higher learning regularly conduct “campus climate” surveys to assess student perceptions and concerns. For my dissertation, I created a campus racial climate measure specifically for African American college students. The goal was to develop a culturally-relevant measure for this population, basing the questions on the experiences of African American college students.
- [People of Color Experience Discrimination Within LGBT Spaces](https://www.communitypsychology.com/people-of-color-experience-discrimination-within-lgbt-spaces/) - We examine processes of minority stress and community resilience among racially diverse sexual minority men. Our findings suggest that connection to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community plays a more central role in mediating minority stress processes for White sexual minority men than it does for sexual minority men of color.
- [The Southeast Equine Research and Education Partnership](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-southeast-equine-research-and-education-partnership/) - The Southeast Equine Research and Education Partnership (SEREP) is an interdisciplinary, interinstitutional, community-university collaborative. The long-term goal is to build on the organically grown local equine ecosystem to bring community, economic, and workforce development to a rural region in the southeastern United States.
- [Schools as Community Hubs in the Outskirts of Lima, Peru](https://www.communitypsychology.com/schools-as-community-hubs-in-the-outskirts-of-lima-peru/) - Social network analysis can be used in the operational definition of social regularities, behavior settings, and similar ecological concepts. In the period 2015-2016 we implemented a program for the prevention of child labor in marginal areas in the outskirts of Lima, Peru.
- [The Concept of Diversity - SCRAs Position](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-concept-of-diversity-ceras-position/) - On February 2, 2018 SCRA’s Executive Committee (EC) motioned to approve and endorse the following document as SCRA’s Position Statement on Diversity, and how the organization will work toward the promotion and enactment of diversity within its organization structures (e.g., committees, councils, interest groups).
- [Making Higher Education More Accessible in Rural Hawai'i](https://www.communitypsychology.com/making-higher-education-more-accessible-in-rural-hawaii/) - Education Centers in rural communities can serve a vital role as “access points” to higher education.
- [Bike Equity: Can Alternative Transport Become the Great Equalizer?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/bike-equity-can-alternative-transport-become-the-great-equalizer/) - We must carefully consider urban sustainability measures and account for who most uses sustainable transportation.
- [Unintended Consequences of Community Partnerships](https://www.communitypsychology.com/unintended-consequences-of-community-partnerships/) - Good intentions are never enough. Sometimes, there are unintended consequences of our community partnerships.
- [Community-Based Research With Urban American Indians](https://www.communitypsychology.com/community-based-research-with-urban-american-indians/) - Hartmann, W. E., Wendt, D. C., Saftner, M. D., Marcus, J. D., & Momper, S. M. "Why is it important to learn about urban American Indian communities as well as reservation communities?" Despite the 1976 Indian Health Care Improvement Act, physical and mental health disparities exist in many American Indian (AI) populations. Approximately 70% of
- [Are Current Mentoring Models Bad for Kids’ Health?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/are-current-mentoring-models-bad-for-kids-health/) - submitted by Bernadette Sánchez Recent longitudinal studies show that Black adolescents and adults from low socioeconomic backgrounds who are resilient are also more likely to get physically sick. However, White adolescents and adults from similar backgrounds are immune to this negative outcome. For example, a study of Black, low-income adolescents revealed that those who were resilient (as
- [Applying the Principles of Community Psychology in Institutions of Higher Education](https://www.communitypsychology.com/applying-the-principles-of-community-psychology-in-institutions-of-higher-education/) - This article seeks to add a deeper understanding of the context that many first-generation minority college students have endured prior to getting to higher education, specifically the disproportionately high number of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their long-lasting impacts.
- [Addressing a Frequent Practitioner Question Through Synthesizing Research & Practice Wisdom](https://www.communitypsychology.com/addressing-a-frequent-practitioner-question-through-synthesizing-research-practice-wisdom/) - While guidance from organizations ranging from the American College Health Association to the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault to the Centers for Disease Control recommends that campuses address alcohol and sexual assault, there is limited concrete guidance as to how campus practitioners should actually do so. To address this critical gap, my colleagues and I are completing a study that uses an interdisciplinary community participatory approach to synthesize the best available research and practice wisdom on this topic. There are four aspects of our approach that may be useful to others.
- [Action or Inaction in the Wake of Parkland Florida Tragedy?  Preventing Gun Violence Through Model (Red Flag) Legislation](https://www.communitypsychology.com/action-or-inaction-in-the-wake-of-parkland-florida-tragedy-preventing-gun-violence-through-model-legislation/) - Model legislation provides great opportunity for Community Psychologists to intervene. This is clearly a fitting issue for CPs to take on now, especially in the wake of the gun violence in Parkland, Florida.
- [How We Can Promote “Citizenship” in Communities](https://www.communitypsychology.com/how-we-can-promote-citizenship-in-communities/) - If we return to the definition of citizenship as a sense of belonging to a group, we gain an understanding of “community” as more broad than simple geographical proximity, membership, or identification with a group.
- [Natural Mentoring is Good for ALL Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/natural-mentoring-is-good-for-all-youth/) - Natural mentors can promote a sense of belonging and prosocial behavior in youth and may be more easily implementable than formalized mentorships.
