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research under attack"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Promoting and Defending Research</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </section> </section> </section> </section> <section class="oneCol_content " id="oneCol_content_6"> <section class="oneFull"> <section class="featureRichItem"> <section class="linkWidget tile square"> <h2>Violence Prevention</h2> <div class="widgetWrapper tileWidget fourPerRow default "> <div class="module first"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/gun-violence-prevention" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/tile-gun-violence-protest_tcm9-219588_w320_n.jpg" alt="Gun violence protest"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Gun Violence Prevention</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module last"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/suicide-prevention" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img 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class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/advocacy-medicare-reimbursement-Tile_tcm9-297654_w320_n.jpg" alt="A professional talking to a client or patient"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Medicare Reimbursement</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module "> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/mental-health-parity" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/advocacy-mental-health-parity-Tile_tcm9-297653_w320_n.jpg" alt="A health professional going over paperwork with a couple"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Mental Health Parity</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module last"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/prescriptive-authority" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/tile-prescription-authority_tcm9-218145_w320_n.jpg" alt="Writing a prescription "> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Prescriptive Authority</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </section> </section> </section> </section> <section class="oneCol_content " id="oneCol_content_8"> <section class="oneFull"> <section class="featureRichItem"> <section class="linkWidget tile square"> <h2>Applied Psychology</h2> <div class="widgetWrapper tileWidget fourPerRow default "> <div class="module first"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/substance-use-disorders" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/tile-substance-use_tcm9-224516_w320_n.jpg" alt="Substance use disorders"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Substance Use Disorders</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module "> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/climate-change" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/climate-change-Tile_tcm9-297552_w320_n.jpg" alt="worker in a hard hat adjusting a solar panel"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Climate Change</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module last"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/issues/future-of-work" target="_self" > <div class="body"> <figure class="tile"> <img src="/images/advocacy-future-of-work-Tile_tcm9-297655_w320_n.jpg" alt="A young woman working on her computer"> </figure> <div class="desc"> <p class="title">Technology and Behavior</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </section> </section> </section> </section> <section class="oneCol_content " id="oneCol_content_9"> <section class="overarch"> <h2 >APA Advocacy Tools</h2> </section> <section class="oneFull"> <section class="featureRichItem"> <section class="linkWidget icon square"> <div class="widgetWrapper iconWidget threePerRow default "> <div class="module first"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/get-involved/guide" target="_self" > <figure class="icon"> <img src="/images/action-icon-megaphone_tcm9-224227.png" alt="Advocacy"> </figure> <div class="body"> <div class="eyebrow">Get Involved</div> <p class="title">Psychologist's Guide to Advocacy</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module "> <a class="module-link" href="/advocacy/get-involved/fellowships" target="_self" > <figure class="icon"> <img src="/images/icon-fellowship_tcm9-321080.png" alt="fellowships icon"> </figure> <div class="body"> <div class="eyebrow">Who to Contact</div> <p class="title">APA Public Policy Fellowship Program</p> <div class="wysiwyg">The APA public policy fellowship program provides four unique opportunities to apply your psychological expertise to public policy.</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="module last"> <a class="module-link" href="https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/actions/" target="_self" > <figure class="icon"> <img src="/images/action-icon-call_tcm9-224203.png" alt="Phone Call"> </figure> <div class="body"> <div class="eyebrow">Current Action 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