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Aug 6, 2022 18 tweets 11 min read
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
Aug 5, 2022 16 tweets 9 min read
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
Aug 5, 2022 24 tweets 15 min read
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
Aug 4, 2022 10 tweets 7 min read
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
Aug 4, 2022 28 tweets 17 min read
Welcome to "Psychology Can Change Climate Change", our first Main Stage Headline Event at #APA2022. We'll be getting started in a few minutes. APA CEO @ArthurCEvans takes the stage to welcome attendees. “Psychology is needed more now than ever before.” #APA2022
Mar 2, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
We are pleased to see that in tonight’s #SOTU @POTUS will address America’s mental health crisis with strategies based in psychological science.

🧵… 1/8 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… 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…
Aug 8, 2020 47 tweets 29 min read
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
Aug 7, 2020 45 tweets 26 min read
Welcome to today’s #APA2020 Virtual main stage event, The Psychology of Being a Leader in a Time of Crisis, hosted by @amyewalter. Today’s first guest is cognitive behavioral psychologist @AliMattu, who will share lessons that he has learned about leadership during the uncertainty of the #COVID19 pandemic. #APA2020