- [Dialogue on Gun Safety: A Community Psychology Values Check Relative to Public Policy](https://www.communitypsychology.com/dialogue-on-gun-safety-a-community-psychology-values-check-relative-to-public-policy/) - Another day, another tragedy. Is this "just how it is these days in schools?" A Community Psychologist speaks out about the responsibilities of our field.
- [Creating Spaces for Young People to Collaborate](https://www.communitypsychology.com/spaces-for-young-people-to-collaborate/) - Youth need support and guidance from skilled facilitators and adult facilitators need opportunities to engage in ongoing learning with their peers.
- [I Am Not Alone in My Struggle: Importance of Online Communities for Turner Syndrome](https://www.communitypsychology.com/importance-of-online-communities-for-turner-syndrome/) - submitted by Kristin M. Schramer and Kathryn D. Lafreniere The growth of online communities, communities in which members communicate primarily through electronic means, has led to interest in their ability to develop a sense of community in their members, often referred to as Sense of Virtual Community (SOVC) (Abfalter, Zanglia, & Mueller, 2012). There is
- [Is Community Psychology “Forever Young”? Noting and Addressing the Lack of Community Psychologists in Communities of Aging](https://www.communitypsychology.com/is-community-psychology-forever-young/) - submitted by Elizabeth Kirkwood Between the years 2005 to 2050, the global population of older persons (over age 65) is expected to increase 113%. In continents such as Asia and Africa, the increase is expected to exceed 268% and 307%, respectively. Considering women constitute a majority of the aging population, they may be at an
- [Helping Your Students Identify Their Values](https://www.communitypsychology.com/helping-your-students-identify-their-values/) - The beginning of the school year is a good time to ask students to reflect on what gives them guiding direction in their lives. And writing their guiding principles for life is a perfect assignment for doing so.
- [You Can MAKE Better Mentors](https://www.communitypsychology.com/make-better-mentors/) - submitted by Amy J. Anderson and Bernadette Sánchez Many low-income youth and youth of color experience inequity in schools, neighborhoods and other communities. This may be attributable to adult biases within these settings. These biases may be heightened when the adult and youth do not share similar social identities, such as ethnicity, gender, or socio-economic status.
- [To Liberate and Be Liberated: A Commitment to Realizing Freedom](https://www.communitypsychology.com/to-liberate-and-be-liberated-a-commitment-to-realizing-freedom/) - submitted by Tiffeny Jimenez As a practitioner and educator, I continuously reflect on how well I apply the principles of the field, and a key part of this work involves working with others that seek to speak truth to power through a process of mutual liberation. I hold a number of roles within the community,
- [Sustaining Oneself in Community Work: Three Key Aspects](https://www.communitypsychology.com/sustaining-self/) - submitted by Jordan Jurinsky Although I’m still early in career, there are three key aspects that are imperative for me in my work with communities; mapping the system I’m working in, understanding how working at different levels and on varying time frames require different types of energy, and taking time to reflect. I still remember
- [Sense of Community: Let’s Build it Together!](https://www.communitypsychology.com/build-sense-of-community-together/) - One of every 30 people live outside of their country of birth. Immigrants and longer-term residents often transform their sense of community—their feelings of belonging and mattering to the community, and beliefs that they will meet their needs through the community—in the new communities they share together.
- [Participatory Action Research: An example from the Stand Up to Bullying Project](https://www.communitypsychology.com/stand-up-to-bullying/) - submitted by Ashley Simons-Rudolph Despite a flurry of recent attention, we have not made sufficient progress in how we address bullying. Bullying, defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the intentional, unwanted, aggressive behavior between youths that are not siblings or dating partners that is repeated, or is likely
- [Need for a Culturally-Relevant Adaptation for Latinas with Binge Eating Disorder](https://www.communitypsychology.com/latina-eating-disorder/) - submitted by Phoutdavone Phimphasone-Brady, Alyssa M. Vela, Brooke E. Palmer, Alyssa Minnick, and Fary M. Cachelin. Latinas are not only at greater risk for obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) than White women, they are also less likely to seek treatment for eating issues. Intensive lifestyle interventions are effective in promoting weight loss and improving
- [Letting Go:  Why It's So Hard to Say Goodbye (to our interventions)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/letting-go-of-our-interventions/) - McKay and colleagues identify criteria to decide whether to de-implement an intervention and provide structure for how that de-implementation can happen.
- [Tackling Campus Racial Climate and Institutional Racism - Dr. Dominique Thomas](https://www.communitypsychology.com/campus-racial-climate/) - For this episode of RadioActive Natalie took a stop over in Atlanta, Georgia to interview Dr. Dominique Thomas about his recent research on campus racial climate for African American Students.
- [MLKJ Day Special Episode - Allana Zuckerman and Dr. Dominique Thomas](https://www.communitypsychology.com/mlkj-day-special-episode-allana-zuckerman-and-dr-dominique-thomas/) - In this special episode of RadioActive, Dr. Dominique Thomas and Allana Zuckerman join Natalie to talk about the upcoming Black Lives Matter special issue of the journal, Community Psychology in a Global Perspective.
