Global Psychology Alliance

Global challenges require unified, global responses. As the world faces crises without precedent, more than 80 national, regional and international psychological associations, as well as scientific institutions and training programs from every continent across the world have joined together and formed the Global Psychology Alliance (GPA) to take action to elevate psychological science to address global issues too big for one association to tackle alone. Psychology is critical to every aspect of humanity at the individual and societal levels and psychologists have a crucial role in supporting health and well-being globally within a human rights framework. Bringing together experiences, knowledge, and perspectives from every region of the globe enhances our collective ability to apply psychological science to effectively address societal issues.

As the world faces crises without precedent, the Global Psychology Alliance takes action to apply psychological science to issues. Psychology is critical to every aspect of humanity at the individual, family, and societal levels and psychologists have a crucial role in supporting health and well-being globally within a human rights framework. As a coalition, the Alliance’s horizontal, inclusive approach to leadership has created a space for collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving. The Alliance has created a global community of leaders in psychology through a space that is dynamic and welcoming.

The International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) joined the Global Psychology Alliance on 27th May, 2025. We will work with the member organisations in order to achieve the joint GPA goals. Our ISCP representative is Dr Stephen Palmer PhD.

Understanding Indigenous Psychology and mental health: A 10-lesson course

Illustration of diverse crowd of people Global Psychology Alliance: White paper on population health

How does psychology fit within a population health framework? A population health approach can help relieve treatment gaps and address population health needs.

How does psychology fit within a population health framework? (PDF, 651KB)

Psychology and the Climate Crisis – A population climate action framework

‘People and Planet – we’re all in this together’ The purpose of this paper is to frame climate change from a wellbeing perspective and propose action steps for psychology and psychologists across the globe to make meaningful collaborative contributions to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and to develop strategies and processes to ensure the inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable peoples, Indigenous knowledge systems, and cultural perspectives (IPCC, 2023; APA, 2022). Download PDF HERE.