Tell Congress Today: Reject Budget Resolution that Will Harm the Nation’s Health

Please take 2 minutes today to ask your officials tooppose the proposed $3 trillion in federal budget cuts. If Congress moves forward with its current proposed budget resolution, these cuts will significantly impact behavioral health services, psychology training programs, critical scientific research and the communities that psychologists support.

It is critical that lawmakers hear from you. Draconian cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance programs, student loan programs, and other programs vital to psychology and public well-being will be debated in Congress in coming days. Such cuts would decimate under-resourced populations. Instead, Congress must continue investing in these essential programs, which millions of Americans depend on. 

These proposed cuts would set back the progress made to date to address the nation’s mental health crisis, and severely weaken the population health approach necessary for supporting community wellbeing. The Budget Resolution would:

• Limit access to psychology degrees. Proposed changes to federal student loan programs would further decrease degrees’ affordability, exacerbating the nationwide shortages of qualified behavioral health providers, particularly in rural communities.
• Endanger the financial stability of vulnerable communities, such as people with disabilities and low-income families. It would do so by cutting off nutrition aid these communities rely upon to feed themselves, and other safety net programs. Reducing their access to food and other essential resources would harm the mental and physical health of the communities that psychologists and their allies work with and live in.
• Threaten behavioral health services offered through Medicaid. Medicaid is the single largest source of coverage for behavioral health services. Without access to those services, many low-income children, adults, and families — including, but not limited to, those with disabilities — would lose access to life-saving mental, behavioral, and substance use disorder treatment.

Please do not sit this one out! Speak up today to protect important programs that families and individuals rely upon for their well-being, livelihoods and security.

Act Now!

CPA's Next Coffee/Networking Event!

Friday, March 14th
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Please join CPA members and leaders for a coffee/light breakfast networking event where you can meet CPA members and leaders, share information about your role as a psychologist, and create new connections.  Bring business cards, flyers, brochures, or just yourself and join us!  You do NOT need to be a CPA member to attend.

Where:
The Emerald Couch; Activation Psychology; Authentic Connections; Solstice Psychology
2460 W 26th Ave Suite C-465
Denver, CO 80211

Parking:
There is plenty of street parking available.

RSVP HERE

Join the CPA Ethics Committee – Vacancies Available

The CPA Ethics Committee is seeking two CPA members to join the committee. The primary purpose of the Ethics Committee is to promote psychologists’ ethical conduct by providing consultation and education regarding the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010) as well as providing external referrals for legal consultation as indicated. If you are eager to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to join the CPA Ethics Committee. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to the future of the CPA.

Contact Susan Lewis, Ethics Committee Chair at [email protected] if you are interested.

My name is Dr. Rob Wright, the current President for the Rocky Mountain Psychology Association (RMPA). I want to personally invite you to consider attending our RMPA 2025 Conference. With a solid list of Continuing Education (CE) credit options this year, you should STRONGLY consider attending! I am excited to announce we have a strong slate of speakers, social hours, and 2025 aligned events.

Location: 
Hyatt Regency, Denver Tech Center, Denver, CO.
Date: 
April 10–12, 2025
Registration Rates:
Member – Faculty/Professional (Conference Registration Fee + Membership Fee) $160
Non-Member (Conference Only) – Faculty/Professional $185.

We are excited to announce several high caliber speakers this year including:
Dr. Dan Simons, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign;
Dr. Michelle Miller, Northern Arizona University;
Dr. Chris Hart, Texas Woman’s University;
Dr. June Gruber, Colorado University Boulder (Macmillan speaker);
Dr. Zoe Donaldson, Colorado University Boulder;
Dr. Jessica Hartnett, Gannon University (Harry Kirke Wolfe speaker);
Dr. Nancy Karlin from the University of Northern Colorado;
Dr. Anna Ropp from Metropolitan State University of Denver;
Dr. Angela Brega from Colorado School of Public Health;
Dr. Sasha Ahmed from Deer Oaks Behavioral Health;
Dr. Alice Wilder, Lead, Children's Educational Development at Apple will be delivering the Psi Chi Keynote Address;
Dr. Susan Clayton, a world-renowned environmental psychologist.

Here is our RMPA Fall Newsletter that contains all the details you need.

We will have something for everyone, including venues to present and listen to current research, networking opportunities, and CE credits for professionals outside of academia.

If you would like more detailed information about the conference, please visit our website.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope to see you at the 2025 RMPA conference in Denver, CO!

Sincerely,
Rob Wright
[email protected]