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2025 Animal Research Hill Day Sample Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff you met with! Hill Day ResourcesIssue Briefing SlidesPDF of slides from the... February 20, 2025 by Advocacy Office APA Services
Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the Hill Day! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the thank... February 12, 2025 by Bill Tanner
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Click Here to Return to Action Center 2025 Council Hill DaySpeakers Stephen Gillaspy, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive experience integrating psychological... January 23, 2025 by Advocacy Office APA Services
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2025 Council Hill DayInvesting in Psychology: Policy Grounded in Science Sample Thank You Note to Send After Your Visits Hill Day ResourcesIssue Briefing RecordingView the recording... September 10, 2024 by Bill Tanner
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Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the Hill Day! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the thank... June 5, 2024 by Advocacy Office APA Services
Click Here to Return to Action Center June 2024 Grassroots Fly-InSpeakers and Panelists Deborah C. Baker, JD is the Director of Legal & Regulatory Policy in the Office of Legal &... May 24, 2024 by Doris Parfaite-Claude
Educate Congress and the Biden Administration on the Need to Access and Preserve Psychological Services Take action today by sending messages to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid... May 13, 2024 by Advocacy Office APA Services
2024 Grassroots Fly-in: Advancing Health Equity Across the Lifespan Sample Thank You Note to Send After Your VisitsFly-In ResourcesAgendaView the program for Monday, June 10 and Tuesday,... May 13, 2024 by Bill Tanner
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Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the Advocacy Day! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the... April 19, 2024 by Kenneth Polishchuck
Servicing of PSLF will no longer be managed through a designated loan servicer, instead transitioning to the Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that... April 8, 2024 by Advocacy Office APA Services
2024 VA Psychology Leaders Advocacy Day Sample Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff you met with! Advocacy Training Review MaterialsReview the... February 21, 2024 by Advocacy Office APA Services
Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the Hill Day! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the thank... February 15, 2024 by Bill Tanner
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Click Here to Return to Action Center February 2024 Council of Representatives Hill DaySpeakers and PanelistsArthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD is CEO of the American Psychological Association, the... January 22, 2024 by Advocacy Office APA Services
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Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the summit! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the thank you... November 29, 2023 by Advocacy Office APA Services
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Click Here to Return to Action Center Federal Funding Matters: Calling on Congress to Fund Programs Key to Psychology and Mental HealthSpeakers and Panelists Thema Bryant, PhD, is the 2023... November 7, 2023 by Bill Tanner
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Federal Funding Matters: Calling on Congress to Fund Programs Key to Psychology and Mental HealthSample Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff you met... July 17, 2023 by Bill Tanner
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Update: This campaign has concluded. We thank all individuals who submitted a combined 10,182 comments on the CMS Physician Fee Schedule rule proposed rule. It made a difference! You... June 16, 2023 by Advocacy Office APA Services
Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the Grassroots Fly-In! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the... May 24, 2023 by Advocacy Office APA Services
Thank You Note to Congressional Offices Please thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the Hill Day! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the thank... May 16, 2023 by Raegina Likewise
June 13-15 Grassroots Fly-In Resource Center Sample Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff you met with! Fly-In ResourcesAgendaProgramming for June... May 4, 2023 by Advocacy Office APA Services
2024 Animal Research Hill Day Sample Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff you met with! Hill Day ResourcesIssue Briefing AgendaProgramming for Monday,... April 26, 2023 by Bill Tanner
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Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff that you met with during the summit! You may find a draft thank you note below for guidance. Customize the thank you email... March 22, 2023 by Advocacy Office APA Services
Click Here to Return to Action Center Strengthening the Psychology Workforce to Improve Health EquitySpeakers and Panelists Jeff Baker, PhD, ABPP is Clinical Professor of... March 13, 2023 by Raegina Likewise
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Strengthening the Psychology Workforce to Improve Health EquitySample Thank You Note to Congressional OfficesPlease thank the Congressional staff you met with!JOIN THE SUMMITMarch 26,... November 14, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
Please see below sample thank you notes to send to the individuals who met with you on November 14. Only one note should be sent per meeting. Please select the note that corresponds with the type of... October 7, 2022 by Katherine McGuire
