Do You Need to Talk to Your Child About Race?

Difficult conversations about race and discrimination can help children process and validate their experiences, provide coping strategies, and build strength and resilience.

Difficult conversations about race and discrimination can help children process and validate their experiences, provide coping strategies, and build strength and resilience.

Does Black History Matter for Black Americans’ Wellness?

Black history and psychology may not seem like likely bedfellows, but the two are importantly connected when it comes to wellness among Black Americans.

Black history and psychology may not seem like likely bedfellows, but the two are importantly connected when it comes to wellness among Black Americans.

Is Racial Colorblindness a Good or Bad Thing?

A new study claims racial colorblindness reflects racism, while another recent study claims colorblindness can be antiracist. Within this debate, which side is more correct?

A new study claims racial colorblindness reflects racism, while another recent study claims colorblindness can be antiracist. Within this debate, which side is more correct?

Can Therapists Be Trained for Cultural Competence?

Researchers in Germany tested the effectiveness of a transcultural therapy training course and found mixed results. What worked and what didn't?

Researchers in Germany tested the effectiveness of a transcultural therapy training course and found mixed results. What worked and what didn't?

A White Woman on a Black Vacation

Personal Perspective: I chose to follow a lifelong dream and ended up on a Black vacation as a white woman. Was that even okay for me to do?

Personal Perspective: I chose to follow a lifelong dream and ended up on a Black vacation as a white woman. Was that even okay for me to do?

What 'Invisible Work' Looks Like in the 21st Century

Learn how invisible work infiltrates 21st-century workplaces. From emotional labor to mentoring and bringing work home, it impacts our well-being. What invisible work do you do?

Learn how invisible work infiltrates 21st-century workplaces. From emotional labor to mentoring and bringing work home, it impacts our well-being. What invisible work do you do?

Why Are More Americans Buying Guns for Self-Defense?

A recent study explores why, despite the falling rate of violent crime, more and more Americans report owning guns for self-protection.

A recent study explores why, despite the falling rate of violent crime, more and more Americans report owning guns for self-protection.

Where Do I Belong? Identity, Belonging, and Possible Peace

Personal Perspective: Identity is deeply interwoven with a sense of belonging or not belonging.

Personal Perspective: Identity is deeply interwoven with a sense of belonging or not belonging.

The Legitimacy of DEI Is at a Critical Juncture

Now, more than ever, it’s essential that organizations use rigorous methods and evidence-based practices in their efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Now, more than ever, it’s essential that organizations use rigorous methods and evidence-based practices in their efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Is Therapy Just for White People?

Psychotherapy works well across different racial and ethnic groups, but there are disparities in access to treatment. Why do these disparities exist, and how can they be fixed?

Psychotherapy works well across different racial and ethnic groups, but there are disparities in access to treatment. Why do these disparities exist, and how can they be fixed?

Truly Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Could leadership rooted in empathy be the game-changer in our diverse workplaces? I speak with James and Krista White about their bestselling book on anti-racist leadership.

Could leadership rooted in empathy be the game-changer in our diverse workplaces? I speak with James and Krista White about their bestselling book on anti-racist leadership.

How the Swastika Came to Be Appropriated by the Nazis

The swastika began as an Indian symbol of auspiciousness.

The swastika began as an Indian symbol of auspiciousness.

Substance Use Disorders in the South Asian Community

An interview with Vasavi Kumar and Jyoti Chand on substance abuse in the South Asian community, and barriers to getting help.

An interview with Vasavi Kumar and Jyoti Chand on substance abuse in the South Asian community, and barriers to getting help.

Shattering the Illusion of Invincibility in Black Women

It's time to change the narrative and debunk the myth about "resilience" in Black women to increase their mental health treatment.

It's time to change the narrative and debunk the myth about "resilience" in Black women to increase their mental health treatment.

Can Reducing Cognitive Bias Reduce Discrimination?

Discrimination is how we treat groups of people. Bias is how we think about them. Can better understanding cognitive biases make a difference in the fight against discrimination?

Discrimination is how we treat groups of people. Bias is how we think about them. Can better understanding cognitive biases make a difference in the fight against discrimination?