- [Narratives of Resistance - Dr. Ciann Wilson](https://www.communitypsychology.com/narratives-of-resistance-dr-ciann-wilson/) - There are communities facing risk of genocidal impact due to HIV/AIDS including black men, and indigenous communities, who are largely ignored or delegitimized in their experiences and differential health outcomes. Dr. Wilson's work highlights the need to reclaim narratives of resistance by immigrants, communities of colour and indigenous communities.
- [Advancing the Social Sciences of Sustainability - Dr. Manuel Riemer](https://www.communitypsychology.com/advancing-the-social-sciences-of-sustainability/) - During this interview Dr. Riemer explains the complexity of the concept of Sustainability and argues for the need for more social science in sustainability research – stating that “we need to breathe air, but we also need to be in community”.
- [Sexual Violence and Sexual Minority Women - Dr. Tracy Hipp](https://www.communitypsychology.com/sexual-violence-and-sexual-minority-women-dr-tracy-hipp/) - Dr. Tracy Hipp is a Community Psychology graduate from Georgia State University who has focused her research on developing an understanding of the experiences of sexual violence of non-heterosexual and non gender conforming women through the inclusion of their often excluded voices.
- [What is Fat Activism? A Dialogue about Body Diversity and Weight Stigma - Lauren Munro](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-is-fat-activism-a-dialogue-about-body-diversity-and-weight-stigma-lauren-munro/) - In this episode of RadioActive Lauren Munro, a Ph.D. student at Wilifrid Laurier University, explains what fat activism is and how the social movement challenges stigmas around fatness.
- [Do Others Understand Us? - Dr. Chris Keys, Dr. Crystal Steltenpohl, Kevin Ryan & Jordan Reed](https://www.communitypsychology.com/do-others-understand-us-dr-chris-keys-dr-crystal-steltenpohl-kevin-ryan-jordan-reed/) - On this episode of RadioActive I bring you the Online Technologies Lab researchers who shared their work on Online Fighting Game Communities.
- [Untested Rape Kits...Why?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/untested-rape-kits-why/) - A team of community psychologists, lead by Rebecca Campbell, conducted research to understand why 11,000 sexual assault kits were warehoused and untested in Detroit. Their work has influenced how police departments handle sexual assault kits across the United States.
- [Driving Transformation through Collaboration: Reflections from a Police Widow](https://www.communitypsychology.com/transformation-through-collaboration-reflections-from-police-widow/) - Police widow Kassy Alia talks about how her community psychology perspective influenced her response to her husband's death and lead to the founding of the non-profit organization, Serve & Connect.
- [Student Voice Project: Policy-Informed Research on Youth Perceptions of the Baltimore City School Police Force](https://www.communitypsychology.com/student-voice-project/) - ‘The Student Voice Project,’ sought to highlight how students’ perspectives could shape local policy related to school police in Baltimore City.
- [Psychedelics in Recovery](https://www.communitypsychology.com/psychedelics-in-recovery/) - Kevin Franciotti introduces Psychedelics in Recovery (PIR), an addiction recovery mutual aid group where members use psychedelic substances as part of their recovery journeys.
- [How Does Exposure to Violence During Adolescence Impact Future Orientation?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/exposure-to-violence/) - submitted by A. Simons-Rudolph Exposure to violence (ETV) is associated with poorer mental and physical health outcomes including mental distress, suicidal ideation, problematic behaviors, and substance abuse. Individuals with regular exposure to violence may be at higher risk of hopelessness and more likely to avoid consideration of the future in a positive way. Up to
- [Is it Any of Our Business?  How Religious Leaders Understand and Respond to IPV](https://www.communitypsychology.com/how-religious-leaders-understand-and-respond-to-ipv/) - Silence surrounding interpersonal violence among church leaders is referred to as the “holy hush."
- [Why Chatting with your Best Friend about how much Fun you had at the Party is Good for You and Your Community’s Health](https://www.communitypsychology.com/why-chatting-about-fun-is-good-for-you-and-your-community/) - How much people experience and share positive experiences varies day-to-day.and translating these experiences to resilient cognition differs person-to-person.
- [Transtheoretical Model Applied to Older Adults](https://www.communitypsychology.com/ttm-applied-to-older-adults/) - The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) is a theory to explain how people change behavior; outlined in five stages of change; pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
- [Addressing Classism in the University](https://www.communitypsychology.com/addressing-classism/) - Financial stress can have a significant impact on well-being. Colleges and universities can create opportunities for students to build empathy around social class.
- [Early to Bed, More Organized to Rise?  Preliminary Evidence Shows that an Earlier Bedtime may be Beneficial for Teens' Cognitive Functioning](https://www.communitypsychology.com/early-to-bed-more-organized-to-rise/) - Getting enough sleep is important for mood, physical functioning, and the brain’s ability to function. Teens with later bedtimes demonstrate lower overall executive functioning performance. Some aspects of executive functioning may be more sensitive to sleep than others.
- [Demystifying Decolonialization: A Practical Example from the Classroom](https://www.communitypsychology.com/demystifying-decolonialization/) - Decolonization is a process of examining and undoing unearned privilege resulting from historical and present day injustice. As a process, decolonization can push students from apathy to develop a sense of activism.