EVERY ADVOCACY GUIDEPOSTBy Chief Advocacy Officer Katherine B. McGuire2022October 5This one-pager of suggested talking points to promote psychology can be used as a handout to share with candidates... September 14, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
Advocate for Passage of Comprehensive Mental Health Legislation JOIN THE SUMMITNovember 13, 202211:00AM EST JOIN THE DEBRIEFING SESSIONNovember 14, 20223:00PM-5:00PM EST SEND A THANK... July 25, 2022 by APA Advocacy
Click Here to Return to Action Center Please see below a sample thank you note to send to the individuals who met with you on July 25. Only one note should be sent per meeting. Feel free to copy... July 20, 2022 by Cassandra Leussing
Click Here to Return to Action Center Addressing the Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Health EquitySpeakers and Panelists Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP is a practicing pediatrician... June 15, 2022 by Doris Parfaite-Claude
Advocating for the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health ActThis is a companion effort to the BAPPI 3-part advocacy training series conducted in May. It is designed so participants can practice advocacy... May 18, 2022 by Advocacy Staff
UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2022THANK YOU, ADVOCATES!This year, comments from psychologists made up the majority of all comments submitted to CMS on the CY23 Proposed Rule on the PFS! An... May 12, 2022 by Advocacy Staff
THANK YOU NOTEPlease thank the individuals you met with. The link above contains a sample thank you note you may copy and paste and personalize. Slides (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)Review... April 28, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
Below are the five different sample pitches used in APA Services PsycAdvocate trainings and their associated scripts. These examples show how you can lay groundwork, share relevant data,... March 29, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
Click Here to Return to Action Center Please see below a sample thank you note to send to the individuals who met with you on March 28. Only one note should be sent per meeting. Feel free to... March 24, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
Below are five different frameworks you can use to develop a pitch that best reflects your experiences and goals. These examples show how you can lay groundwork, share relevant data, present the... March 21, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
Click Here to Return to Action Center Advancing Health Equity and Access to Psychological ServicesSpeakers and Panelists Scott Barstow, MS is a Senior Director of Congressional and Federal... March 21, 2022 by Raegina Likewise
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Advancing Health Equity and Access to Psychological ServicesPlease reach out and thank the individual(s) you met with! You may use this sample email for your thank you note.Review the Advocacy... November 17, 2021 by Raegina Likewise
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Safeguard Psychological and Behavioral Services Send a Note to the Biden Administration (CMS) Now!Deadline to Comment: September 13, 2021 Background Each year, the Centers... August 3, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
InstructionsPlease copy the draft letter texts of your choosing from the options below, then go to the action tool and paste them in the comment field. Once pasted, please feel free to personalize... August 3, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
VoterVoice Instructions and Resources for State Advocacy LeadersBelow is a sample action alert you copy into your action alert system (VoterVoice) and tailor to send to your memberships.APA has... August 3, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
InstructionsPlease copy the sample talking points below, then go to the action tool and paste them in the comment field. Once pasted, please feel free to personalize the text to reflect how the... July 14, 2021 by APA Advocacy Office
On July 25th from 4:00-4:45 PM EDT, you will meet the other participants from your state who will be attending virtual Hill meetings with you. Please go through this checklist in preparation for your... July 13, 2021 by APA Advocacy Staff
A Grassroots Advocacy Leader is a seasoned advocate who has experience participating in advocacy meetings on behalf of APA. These individuals serve as leaders for APA’s grassroots advocacy efforts... July 1, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
Join the Advocacy SummitJuly 25, 11:00AM-5:30PM EST Join the Debriefing RoomJuly 26, 3:30PM-5:30PM ESTAdvocacy Summit ResourcesPost-Meeting Thank You Note TemplateEach delegation only needs to... May 11, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
If you are new to advocacy or would like a refresher on some advocacy basics, please see the videos below:Federal Advocacy for Psychology: The Basics (1-Hour)This course will prepare participants to... May 3, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
2021 Science Advocacy Summit Agenda and Speaker BiosTalking Points Worksheet — Using the information on this page, please fill this out to help prepare for your meetings in advance... March 14, 2021 by Advocacy Staff
Thank You for participating in APA's 2021 Telehealth and Health Equity Advocacy Summit. Feel free to use this page as a resource as you prepare for your virtual Hill meetings on Monday,... March 8, 2021 by Kirk Schneider, PhD
The polarized mind is the fixation on a single view to the utter exclusion of competing views and is fear-driven vs. discernment-driven; the fear of insignificance (not counting) is... April 6, 2020 by test
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