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Posted in: Immigrant Justice | Tags: Featured ContentPublished in: The Community PsychologistHow to write Op-Eds to support social justice.
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Posted in: Children, Youth and Families, Education | Tags: Featured ContentPublished in: The Community PsychologistCollaboration 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.
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Posted in: Criminal Justice, Marginalized Groups | Tags: Featured ContentPublished in: The Community PsychologistServe & 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.
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Posted in: Blog, History of Community Psychology | Tags: Featured ContentCrucial concepts in the field from a Community Psychologist teaching the subject.
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Posted in: Immigrant Justice, Marginalized Groups | Tags: Featured ContentPublished in: American Journal of Community PsychologyAutochthony [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.
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Posted in: Healthcare, Marginalized Groups | Tags: Featured ContentResearch and evaluation can be pursued collaboratively with greater shared power between community and university partners.
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Posted in: Healthcare, Marginalized Groups | Tags: Featured ContentHealth providers can be better allies to communities through community organizing. Community coalitions can build capacity with health providers.
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Posted in: History of Community Psychology | Tags: Featured ContentGuess 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
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Posted in: Children, Youth and Families | Tags: Featured Content, PracticePublished in: American Journal of Community PsychologyCommunity-led parent education focused on managing parenting stress, clarifying parenting goals, and strengthening nurturing parenting can engage and mobilize a volunteer community workforce.
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Posted in: History of Community Psychology | Tags: Featured Content, ResourcesStudents 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
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