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National Organizations

Association of Black Psychologists

  • Organization's goal is to "have a positive impact on the mental health of the national Black community by means of planning, programs, services, training, and advocacy." Founded: 1968; based in Ft. Washington, MD.; Annual convention in July.

Asian American Psychological Association

  • Largest organization of faculty, students, researchers, and practitioners interested in Asian American psychology.

People with Disabilities | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Society of Indian Psychologists 

  • An organization of medical professionals, social workers, drug & alcohol counselors, marriage and family therapists, and community counselors whose purpose is to “advance psychology as a science in service to Native peoples of the Americas."

National Latinx Psychological Association

  • The mission of NLPA is to create a supportive professional community that advances psychological education and training, science, practice and organizational change to enhance the health, mental health and well-being of Hispanic/Latina/o populations.

The International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Issues (IPsyNet)

  • IPsyNet works to help member psychological organizations increase their capacities at home and in their regions to improve the human rights conditions for and the well-being of sexual orientation and gender diverse people.

AMENA-Psy

  • AMENA-Psy’s mission is to build a supportive network that enhances the professional development of the American Arab/MENA psychological workforce, as well as to promote the wellbeing of Arab/MENA communities in North America through research, education, advocacy, and the advancement of ethical practice.

Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (Division 45)

  • Div. 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race) encourages research on ethnic minority issues and the application of psychological knowledge to ethnic minority issues. The division promotes public welfare through research and encourages professional relationships among psychologists who share these concerns and interests.

Association for Women in Psychology

  • Organization "devoted to reevaluating and reformulating the role that psychology and the mental health field generally play within women's lives...by challenging the unquestioned assumptions, research traditions, theoretical commitments, clinical and professional practices, and institutional and societal structures that limit the understanding, treatment, professional attainment, and responsible self-determination of women and men, or that contribute to unwelcome divisions between women based on race, ethnicity, age, social class, sexual orientation or religious affiliation."

Local Organizations

California Psychological Association

This non-profit organization advocates for the importance of psychology in legislative positions, as well as provides free public services through education programs and disaster response services.

On-Campus UCLA Organizations

Psychology Student Organizations 

This link takes you to a variety of psychology based organizations that are offered to UCLA students.

Interesting Articles

Twitter Handles to Follow

Highlighting Black excellence in mental health throughout the world.

A collective dedicated to supporting South Asian & Tamil Women, girls, and gender diverse communities by curating spaces for connection, growth and learning.

We work to reduce the stigma of mental illness and substance use disorders.

An award winning LGBTQ community mental health service based in Brighton. We are a national charity run by LGBTQ people, for LGBTQ people.

Psychology's Feminist Voices critically highlighting Psychology's women past & feminist present.

Amplifying diverse disability representation in psych and neuro-related fields.

The Official Twitter of The Association of Black Psychologists.

Celebrating & promoting #LatinxInPsych excellence, mentorship, #MedEd, community building in mental health professions.

Subjects: Psychology