- [Just Living is Not Enough: Community Gardens Promote Life and Connection to Others](https://www.communitypsychology.com/community-gardens-promote-connection-to-others/) - Community gardens are more than pretty spaces. We can (and should) measure pro-social community-level programs to better understand how and why they work.
- [How to Use Feedback Loops to Engage your Community](https://www.communitypsychology.com/feedback-loops/) - Involving marginalized voices in the community can be difficult. The Feedback Loop process is one way to more authentically engage more folks.
- [Teach the Children Well: Social Justice in College Predicts Preference for Socially Responsible Jobs](https://www.communitypsychology.com/teach-socially-responsible-jobs/) - Taking a social justice focused course or participating in extracurricular volunteering made it more likely for students to want to work for a socially responsible company.
- [Community Psychology in the Cloud: How One CP Practitioner Uses the Practice Competencies to Work in Everyone’s Community](https://www.communitypsychology.com/community-psychology-within-facebook/) - Community Psychologists work in online communities too! Nicole Freund interviews Jessica Drum about how her degree in Community Psychology enriches Facebook communities.
- [Introducing Alternatives to Suicide: An Interview with Caroline Mazel-Carlton about a New Approach to Crisis](https://www.communitypsychology.com/new-approach-to-suicide/) - Suicide is a highly stigmatized topic that many people fear talking about openly (and hearing about). Often, suicidal people are afraid to share their feelings due to the possibility of being blamed, or the potential for coercive consequences such as involuntary commitment (references below). Mutual support groups can help provide a space where people can speak more freely about this topic.
- [Preventing Future Crime by Addressing Childhood Sexual Abuse and Later Non-Consensual Sexual Experiences in a Community Context](https://www.communitypsychology.com/preventing-future-crime-by-addressing-childhood-sexual-abuse/) - Trauma history is linked with later criminal activity. Rehabilitation through the Justice System is limited when it does not address the sexual trauma history of inmates. More work needs to be done to address the cycle of sexual violence within the community.
- [What is Life Like in an Immigrant Detention Center?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-is-life-like-in-an-immigrant-detention-center/) - The inhumanity of detention has far reaching effects on communities outside of the detention facility.
- [Residential Mobility as a Community Organizing Concern in Rural Australia](https://www.communitypsychology.com/residential-mobility-as-a-community-organizing-concern-in-rural-australia/) - Lack 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.
- [A Modern Example of Colonialism: We Will Not Forget Ayotzinapa](https://www.communitypsychology.com/ayotzinapa-we-will-not-forget/) - The struggle for decoloniality of knowledge is happening not only in rural Mexico, but in the United States and in marginalized communities all over the world.
- [What is Decolonialization and Where did it Come From?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-is-decolonialization-and-where-did-it-come-from/) - Colonization is the exploitation of resources and imposition of European cultures and geopolitical powers upon Indigenous (native) cultures. Learn more about its impact today.
- [Improving After-School Programming](https://www.communitypsychology.com/improving-after-school-programming/) - We can improve the effectiveness of afterschool programs by setting high expectations for youth, encouraging staff teamwork and engagement, and providing opportunities for staff to personally identify with youth they are serving.
- [How Universal Approaches Can Maximize Prevention Efforts](https://www.communitypsychology.com/universal-approaches/) - Universal services prevent stigma, normalize help seeking, and often have higher rates of service acceptance.
- [The Psychological Value of Activism](https://www.communitypsychology.com/psychological-value-activism/) - LGBTQ & GNC youth experience economic hardships and social stress in ways that continue to pose a threat to their health and well-being. Engaging in activist efforts can potentially improve their health in addition to furthering social change.
- [Impact of Community Violence on Youth](https://www.communitypsychology.com/impact-community-violence-youth/) - Community violence impacts all youth, not just youth who are directly exposed to the violence.
- [Supporting After-School  Staff and Programs](https://www.communitypsychology.com/supportingstaffprograms/) - Supporting staff can strengthen program quality and youth development. We recommend staff look for teachable moments that occur naturally during sports and recreation.
- [The Neighborhood Story Project: Keeping More Than Our Homes](https://www.communitypsychology.com/neighborhood-story-project/) - Gentrification--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.
- ["Rural is..."Toward a Working Definition](https://www.communitypsychology.com/rural-is-toward-a-working-definition/) - What is rural? We explore this topic with an overview of commonly used definitions, commentary on their gaps, and thoughts about alternative ways to classify “rural communities.”
- [Fan Activism and Community Psychology](https://www.communitypsychology.com/fan-activism/) - Fan activism is a new area of interest that looks at how organized communities of fans come together to take action in promoting diversity, education and other focal community psychology topics.
- [“Am I Doing This Right?”: Helping Housing First Clients Navigate Difficulties Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cbpr/) - Community-based participatory research and community psychology share similar values and goals to benefit to marginalized communities. CBPR is becoming increasingly common in community psychology research.
