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How dogs think

The growing field of dog cognition explores what makes the human-canine bond so special

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Technology is transforming youth friendships

Many teens are turning to AI chatbots for friendship and emotional support

Integrated care is proving its worth

What to know about integrated care and the remaining barriers to implementing it

CE Corner

New guidelines for psychology’s role in pediatric-to-adult health care transitions

How psychologists can make the transfer safer and more successful for youth with chronic conditions

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Psychology researchers look abroad amid U.S. funding cuts

Science and academia cuts force researchers and students to rethink how, what, and where they study and work

Postvention: An important tool for preventing suicide contagion

How schools, universities, the military, and others are taking proactive steps to prevent suicide clusters

How to cope when loved ones are in conflict zones

Psychologists share advice for people with loved ones living in dangerous regions

Understanding state limits on professional speech

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering when to regulate professional speech under the First Amendment and whether counseling is "conduct" or "speech"

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How to integrate walking therapy into your practice

Psychologists are finding more ways to use virtual reality in therapy

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From the president

Practicing gratitude during difficult times

Update from the CEO

Deepening our commitment to fostering global relationships

Research

In brief

Morals and happiness, implicit bias, AI and creativity, and more science

Summaries of research from psychology and related fields

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How outreach to community colleges strengthens pathways to research

About a third of psychology doctorate recipients started in community college

By the numbers

Young adults feel less comfortable talking about mental health issues

More than half have withheld information from friends or health care providers

People

NASA’s Suzanne Bell enables elite teams to thrive in space

Organizational psychologist helps crews perform in extreme environments

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