Explore the youth mental health crisis and the growing role of digital tools and AI chatbots, including current research, ...

Washington — A new report from the American Psychological Association warns that student engagement with educational technology is not the same as learning—and that generative artificial intelligence ...

Washington — Muriel Clauson Closs, PhD, has been named the inaugural executive director of the American Psychological Association's Center for Behavioral Science and AI. The center will put behavioral ...

Washington — Heat waves pose a growing threat to learning, health and well-being in schools as extreme heat becomes more frequent and intense across the United States, finds a report by the American ...

Washington — As young adults, many millennials feared growing up more than past generations. But they’ve come around to it as they age, finds research published by the American Psychological ...

Washington — College students feel more pressure to be perfect than they did a generation ago, finds research published by the American Psychological Association. That increase in perfectionism may be ...

50.6% Percentage of Americans who use in-person services alone to receive outpatient mental health care 27.8% Percentage of Americans who use telehealth services alone to receive outpatient mental ...

Washington — APA is deeply concerned by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Colorado’s law banning “conversion therapy” on minors may violate mental health professionals’ First Amendment right to ...

Washington — If you want to attract more interest on dating apps, don’t just list your best qualities in your profile—instead, tell a story about your life. Dating profiles that tell a story create ...

88% Percentage of U.S. adults who say that having a mental health disorder is nothing to be ashamed about, with 83% saying they are generally comfortable talking about their mental health. 84% ...

American Psychological Association. (2025, June 30). Cool is cool wherever you are [Press release]. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2025/06/cool-personality ...

Washington — Spending too much time on screens may cause emotional and behavioral problems in children—and those problems can lead to even more screen use, according to research published by the ...