... and commit their associations to direct resources to support UN Sustainable Development Goal Read more

Psychologists must use their influence to drive change for the most marginalized and deprived children. Advocacy of children rights should be initiated by psychologists at all levels, taking a human-rights based approach to their practice and advocacy in legislation and policy making. Read more

Friday afternoon Nov 15, 2019 (14:30-18:00 pm Portugal time = GMT+1)) is open to the public and will be livestreamed at https://www.psychologyandglobalhealth.org/. Read more

Lisbon, Nov 14-16, 2019: EFPA is participating in an international summit on psychology and climate change. The summit will bring together presidents and CEOs of psychological associations from around the world to formulate an action plan to develop and promote psychological contributions to combating global climate change. Read more

The Importance of Psychological Science to Support Peace and Development. Read more

Children living in countries at war have come under direct attack, have been used as human shields, killed, maimed or recruited to fight. Rape, forced marriage and abduction have become standard tactics in conflicts from Syria to Yemen, and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Nigeria, South Sudan and Myanmar. Read more

Psychological care and knowledge can save lives. Changing of meanings that increase suicide ideation, reducing hopelessness, promoting skills development, fostering communication, and improving it; are all core activities of psychologists. Read more

Globally, more than 800.000 people die yearly due to suicide. It is a public-health issue that needs cooperation of professionals from different disciplines, as well as lay public. Read more

New EFPA President: Prof. Dr. Christoph Steinebach from German Federation of Psychologists' Associations and Director IAP Institute for Applied Psychology - ZHAW Zurich Read more

1st European Congress on Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment of EACLIPT (http://eaclipt.org/) from Oct 31–Nov 2, 2019 in Dresden, Germany. The deadline for submissions to the 1st European Conference on Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment extended to 16 June 2019. Read more

EFPA/APF Wundt-James Award 2019 goes to Prof. Peter Gollwitzer of New York University as a special recognition for distinguished contributions to the science and profession of psychology and to the promotion of effective cooperation between Europe and North America. Read more

Robert Roe award for Outstanding Contribution of Psychology to Society 2019 to Dr. Tony Wainwright - University of Exeter (UK) Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Dr. Wiebke Bleidorn from the University of California, Davis, for being elected to be the winner of the Comenius Early Career Psychologist award 2019. Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Prof. Naomi Ellemers for being elected to be the winner of the Aristotle Prize 2019. Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Prof. Francisco Pons for being elected to be the first winner of the Lev Vygotsky award 2019. Read more