American Psychological Association (APA) Resources

The topic of American Psychological Association resources was broached at the annual meeting, so see below a look at the following publicly available APA resources and tools.  APA Science also hosts training and webinars, such as “Essential Science Conversations.”  The most recent conversation was to disseminate a scientific statement on climate prepared and supported by the Behavioral Medicine Research Council, including representatives from ABMR, SBM, Society for Health Psychology, and Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (formerly American Psychosomatic Society) (Epel et al., 2025). The next one planned will feature the National Academies’ Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Behavioral Health Disorders (2025). 

• The primary webpage is here: https://www.apa.org/science

• The Response Center (https://updates.apaservices.org/provides) timely updates on topics related to psychological science as well as recommendations for action and advocacy. For example:

• APA Statements regarding NIH funding cuts

• State-by-state estimates on the effects of Medicaid per capita spending caps

• Policy insight papers on many topics, including but not limited to: 

• Access to care, immigrants, equity/diversity/inclusion, reproductive health, federal databases, federal grants, etc

• Action Center, providing a platform to send targeted letters to your Congressional representatives: https://www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/Campaigns/122015/Respond