PsycPORT: Psychology Newswire http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/index.aspx News articles relating to psychology, mental health, behavior, stress management, and more. en-us customerservice@apa.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-17T22:56:11-05:00 daily 1 2013-06-17T12:00+00:00 Outdated IDs worry transgender people http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F15%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6U9CD83%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml June 15, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO - Most people don't think twice about the gender printed on their driver's license. But those "M" or "F" markers - and the legal and administrative prerequisites for switching them on passports, birth certificates and other forms of identification - are a source of anxiety and, even, discrimination... http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F15%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6U9CD83%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml 2013-06-15T22:56:11-05:00 RI, city settle with feds over disabled rights http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F13%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6SU98O0%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml June 13, 2013 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island and the city of Providence have reached a settlement with the federal government in an investigation that found they were violating the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F13%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6SU98O0%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml 2013-06-13T22:56:11-05:00 Bill defines sex trafficking as child abuse http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F11%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6RPK401%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml June 11, 2013 WASHINGTON - Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and would have to be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in Congress aimed at strengthening care for them before they become ensnared in the criminal justice system. http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F11%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6RPK401%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml 2013-06-11T22:56:11-05:00 Penn State trustees say changes are well under way http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F06%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6O2QRO2%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml June 06, 2013 NEW YORK - Members of Penn State's board of trustees say the university has implemented a long list of changes as result of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F06%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6O2QRO2%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml 2013-06-06T22:56:11-05:00 Obama calls for end to mental illness stigma http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F03%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6MBK500%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml June 03, 2013 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday called for a more robust national discussion on mental illness, saying the time had come to bring the issue "out of the shadows." http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F06%5F03%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6MBK500%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml 2013-06-03T22:56:11-05:00 Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F05%5F19%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6CGRVO3%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml May 19, 2013 KERRVILLE, Texas - The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap%5F2013%5F05%5F19%5Fap%2Eonline%2Eall%5FDA6CGRVO3%5Fnews%5Fap%5Forg%2Eanpa%2Exml 2013-05-19T22:56:11-05:00