Div. 7 announces the creation of two new awards: the Mavis Hetherington Award and the Mary Ainsworth Award. Both awards recognize accomplishments of mid-career developmental scientists who are between 15-30 years from having received their doctoral degrees.

Following is the statement of APA 2018 President Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD:

“The administration’s policy of separating children from their families as they attempt to cross into the United States without documentation is not only needless and cruel, it threatens the mental and physical health of both the children and their caregivers. Psychological research shows that immigrants experience unique stressors related to the conditions that led them to flee their home countries in the first place. The longer that children and parents are separated, the greater the reported symptoms of anxiety and depression for the children. Negative outcomes for children include psychological distress, academic difficulties and disruptions in their development

"The American Psychological Association calls on the administration to rescind this policy and keep immigrant families intact. We support practical, humane immigration policies that consider the needs of immigrants, and particularly immigrant families."