IN THIS ISSUE‌ Public Policy Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 APA Testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on Youth Suicide.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Health Care Reform (HCR) and Health Disparities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 APA Members Participate in Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Get Involved in Advocacy!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Advocating for a Mental Health Workforce that Meets the Needs of our Aging and Ethnic Minority Populations: $900,000 IOM Report Authorized.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 APA and The Coalition on Health Disparities: Position Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Update on Health Disparities Provisions in Health Reform Legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Briefing Sheet: Provisions of The Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Harriette Pipes McAdoo, PhD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Gerald Mohatt, PhD, Founding President of Sinte Gleska College.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Gary A. Simpkins, PhD, Founder of Black Students Psychological Association. . . . . . . . . . . 73 Division 55 To Honor Memory of Dr. Eduardo Caraveo (Major, US Army). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 K UDOS! New Director for the Indian Health Service Division of Behavioral Health.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 New NIMH Associate Director for Special Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Claude M. Steele, PhD, Named Provost of Columbia University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 -ii-