Resources

Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life: https://bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/

Asian American Cultural Center: https://aacc.rutgers.edu/

Behavioral Health Provider Directory (accessible with student insurance): https://healthsafeid.optum.com/

Campus Map of Single-Use Restrooms: http://socialjustice.rutgers.edu/trans-ru/

Center for Latino Arts & Culture: https://clac.rutgers.edu/

Counseling and Crisis Services: http://health.rutgers.edu/medical-counseling-services/counseling/

Faith and Spirituality at Rutgers: https://success.rutgers.edu/resource/faith-spirituality-resources

Graduate Student Housing: http://ruoncampus.rutgers.edu/graduate-student-housing/

Interfaith Meditation/Prayer Spaces on Campus: http://www.cilru.org/religious-organization-prayer- space

Lactation Rooms on Campus (in addition to the one in the GSAPP student lounge): https://swc.rutgers.edu/node/21

LGBTQA Housing Options: http://socialjustice.rutgers.edu/housing-options/

Medical Services: http://health.rutgers.edu/medical-counseling-services/medical/

Office of Disability Services: https://ods.rutgers.edu/

Paul Robeson Cultural Center: https://prcc.rutgers.edu/

Resources for Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Gender Questioning Students, Faculty and Staff: http://socialjustice.rutgers.edu/trans-ru/

Rutgers Student Organizations (full list): https://rutgers.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations

Rutgers Food Pantry: http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu/food/

Rutgers Neurodiversity Task Force: https://rcaas.rutgers.edu/about/neurodiversity-task-force

Rutgers Office of Veterans and Military Programs and Services: https://veterans.rutgers.edu/

Rutgers University Bias-related Policies: https://studentaffairs.rutgers.edu/resources/bias-prevention-reporting

Rutgers University Name Change Form: http://socialjustice.rutgers.edu/trans-ru/on-campus-preferred- name-change/

Student Legal Services: https://rusls.rutgers.edu/

Support for Undocumented Students: https://studentsupport.rutgers.edu/services/support- undocumented-students

Telehealth Student Therapy (accessible with student insurance): https://www.universityhealthplans.com/pdf/UnitedHealthcare-Telehealth.pdf

The Center for Social Justice Education and LGBTQA Communities: http://socialjustice.rutgers.edu/

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (free to all faculty, grad students and post docs): https://diversity.rutgers.edu/national-center-faculty-development-and-diversity

UWill - Student Mental Health and Wellness: http://health.rutgers.edu/uwill-2/

10 Helpful Text-to-Speech Readers: http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/tools/software-assistive-technology/text-to-speech-readers

A message from the APA President, Dr. Thema Bryant, on the racially motivated shootings in Florida 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kv7PGP1ERUm3Pqyh8UM9LFsAaYXOxOYY/view 

American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association: https://www.amenapsy.org/

American Indian and Alaska Native Society of Indian Psychologists: https://www.nativepsychs.org/

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS): https://www.apa.org/apags/about 

APA – Ethnicity, Race and Cultural Affairs: https://www.apa.org/pi/oema

APA: Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/psychological-sexual-minority-persons.pdf

APA: Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People: https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/transgender.pdf

APA: Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity and Intersectionality: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/multicultural-guidelines.pdf

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Climate Guide for LGBTQ+ and Allied Students and Professionals: https://www.apa.org/apags/resources/clgbt-climate-guide.pdf

APAGS - A Guide for Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse Students: https://www.apa.org/apags/governance/subcommittees/supporting-diverse-students.pdf

APAGS Multicultural Training Database: https://www.apa.org/apags/governance/subcommittees/cultural-competency

APAGS Resource Guide for Ethnic Minority Graduate Students: https://www.apa.org/apags/resources/ethnic-minority-guide.pdf

Asking Demographic Questions in Research: A Reference Guide: https://www.jeapinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Asking-Demographic-Questions-in-Research-1.pdf

Asian American Psychological Association: https://aapaonline.org/

Association of Black Psychologists: https://abpsi.org/

Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists: https://www.aglp.org/  

Building Bridges: Resources to Center Cultural Humility (a toolkit to help promote cultural humility among mental healthservice providers): https://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/wp- content/uploads/Building-Bridges-Cultural-Humility-Toolkit.pdf

Harvard Implicit Bias test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists: https://iacp.in/  

Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/multicultural-guidelines.pdf

NameCoach (accurate audio name pronunciation): https://cloud.name-coach.com/

National Latinx Psychological Association: https://www.nlpa.ws/

New Jersey Psychological Association: https://psychologynj.org/   

TED Talk: Color Blind or Color Brave by Mellody Hobson (14 min): https://www.ted.com/talks/mellody_hobson_color_blind_or_color_brave

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APAGS Student Diversity Initiative Award 

This grant provides funding for the development of initiatives to aid in the recruitment, retention, and leadership training of psychology doctoral students from diverse backgrounds. 

Deadline: October 19, 2023 

https://www.apa.org/about/awards/apags-student-diversity?tab=1

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Doctoral Fellowship 

This is a federally funded program to support doctoral training in psychology that seeks to: 

• Promote culturally competent behavioral health services and policy for ethnic minority populations. 
• Increase the number of ethnic minority psychologists providing behavioral health services and developing policy for ethnic minority populations. 

Applications accepted October - January 15. 

https://www.apa.org/pi/mfp/psychology/predoctoral

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Postdoctoral Fellowship 

The goal of the Postdoctoral MHSAS Fellowship Program is to encourage and facilitate the specialized training of postdoctoral psychologists. The program seeks to accomplish the following objectives: 

• Promote culturally competent behavioral health services and policy for ethnic minority populations. 
• Increase the number of ethnic minority psychologists providing behavioral health services and developing policy for ethnic minority populations. 

Applications accepted October - January 15. 

https://www.apa.org/pi/mfp/psychology/postdoc

Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) Fellowship 

MFP supports the following financial and training opportunities for terminal master’s students in order to further their development in areas related to mental health services for ethnic minority youth ages 16 through 25 and their families. 

This is a federally funded program to support terminal master’s level training in psychology that seeks to: 

• Promote culturally competent mental health services for ethnic minority transition age youth and their families. 
• Increase the number of ethnic minority service providers in psychology who are providing mental health services for this population. 

Applications accepted October - January 15. 

https://www.apa.org/pi/mfp/psychology/stay 

Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship Program (IMFP) Fellowship 

IMFP supports the training of ethnic minority graduate students who commit to significantly improving the quality of care provided to ethnic and racial minorities who have a mental or cooccurring mental and substance use disorder. The program seeks to accomplish the following objectives: 

• Promote improved quality of care provided to ethnic and racial minorities who have a mental or cooccurring mental and substance use disorder. 
• Increase the number of ethnic minority mental health professionals in psychology, nursing, social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, and substance use and addictions counseling providing behavioral health services for ethnic minority populations. 

Applications accepted October - January 15. 

https://www.apa.org/pi/mfp/psychology/imfp 

Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant 

Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and trans (LGBTQIA+) people face many challenges in forming, defining, and maintaining families. This program seeks to encourage the study of LGBTQIA+ family psychology and therapy through its support of promising young investigators whose graduate research is oriented toward issues in this general area. 

Deadline: November 15, 2023 

https://apf.apa.org/funding/scrivner-grant/