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How to Better Support Hospitalized Children

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on December 29, 2025

When a child is hospitalized, it's often one of the most stressful things their family has ever faced. These strategies can promote resilience in the face of this potentially traumatic experience.

When a child is hospitalized, it's often one of the most stressful things their family has ever faced. These strategies can promote resilience in the face of this potentially traumatic experience.

Leadership
Why Are Black Women Still Boxed Out of Leadership?

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on April 10, 2025

Black women hold fewer leadership roles than their white counterparts, and those who attain prominence often receive less attention or support. What can therapists do to support them?

Black women hold fewer leadership roles than their white counterparts, and those who attain prominence often receive less attention or support. What can therapists do to support them?

Body Image
Ouch, That Hurts: Cultural Aspects of Body Shame

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on November 27, 2024

The racial and religious roots of fatphobia mean that today, ethnic minorities in Western societies increasingly struggle with body shame. Here's what therapists can do to help.

The racial and religious roots of fatphobia mean that today, ethnic minorities in Western societies increasingly struggle with body shame. Here's what therapists can do to help.

Therapy
Psychotherapy Supervision in a Liberated Context

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on November 13, 2024

A student choosing a theoretical framework should not be limited by what their program offers. Supervisors can create space to encourage exploring context-focused frameworks.

A student choosing a theoretical framework should not be limited by what their program offers. Supervisors can create space to encourage exploring context-focused frameworks.

Forensic Psychology
How to Better Serve Young Adult Offenders

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on October 14, 2024

Can correctional rehabilitation truly redirect a young adult from a life of crime? Here's why interventions targeted to their developmental level could change the course of their future.

Can correctional rehabilitation truly redirect a young adult from a life of crime? Here's why interventions targeted to their developmental level could change the course of their future.

Suicide
Gun Control vs. Gun Safety as Suicide Prevention

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on July 8, 2024

Gun control measures are expensive and socio-politically challenging. Psychologists can use the Golden Gate Bridge safety net as a more attainable model of suicide prevention.

Gun control measures are expensive and socio-politically challenging. Psychologists can use the Golden Gate Bridge safety net as a more attainable model of suicide prevention.

Bias
Who Are Mental Health Services Made For?

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on June 28, 2024

Psychologists have long reckoned with the Whiteness of most evidence-based treatments. How might similar issues impact digital mental health interventions?

Psychologists have long reckoned with the Whiteness of most evidence-based treatments. How might similar issues impact digital mental health interventions?

Online Therapy
Remote Therapy in a Post-COVID World

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on May 28, 2024

As remote services become part of the new normal in psychotherapy, what can providers do to ensure that the quality of remote sessions matches the quality of in-person sessions?

As remote services become part of the new normal in psychotherapy, what can providers do to ensure that the quality of remote sessions matches the quality of in-person sessions?

Online Therapy
Is App-Based Therapy "Real" Therapy?

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on May 6, 2024

The recent explosion of online mental health services accessible from our computers and phones has brought to light a very important question: What makes therapy, therapy? 

The recent explosion of online mental health services accessible from our computers and phones has brought to light a very important question: What makes therapy, therapy? 

Bias
The Problem of SES in Psychology

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on March 18, 2024

SES conceptualizes people as atomized individuals, ignores their common structural positions, and removes socioeconomic privilege from the social relations that produce it.

SES conceptualizes people as atomized individuals, ignores their common structural positions, and removes socioeconomic privilege from the social relations that produce it.

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