While completing her psychology PhD, Sommer Knight is busy putting everything she learns to use. She co-hosts a radio show and has now written a children’s book to advance the conversation about mental health in Black families and Black communities. She joins the CPA podcast Mind Full to talk about Today is a Rainy Day.

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The CPA has signed a statement published by the GPA, Democratic Systems and Psychological Science: A Collective Statement and Call to Action. The members of the GPA have recognized the profound impact of social and political determinants on mental health and call upon psychologists worldwide to advocate for the protection and promotion of democratic systems as a means to enhance health globally.

A call for articles is now open for a new issue of Psynopsis titled Application of Psychological Research to Policy Making, Interventions, and/or Programming. We are inviting insightful articles that discuss instances where psychological research either has been or could be used to inform policy, interventions, and/or programming. We also are inviting articles that discuss the importance of using psychology to inform policy, interventions, and/or programming, as well as the challenges of bridging the gap between research and application.

The deadline to submit your article is March 3, 2025. For more information on this issue and submission guidelines, see here.

Dr. Mitch Colp has been elected by the CPA Board of Directors to the position of CPA President and Chair of the Board for the 2025-2026 term. Dr. Colp will bring a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to this role, dedicated to addressing the evolving needs of our members and the communities we serve.

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As the CPA’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan comes to an end, the CPA invites all current members and affiliates, which includes its Board of Directors, Committees, Working Groups, Sections, Journal Editors, as well as its Partner Representative Organizations, other external parties, and non-members and non-affiliates of the association to provide input into the CPA’s next strategic plan. Your input is welcomed on the proposed vision, mission, and goals.

The deadline to complete the survey is February 7, 2025. To access the survey, please click one of the links below:

English – https://web2.cpa.ca/membersurveys/index.php/917736?lang=en

French – https://web2.cpa.ca/membersurveys/index.php/917736?lang=fr

Nomination Procedures and links:
CPA Awards and Fellows
CPA President’s New Researcher Award.

Award Description and Eligibility Criteria: cpa.ca/aboutcpa/cpaawards/awarddescriptions/

Deadline for Nominations: January 31, 2025

The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), of which the CPA is a founding member, released a report Take the Money and Run which reviews how the provinces and territories are spending the $25 billion that was part of the 2023 ten-year health agreements with the federal government. The report notes that while the provinces and territories have taken the money, many of them need to up their game in terms of investing these resources to improve timely access to mental health and substance use health care services. See the news release and report.

Join a membership 7000+ strong that supports you at every stage of your career. Whether you are a student; work in practice, research, or education; are at the very start of your career, an experienced professional, or enjoying your retirement…you will benefit from all a CPA membership has to offer.

For more information on the many benefits of membership in the CPA – CLICK HERE.

Join as a NEW MEMBER or RENEW your membership now!

We look forward to supporting, promoting, and advocating for you in 2025.

The CPA, along with the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS), the Council of Professional Associations of Psychologists (CPAP), and BMS wish to support student research in all areas of psychology through annual funding.

For more information on the research grants including application requirements, eligibility criteria, and how to apply, click here: https://cpa.ca/student-research-and-leadership-grants/

The deadline to apply is Monday, February 3, 2025

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Please note, applications for the student leadership grant will open early 2025.

The purpose of this program is to encourage and support Indigenous (Inuit, First Nations, or Métis) students entering psychology undergraduate and graduate programs in Canadian universities. This is an academic merit-based award that also takes into consideration life factors such as motivation to excel in the field of psychology and level of need in overcoming barriers to attending university. Application requirements include: official transcript, CV or resume, personal statement, and one letter of support. Recipients of the bursary will be required to be CPA student affiliates in good standing for the duration of the bursary.

Deadline for applications is November 28th.

Click here to apply: https://cpa.ca/machform/view.php?id=93738

Click here for full instructions: https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Funding/Indigenous_Student_Award_Instructions-EN-NOV2024.pdf

The Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology (CJEP) / Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale is issuing an open call for special issue proposals, to be considered with three deadlines per year by the senior editorial team—September 15, December 31, and June 15. We invite you to send your proposal.

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View the CPA’s Position Statement on Gender-based Violence as approved by the CPA’s Board.
 

The CPA has created a new “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet on Vascular Cognitive Impairment.

The CPA, along with the Canadian Mental Health Association and 16 other concerned organizations wrote a letter to The Honourable Mark Holland, Federal Minister of Health concerning the exclusion of mental health and substance use health care services from the Canada Health Act and proposed a course moving forward.