- [A Framework to Build Resilience](https://www.communitypsychology.com/resilience-framework/) - The Community Resilience Framework is a starting point for systemic assessment of resilience building efforts at the community level.
- [Community Advocacy: A Psychologist's Toolkit for State and Local Advocacy](https://www.communitypsychology.com/advocacytoolkit/) - The 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
- [Living Community Psychology-Chris Nettles](https://www.communitypsychology.com/chris-nettles-2/) - Chris’ work fulfills the practice of community psychology, providing a unique exemplar of the field’s potential reach.
- [Know Your Rights](https://www.communitypsychology.com/know-your-rights/) - 9/11/2017 From the National Immigrant Justice Center, Know your Rights has been updated to reflect new policies and procedures related to immigration and DACA. View or Print Documents Below: Know Your Rights, Espanol Know Your Rights 2017
- [Incarceration of Undocumented Families:  A Policy Statement by the Society for Community Research and Action: Division 27 of the American Psychological Association](https://www.communitypsychology.com/incarceration-of-undocumented-families-a-policy-statement-by-scra/) - Jessica 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
- [Family Detention of Undocumented Immigrants: We Can Do Better](https://www.communitypsychology.com/family-detention-of-undocumented-immigrants-we-can-do-better/) - A summary of the Incarceration of Undocumented Families: A Policy Statement by the Society for Community Research and Action: Division 27 of the American Psychological Association from Rachel Storace “The current U.S. immigration policies and their enforcement have detrimental effects on migrant adults, children, families, and communities” In March of 2016, the Society for Community Research
- [Early Career Reflections from a Black Community Psychologist](https://www.communitypsychology.com/early-career-reflections-from-a-black-community-psychologist/) - Kyrah Brown talks about her academic journey and receiving the 2019 SCRA Early Career Award.
- [Effectos de la Deportación y la Separación Forzada](https://www.communitypsychology.com/efectos-de-la-deportacion/) - La 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 deportaciones. Las políticas de inmigración se han alejado del objetivo de la reunificación familiar y tienen el potencial de perjudicar a los ciudadanos estadounidenses, incluyendo menores, al separar las familias.
- [Making Empirically Based Knowledge Cool Again #MEBKCA-Holly Angelique, Candalyn Rade, Traci Weinstein](https://www.communitypsychology.com/making-empirically-based-knowledge-cool-again/) - Dr. Holly Angelique and Dr. Traci Weinstein created what is most certainly a viral hashtag (or bumper sticker motto!) #MEBKCA – Make Empirically Based Knowledge Cool Again.
- [Pathways to Decolonizing the Sex Industries](https://www.communitypsychology.com/decolonizing-sex-industries/) - Former sex worker, Christa Sacco discusses decoloniality by and with people in the sex industries to inspire a different type of conversation around the sex industries, sex work, and human trafficking.
- [En los Orígenes de la Psicología Positive](https://www.communitypsychology.com/historias-de-psicologia-comunitaria/) - Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas Historias de psicología comunitaria Marie Jahoda es conocida por su estudio sobre el impacto psicológico del desempleo en una pequeña comunidad en la década de 1930. El trabajo de investigación que llevó a cabo en Marienthal, en los alrededores de Viena, mostró que el paro afecta a la estructuración del tiempo
- [Así Trabaja un Psicólogo Comunitario](https://www.communitypsychology.com/asi-trabaja-un-psicologo-comunitario/) - Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas Intervención social y comunitaria En el video “Así trabaja el psicólogo comunitario” se resume en 3 minutos en qué consiste el rol de los profesionales de la psicología de la intervención social y comunitaria. Para ello se utiliza el caso de Manchay, un asentamiento humano en las afueras de Lima
- [Qué es la Psicología Comunitaria](https://www.communitypsychology.com/que-es-la-psicologia-comunitaria/) - Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas Con un fuerte énfasis en la justicia social, la psicología comunitaria hace uso de la investigación orientada a la acción para guiar los programas comunitarios y las políticas que promueven el bienestar. Se centra en los individuos en sus contextos sociales, con el fin de prevenir los problemas antes
- [Regreso al Futuro: el Perfil del Psicólogo Comunitario y de la Intervención Social](https://www.communitypsychology.com/regreso-al-futuro-el-perfil-del-psicologo-comunitario-y-de-la-intervencion-social/) - Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas Los orígenes de la psicología comunitaria están asociados a la transformación de los servicios de salud mental. En Estados Unidos los centros de salud mental comunitaria empiezan a poner un mayor énfasis en la prevención y en la actuación en barrios y comunidades en la década de los 1960.
