August was another difficult month in the United States. So many of us were horrified by the events in Charlottesville. Division Members, their loved ones and patients have been subjected to hate speech, and have become even more fearful about their safety.

It is becoming more difficult for us to comfort ourselves by attributing the hate and prejudice to others. As a nation, we are grappling with the reality that this is us.

Div. 39 has developed a listserv and a resource list for those interested in providing and/or seeking resources for asylum seekers, torture victims, immigrants with legal status and undocumented immigrants.

These resources include direct services such as psychological evaluation and other clinical services for torture victims, asylum seekers, and immigrants, as well as indirect services such as consultation groups for those providing psychological and legal services to these groups.

Members of Div. 39 have exclusive access to publications, professional opportunities and continuing education, such as:

Reduced Rates for PEP-WEB

Div. 39 members are eligible to subscribe to PEP-WEB, the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing Company's searchable database of psychoanalytic writings, for only $65 a year.

Discounted subscription to The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP)

Savings range from 50 percent off for regular subscribers to about 70 percent off for candidates.