APA 2025, the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, will be held Aug. 7-9 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The meeting will feature hundreds of sessions – including main stage events, keynote lectures, symposia and posters – and will have a limited virtual component. Media registration is now open and complimentary for credentialed reporters.
Sessions will cover such topics as:
- Potential for psychedelic drugs for clinical therapy and fighting addiction
- Systems-level strategies for addressing the youth mental health crisis
- The role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of work, education and autonomous technologies
- The influence of social media on self-diagnosis in teen mental health
- The role of disordered device use on the parent-child bond
- Results from the first large-scale study on the healing power of kink
The full, searchable program for APA 2025 can be found online.
Main stage events and select sessions will be livestreamed; recordings of those sessions will be available to registrants following the meeting. The virtual meeting will also offer access to online poster presentations. More information on the virtual meeting can be found online.
APA will offer a press room on site with workspaces, internet connections and resources for reporters. Registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the media.
Reporters wishing to attend, either in person or virtually, should contact the APA Office of Public Affairs at public.affairs@apa.org.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA’s membership includes 173,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve lives.