- [Competencias del Psicólogo Comunitario](https://www.communitypsychology.com/competencias-del-psicologo-comunitario/) - Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas De la aplicación de programas a las iniciativas de base comunitaria La revista Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice (GJCPP) dedica el volumen 7 (4) a debatir sobre las 18 competencias para la práctica profesional de la psicología comunitaria propuestas por la Sociedad para la Investigación y la Acción Comunitarias (SCRA) en 2012. Las 18 competencias del
- [Teorías en Psicología Comunitaria](https://www.communitypsychology.com/teorias-en-psicologia-comunitaria/) - Contextos, acción y comunidad Re-published with author’s permission in e-voluntas La revista Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice (GJCPP) dedica el volumen 7 (2) a reflexionar sobre el estado de las teorías en psicología comunitaria. Hace unos meses, algunos investigadores de la DePaul University preguntaron en la lista de correo de la Society for Community Research and Action por los modelos y teorías más
- [Shoulda. Coulda. Woulda: What Listening to Joe Durlak might have done](https://www.communitypsychology.com/where-mentoring-could-be-today/) - In 1979, a young psychologist named Joe Durlak published a controversial study in Psychological Bulletin that sent ripples through the helping professions. What Durlak sought to do was to combine all published studies that had compared the outcomes of experienced psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers with those of paraprofessionals (i.e., nonexpert, minimally trained community volunteers and helpers).
- [What is Swampscott and Why is it Important?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/what-is-swampscott-and-why-is-it-important/) - “It was an exciting time… They [Swampscott conference participants] wanted to intervene in social problems that were not explicitly mental health in nature, and that's why they talked about becoming “social change agents” – a vision that was a sea change for American psychology.”
- [Promoting Meaningful Reflections about Race, Inclusion, and Equity in Learning Environments](https://www.communitypsychology.com/promoting-meaningful-reflections-about-race-inclusion-and-equity-in-learning-environments/) - In this interactive webinar Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Milton Fuentes, and Helen Neville, addressed how to discuss the complex topics of diversity, inclusion, equity, privilege, race, and intersectionality in learning environments in ways that invite for reflection and self-analysis. Evidence-based strategies and models used by the researchers in their respective roles will be shared with the audience as ways to promote a learning environment. Read more at http://www.scra27.org/resources/webinars/httpwwwscra27orgresourceswebinarspromoting-meaning-reflections-race/#fuPupmVmrqptzC5s.99
- [Lab as Family: Creating Kinship Networks on Campus for Community-Based Work](https://www.communitypsychology.com/lab-as-family-creating-kinship-networks-on-campus/) - Students exist within and in between larger structures that often shape the path of their educational experiences and success. Appreciating their ecological context helps us to understand that the success of our students lies in the responsibility of the student as well as the mentor (faculty, staff, and administrator) of the campus they attend.
- [Living Community Psychology - Saul Alinsky](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology/) - Here, the column makes a radical departure by interviewing two people who are not, themselves, affiliated with our field. Rather, they are the son and grandson of Saul Alinsky, a highly influential figure in forming the values, scholarship and practice of Community Psychology.
- [Inspiration in Community Psychology:  Carlos Luis Zatarain](https://www.communitypsychology.com/profiles-in-community-psychology-carlos-luis-zatarain/) - God's calling for social justice by Carlos Luis Zatarain, Edited by Olya Glantsman, Jack O’Brien, & Katie Ramian In 2011, Carlos Luis Zatarain was deciding whether to become a Jesuit priest. By then, he had been involved with the Jesuits in Mexico for 7 years and had even undergone the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
- [Incorporating an Equity and Justice Perspective into Coalition and Collaborative Evaluation](https://www.communitypsychology.com/incorporating-an-equity-and-justice-perspective-into-coalition-and-collaborative-evaluation/) - Our names are Susan M. Wolfe and Kyrah K. Brown and we are consultants at CNM Connect where we provide evaluation and capacity building services to nonprofit organizations. Our work also includes evaluating community collaborations and coalitions. To effectively address most health, education, and other social issues at a systems level requires that communities address inequity and injustice. RAD RESOURCE: In January,
- [Living Community Psychology-Meg Bond](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-meg-bond/) - This installment profiles Meg Bond who has long and ably served the profession. Widely recognized for her promotion of gender and ethnic diversity through her advocacy, research and teaching, learn how she came to that mission. Meg was born in Pasadena, CA, the third of 4 children, to an attorney and a stay at home mom. Undoubtedly,
- [Creating Accessible Community Psychology Documents and Websites-Some Helpful Tips](https://www.communitypsychology.com/creating-an-accessible-community-psychology/) - Why Accessibility? What is Universal Design? We want for our SCRA-affiliated and Community Psychology materials to be widely used and shared by our members and community. We want to share what we know in accordance with our own organizational values for social justice. Our communities are diverse and differently-abled in terms of how we use
- [Living Community Psychology-Vincent Francisco](https://www.communitypsychology.com/vincent-francisco/) - This installment profiles Vincent Francisco, a community psychologist who has made major contributions to community psychology through his co-creation of The Community Tool Box, SCRA’s Practice Council, and the Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. As a young person with a Portuguese-American heritage, Vince Francisco could have been a consumer of much of his professional work with
- [Living Community Psychology-Ann Webb Price](https://www.communitypsychology.com/ann-webb-price/) - This installment profiles Ann Webb Price, a community psychologist whose successful evaluation consulting practice is a perfect fit for her skills and work style. Ann Price was born and raised in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, the sixth of nine children. When she was still young, her father retired from the Air Force. He subsequently worked multiple
- [Living Community Psychology-Lindsey Zimmerman](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-lindsey-zimmerman/) - For this installment, we introduce a clinical/community psychologist (CP) who, after moving from place to place for her education, is now settled in the Bay Area, working as an implementation scientist in the largest health care system in the U.S. – the Veterans Health Administration. She also has played a critical role in encouraging and
- [Living Community Psychology - Kyrah Brown](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-kyrah-brown/) - This installment features Kyrah K. Brown, an early career community psychologist who has always been an activist in her communities -- a perfect fit for Community Psychology. Although she struggled at finding a position after earning her doctorate, she eventually landed a challenging and rewarding position in the nonprofit world. Her story is instructive for the many recent Ph.D.’s who are caught in the Catch 22 of applying for an entry level professional job but expected to already have considerable prior professional experience and accomplishments.
