Advocacy

Learn more about APA’s advocacy priorities for 2021 (82KB. PDF) and stay up to date by subscribing to the weekly APA Advocacy Washington Update newsletter.

Health and Human Rights

Health Equity

Military and Veterans

Children, Youth, and Families

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Affordable Health Care Access

Immigration

Criminal Justice and Policing

Race, Ethnicity, and Religion

Socioeconomic Status

Education and Training

Pre-K to 12 Education

Higher Education

Workforce Development

Research

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Federal Funding for Psychological Research

Promoting and Defending Research

Violence Prevention

Gun Violence Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Practice of Psychology

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Telehealth

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Medicare Reimbursement

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Mental Health Parity

Prescriptive Authority

Applied Psychology

Substance Use Disorders

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Climate Change

Future of Work

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General Applied Psychology

APA Advocacy Tools

Get Involved

Psychologist's Guide to Advocacy

Who to Contact

Find Your Senator or Representative

Current Action Alerts

Lend Your Voice to Pressing Federal Issues

Experience Policy-making From the Inside

The APA Public Policy Fellowship Program provides an opportunity to apply your psychological expertise to public policy.

APA Congressional Fellowship Program

Work as a special legislative assistant in a U.S. House or Senate office.

Jacquelin Goldman Congressional Fellowship

For psychologists who have experience working directly with children.

APA Executive Branch Science Fellowship

Work as a special assistant in a federal agency on issues ranging from science policy to research administration.

Read what recent APA policy fellows had to say about their experience

Six essential lessons you learn from working on Capitol Hill as an APA Congressional Fellow

About APA Advocacy

APA represents the largest and most visible national presence advocating for psychology at the federal level.

APA advocacy efforts are guided by the Advocacy Coordinating Committee, which evaluates and prioritizes advocacy goals for the discipline of psychology and the professions of psychologists in scientific, educational, public interest, health service practice and applied practice settings.

Date created: April 2017

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