Learn more about section members’ recent efforts to advance policy and research concerning child maltreatment.
Best Practice
- Recognizing and responding to the spiritual impact of child abuse
Mental health professionals cannot ignore religion’s importance to many abused children’s resiliency.
By Victor Vieth
Federal Policy Opportunities
- New federal opportunities
Advocate for migrant children, foster families, and foster youth mental health!
By Angelique Day, PhD, and Cossette Woo, MSW
Public Policy
- Federal Policy Status Update – Winter 2019
APA Advocacy team provides a federal policy update.
By Cynthia A. Whitney
Student Corner
- How to translate your research
The necessary steps to apply research to impact the lives of real people need clarification.
By Elizabeth Demeusy, MA, and Alex Busuito, MS