- [Competencies for Community Psychology Practice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/competencies-for-community-psychology-practice/) - After the 2011 Biennial, the Community Psychology Practice Council and the Council of Education Programs appointed a task group focused on defining practice competencies for the field. These competencies were developed with the intent to communicate the nature and contributions of community psychology practice to prospective students and psychological colleagues, and to articulate for prospective employers the the set of skills they could expect from a practicing community psychologist.
- [Ajudando os  Alunos a Identificar os seus Valores](https://www.communitypsychology.com/ajudando-os-alunos-a-identificar-os-seus-valores/) - Photograph by Skyseeker. Used under CC 2.0 Convide os seus alunos a escrever sobre os princípios orientadores segundo os quais eles querem viver, usando estes tópicos motivadores para os ajudar a começar. O início do ano escolar é uma ocasião propícia para pedir aos alunos que reflitam sobre aquilo que traz um sentido orientador às
- [Embodiment as Self-Care in Activist Movements](https://www.communitypsychology.com/embodiment-as-self-care-in-activist-movements/) - Embodied practice invites people to become informed by their bodies, attuned to their physical needs and experiences, and accepting of their natural selves.
- [Living Community Psychology - Bernadette Sanchez](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-by-gloria-levin-community-psychologist/) - For this installment, we profile a community psychologist who was a first-generation, ethnic minority college student, has received excellent mentoring throughout her professional career and, in turn, has been a passionate advocate for diverse students. Her own research program addresses positive youth development and youth mentoring.
- [Living Community Psychology - Cindy Scott](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-cindy-scott/) - For this installment, we profile a clinical/community psychologist who is now working as a volunteer mental health expert for Doctors without Borders.
- [Living Community Psychology - Jacob Tebes](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-jacob-tebes/) - For this installment, we feature a distinguished community psychologist who has made significant scholarly contributions as well as applying the field’s scholarship to social problems that besiege communities. He attributes much of his success ultimately to the example of resilience and courage of his parents, survivors of World War II and immigrants to a new country.
- [Living Community Psychology - Craig Kwesi Brookins](https://www.communitypsychology.com/living-community-psychology-kwesi-brookins/) - For this installment, we introduce a community psychologist whose academic career has shifted among psychology and Black and African studies, but always incorporates the values and basic principles of community psychology.
- [Job Seeking Advice in Community Psychology by Olya Glantsman and Judah Viola](https://www.communitypsychology.com/job-seeking-advice-in-community-psychology-by-olya-glantsman-and-judah-viola/) - Whether you are beginning your career or trying to expand or shift into a new arena, there are lots of options and opportunities.
- [Prioritizing the Local in an Era of Globalization - Urmitapa Dutta](https://www.communitypsychology.com/prioritizing-the-local-in-an-era-of-globalization-dr-urmitapa-dutta/) - On this episode of RadioActive you hear an interview with Urmitapa Dutta during the 2017 Society for Community Research and Action conference held in Ottawa Canada. Urmi discusses the role of knowledge construction in the margins as discussed in her paper "Prioritizing the Local in an Era of Globalization: A Proposal for Decentering Community Psychology" published in the American Journal of Community Psychology.
- [The Role of Science in Social Movements - Winnie Chan](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-role-of-science-in-social-movements-winnie-chan/) - Winnie Chan joins Natalie to share her new paper entitled "From Moment to Movement: Empowerment and Resilience as a Framework for Collective Action in Hong Kong".
- [Dismantling the Caricature of "Other" - Ashmeet Oberoi](https://www.communitypsychology.com/dismantling-the-caricature-of-other-ashmeet-oberoi/) - Dr. Oberoi studies the school experience (both as it relates to well-being and academic achievement) of Muslim and immigrant youth who are ‘othered’ within the American school systems.
- [Surfacing and Shifting Power - Scot Evans and Tod Sloan](https://www.communitypsychology.com/surfacing-and-shifting-power-scot-evans-and-tod-sloan/) - On this episode of RadioActive we served up two brilliant (and ridiculously cool) academic brains who work tirelessly to understand the role of power in creating and maintaining suffering and inequality in our communities and society.
- [This is Not a History Lesson; This is Agitation - Regina Langhout](https://www.communitypsychology.com/this-is-not-a-history-lesson-this-is-agitation/) - We all have moments in our lives that speak to us, that move us in unexpected ways. One of these moments for Natalie, the host of RadioActive, was an address given at the 2015 Society for Community Research and Action Biennial conference. Gina Langhout, a scholar and community psychologist, delivered her address entitled – This is not a history lesson; this is agitation: A call for a methodology of diffraction in U.S.-based community psychology.
