Books in the Advances in Community Psychology series

The Return of the Sun shows how Indigenous communities can develop, on their own, successful suicide prevention strategies. Kral details how government colonialism disrupted Inuit lives, especially family lives.

Community Power and Empowerment synthesizes research and practice on the topics of community power and empowerment, and by doing so address key questions in the practice community psychology and related fields. The first section of the book will provide foundational information on community power and empowerment; the second, roles played by human development and organizational development in social change, and how empowerment relates to health. The bookguides readers in designing empowering practices and interventions, as well as programs of research and evaluation.

Diverse Careers in Community Psychology details a range of potential career paths for someone with community psychology or related social science training, describes the different types of careers (e.g., tasks involved, benefits and challenges, salary range, etc.), and outlines steps one can take to develop such a career.

Housing, Citizenship, and Communities for People with Serious Mental Illness provides the first comprehensive overview of the field. The book covers theory, research, practice, and policy issues related to the provision of housing and the supports that people rely on to get and keep their housing.

Influencing Social Policy synthesizes current knowledge about how psychologists influence social policy to serve the public interest.

Community Psychology and Community Mental Health provides empirical justification and a conceptual foundation for transformative change in mental health, based on community psychology values and principles of ecology, collaboration, empowerment, and social justice.

Principles of Social Change is written for those who are impassioned and driven by social justice issues in their communities and seek practical solutions to successfully address them. Leonard A. Jason, a leading community psychologist, demonstrates how social change can be accomplished and fostered by observing five key principles.