Welcome to "Psychology is Here", a conversation with APA President @FrankCWorrell and Dr. William E. Cross Jr., one of America's leading theorists and researchers on Black identity, on the #APA2022 Main Stage!
As the 2022 President of APA, I can unequivocally state that psychology is here. Psychology is here to help. Psychology is here to stay.—@FrankCWorrell#APA2022
Our members are telling us we want to have an impact on the world and we want to have an impact in our field. Framing issues, from artificial intelligence to climate to the pandemic, in terms of human behavior, is how we make an impact.—@arthurcevans#APA2022
We're trying to connect the dots between the challenges that people face and knowledge in the field that can be applied.—@arthurcevans#APA2022
Since 2018, we've seen a 650% increase in the number of times that psychology and psychologists are being mentioned in the media.—@arthurcevans#APA2022
APA President @FrankCWorrell presents Dr. William E. Cross Jr. with the 2022 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology. #APA2022
Our most dramatic contribution has been to show that there is no one way to be Black. You can't define Blackness with a pencil and paper or any methodology. If anything our diversity is a representation of our humanity.—Dr. Cross #APA2022
International psychologists look to us, to APA, not as an example of what to do, but what to think about when returning to their countries. We are role models, not just for the United States, but for much of the world.—@FrankCWorrell#APA2022
Congratulations again to Dr. William E. Cross, Jr., winner of the 2022 APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology! #APA2022
Thank you for joining us for today's Main Stage session. We'll be back again tomorrow at 11 AM CT for "The Kids Are Not Alright", a conversation about addressing America's youth mental health crisis. See you then! #APA2022
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Welcome back to the #APA2022 Main Stage for "The Psychology of Equal Justice". We'll be getting started in a few moments.
Black men and Black women are more than twice as likely to have deadly encounters with police.—@lollybowean#APA2022
In addition to being part of the solution, psychology and psychologists have been part of the problem when it comes to race and racism.—@DrPhilGoff#APA2022
Welcome back to the #APA2022 Main Stage for "Reproductive Justice in the Wake of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Roe v. Wade". We'll be getting started in a few moments.
Reproductive justice is not just a talking point. Reproductive justice is not a slogan or campaign ad. Reproductive justice is not a soundbite to elicit cheers. Reproductive justice is a human right.—@DrMaysaAkbar#APA2022
More than 50 years of international psychological research shows that having an abortion is not linked to mental health problems. What does cause harm is restricting access to safe, legal abortions.—@DrMaysaAkbar#APA2022
Welcome back to the #APA2022 Main Stage for "The Kids Are Not Alright", a conversation about America's youth mental health crisis. We'll be getting started in just a few moments.
"The last couple of years have strained people in a way they haven't felt before. The need for mental health care has never been more acute."—@Surgeon_General#APA2022
Kids tell me again and again that they were struggling before the pandemic and the pressure of being on social media is overwhelming.—@Surgeon_General#APA2022
Research conducted before the pandemic showed a decade-long rise in the % of young Americans experiencing #mentalhealth disorders, including serious psychological distress, major depression, suicidal thoughts & attempted suicide. #SOTU 2/8 apa.org/news/press/rel…
Two full years of pandemic life have further highlighted the depths of this mental health crisis and the urgency required to address the needs of our nation's children & teens. #SOTU 3/8 apa.org/monitor/2022/0…
Welcome to today’s #APA2020 Virtual main stage event, The Science of Racism, hosted by @lollybowean.
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the podium at APA’s annual convention and asked psychologists to rise to the challenge of stopping racism and work toward a more equitable future. Have we met his call? #APA2020
“We’ve done a lot of writing and a lot of research, but not a lot of action. I believe that image of seeing George Floyd with that knee on his neck made my white friends and colleagues begin to understand what Dr. King was calling on us to do.” -- 2019 APA President @TigerBingham