- [Refugees, Migration, Acculturation and Traumatic Stress - Dina Birman](https://www.communitypsychology.com/refugees-migration-acculturation-and-traumatic-stress/) - Dina Birman discusses refugees, culture, acculturation, migration and traumatic stress. Dina takes listeners through a definition of Community Psychology and her own personal history of moving to the US as a refugee from the Soviet Union.
- [ What’s New with the Community Tool Box?](https://www.communitypsychology.com/whats-new-with-the-community-tool-box/) - Many readers are by now familiar with the Community Tool Box ™, a website that provides practical guidance and how-to-do-it information on a wide variety of community-building topics. With over 300 self-contained instructional sections and over 7000 pages of text, the Tool Box is presently the largest single source of information on community health and
- [Building Skills with the Community Tool Box](https://www.communitypsychology.com/building-skills-with-the-community-tool-box/) - People – locally and globally – can change and improve conditions that affect their lives. How? We can become more effective by learning and applying community-building skills. The Community Tool Box ™ is a website that provides practical guidance, tips, tools, and how-to-do-it information on a wide variety of community skills. It is intended to
- [A Few Media Tips](https://www.communitypsychology.com/a-few-media-tips/) - Ashley Simons-Rudolph The following are based on a discussion facilitated with the SCRA Practice Council August 25, 2018. They represent the thoughts/experiences of the author only. Each situation is unique. Please consider using multiple approaches in your overall media strategy. General Approach LOTS of different kinds of media; be proactive Defensive mode?-Consider seeking expert Empower
- [Engaging Patients in Their Own Lives - Lenny Jason](https://www.communitypsychology.com/engaging-patients-in-their-own-lives-lenny-jason/) - Lenny Jason discusses his work on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS/ME).
- [The Road to You Know Where is Paved with Good Intentions - Ed Tricket](https://www.communitypsychology.com/the-road-to-you-know-where-is-paved-with-good-intentions-ed-tricket/) - Ed Trickett shares his nuanced way of understanding ecological theory and the ecology of our social world.
- [Rattling Our Comfort Zone: Structural Violence, Decolonization and Community Psychology - Chris Sonn](https://www.communitypsychology.com/rattling-our-comfort-zone-structural-violence-decolonization-and-community-psychology-chris-sonn/) - Chris Sonn digs into the complex and interconnected topics of structural and symbolic violence, decolonization, historical memory, indigeneity and whiteness.
- [Apply Community Psychology Principles to Reduce Carbon Emissions](https://www.communitypsychology.com/call-to-action-applying-core-competencies-to-prevent-climate-change-intervening-in-communities-to-reduce-carbon-emissions/) - A Call to Action by Christopher Corbett Citizens--not politicians--are urgently needed and create the demand for renewable energy. Will you join in the battle to help prevent climate change? In Part I: Community Psychology and the Resist Movement (Corbett, 2017, a), I made the case that there is a moral obligation to resist our elected
- [Don’t Forget the Outputs: The Importance of Outputs in Communicating Evaluation Plans](https://www.communitypsychology.com/dont-forget-the-outputs-the-importance-of-outputs-in-communicating-evaluation-plans-by-tara-gregory/) - Hi! I’m Tara Gregory, Director of the Center for Applied Research and Evaluation (CARE) at Wichita State University. Like any evaluator, the staff of CARE are frequently tasked with figuring out what difference programs are making for those they serve. So, we tend to be really focused on outcomes and see outputs as the relatively easy

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- [Community Practice Bulletin](https://www.communitypsychology.com/tag/community-practice-bulletin/)

## Authors

- [Olya Glantsman](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_author/olya-glantsman/)
- [Judah Viola](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_author/judah-viola/)
- [Susan Wolfe](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_author/susan-wolfe/)
- [Kyrah Brown](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_author/kyrah-brown/)
- [Isidro Maya-Jariego](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_author/isidro-maya-jariego/)
- [Tara Gregory](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_author/tara-gregory/)

## Publishers

- [The Community Psychologist](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/tcp/)
- [The Community Psychologist (50:1)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/tcp-501/)
- [The Community Psychologist (47:3)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/tcp-47-3/)
- [The Community Psycholgoist (42:2)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/tcp-42-2/)
- [The Community Psychologist (49:3)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/tcp-49-3/)
- [The Community Psychologist (50:2)](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/tcp-50-2/)
- [American Journal of Community Psychology](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/american-journal-of-community-psychology/)
- [Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/global-journal-of-community-psychology-practice/)
- [Community Practice Bulletin](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/community-practice-bulletin/)
- [Australian Community Psychologist](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/australian-community-psychologist/)
- [The American Psychologist](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/the-american-psychologist/)
- [Journal of Participatory Research Methods](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/journal-of-participatory-research-methods/)
- [Journal of Public Health Management and Practice](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/journal-of-public-health-management-and-practice/)
- [Prevention Science](https://www.communitypsychology.com/cp_publisher/prevention-science/)