“Admissions Granted”: AAPI Responses to Affirmative Action

A Personal Perspective: The U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action using Asian Americans' stories. What do Asian Americans think of affirmative action?

A Personal Perspective: The U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action using Asian Americans' stories. What do Asian Americans think of affirmative action?

Why Book Bans Are Bad for Mental Health

More books have been challenged in recent years than ever before. Here's how it may be impacting our mental health.

More books have been challenged in recent years than ever before. Here's how it may be impacting our mental health.

Consequences of Being Mistreated by the Healthcare System

The Black maternal mortality crisis in this country has been widely acknowledged, but part of the story that gets less attention is outright mistreatment in the healthcare system.

The Black maternal mortality crisis in this country has been widely acknowledged, but part of the story that gets less attention is outright mistreatment in the healthcare system.

5 Tips for Talking to Latiné Youth About Mental Health

How can adults best support mental health for Latiné youth? Clinical psychologist Dr. Kitzia Moreno-Garza shares the impact of mental health stigma and how adults can help.

How can adults best support mental health for Latiné youth? Clinical psychologist Dr. Kitzia Moreno-Garza shares the impact of mental health stigma and how adults can help.

How Black Men Became Invisible Sexual Harassment Survivors

Black male survivors are often rendered invisible by dominant cultural frames that associate them with sexual compulsion, deviance, and predation.

Black male survivors are often rendered invisible by dominant cultural frames that associate them with sexual compulsion, deviance, and predation.

What the Flint Water Crisis Revealed About Trust

Regarding trust-building, the public wants to "see how the sausage is made" much more than the government appreciates.

Regarding trust-building, the public wants to "see how the sausage is made" much more than the government appreciates.

The Brain Reacts to Racism by Experiencing Pain

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) do not only right historical wrongs. When we factor in brain research, we see they could act as pain medication for the agony of racism.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) do not only right historical wrongs. When we factor in brain research, we see they could act as pain medication for the agony of racism.

Effect of Television Watching on Skin Tone Preference

A new study of rural villagers in Nicaragua finds a link between watching TV and a preference for lighter-skinned faces.

A new study of rural villagers in Nicaragua finds a link between watching TV and a preference for lighter-skinned faces.

Be an Upstander, Not a Bystander

Unlike a bystander, who passively watches events unfold without intervening, an upstander takes action to support fairness and respect. Sometimes that means breaking the rules.

Unlike a bystander, who passively watches events unfold without intervening, an upstander takes action to support fairness and respect. Sometimes that means breaking the rules.

The New Film “Origin” Forces an Acknowledgement of Caste

Personal Perspective: Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste" was a conversation-starter in 2020. A new film brings this uncomfortable book to life.

Personal Perspective: Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste" was a conversation-starter in 2020. A new film brings this uncomfortable book to life.

The Rebel’s Clinic: A Book Review

An outstanding new biography of Frantz Fanon sees the psychiatric clinic he ran in Algeria as a cornerstone of his thinking and activism.

An outstanding new biography of Frantz Fanon sees the psychiatric clinic he ran in Algeria as a cornerstone of his thinking and activism.

Which Black Church Leaders Are More Likely to Suffer?

Some Black church leaders are more vulnerable to suffering from burnout and secondary traumatic stress. We found three factors that predict which leaders are the most vulnerable.

Some Black church leaders are more vulnerable to suffering from burnout and secondary traumatic stress. We found three factors that predict which leaders are the most vulnerable.

Living and Loving in a Diverse Society

Intercultural romances are on the rise, but how couples think about diversity can have a major impact on how satisfying the relationship will be.

Intercultural romances are on the rise, but how couples think about diversity can have a major impact on how satisfying the relationship will be.

Why It Can Be So Hard to Talk About Race

When habits, customs, and laws codify white fragility, how do we learn to have authentic dialogues about racial injustice? It's time for courageous conversations about race.

When habits, customs, and laws codify white fragility, how do we learn to have authentic dialogues about racial injustice? It's time for courageous conversations about race.

Civil Courage is Needed for Racial Justice Allyship

Facing an enemy in battle takes courage, but standing alone against your friends requires a special kind of courage we don't learn in school.

Facing an enemy in battle takes courage, but standing alone against your friends requires a special kind of courage we don't learn in school.