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Responding to the Tragedy in Orlando: Helpful Responses for LGBTQ People and...
By Glenda Russell, PhD What took place in Orlando on the morning of June 12, 2016 was a hate crime and an act of terror. In one sense, hate crimes are always acts of terror: Hate crimes victimize not...
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Firearm Violence Prevention is a Human Rights Issue
By Susan H. McDaniel, PhD (APA President) and Cynthia D. Belar, PhD (APA Interim CEO) June 28 is the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched lesbian and gay rights as a mass movement and is...
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100+ Resources for the Aftermath of the Orlando Mass Shooting Tragedy
By Skyler Jackson, MS (Doctoral Student in Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park) On June 12, 2016 rapid gunfire tore through Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub in an act of violence...
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Why HIV Providers Should Care About the Orlando Shooting
By David J. Martin, PhD, ABPP (Senior Director, APA Office on AIDS) In the aftermath of the mass shooting of LGBT people in an Orlando nightclub on June 12, 2016, there was a great deal of discussion...
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Why Did the FDA Prevent Gay and Bisexual Men from Donating Blood in the...
By Leo Rennie (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Understanding the Controversy After the horrific shooting on June 12, 2016 at Pulse,...
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How the Federal Government Can Better Protect LGBTQ Students in Religious...
This is a cross-post from Adler University’s “The Socially Responsible Practitioner” blog. Joshua Wolff, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Adler University) describes his recommendations to the...
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A Fate Worse than Death? Being Transgender in Long-term Care
By Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD (Senior Research Scientist, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging) “I would kill myself.” This is what a 70 year-old transgender woman told me recently when I asked what she...
View ArticleHow Can We Better Protect LGBTQ Students: Psychologists Take Action
Click to view slideshow. By Joshua R. Wolff, PhD (Adler University); H.L. “Lou” Himes, PsyD (QuIPP); and Theresa Stueland Kay, PhD (OUTReach Utah) Over the last year, we have witnessed regular news...
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The Second Anniversary of the Pulse Shooting Reminds Us Why Gun Control...
Throughout the month of June, Psychology Benefits Society is featuring blog posts by psychologists who are leading the charge against violence in all its forms, with a focus on gun violence. For more...
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Depression in Black Boys Begins Earlier Than You Think
By Aaron Hunt, MS (Graduate Intern, APA Health Disparities Office) and David J. Robles, BA (Graduate Intern, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity) From 2001 to 2015, the suicide risk for Black...
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