American Psychological Association

**Advancing the Behavioral Health Workforce-Together ** We're evolving from LDI to Catalyst to better reflect what we already do-comprehensive, cross disciplinary workforce development. **Support at Every Stage of Your Career ** From students and early?career professionals to senior leaders, our pathways meet you where you are, and evolve with you. You'll gain the tools to lead with intention, navigate complexity, and expand your influence as your career grows. **Connections That Extend Beyond the Program ** You don't just complete a program-you join a connected network. Participants become alumni, mentors, and ambassadors, creating pathways that support long?term growth, expand opportunity, advance equity, and strengthen the behavioral health workforce nationwide. **Practical, Evidence?Informed Learning You Can Use ** You gain access to programs grounded in psychological and leadership science, designed to help you build skills, lead effectively, and drive meaningful change in real?world settings. We continuously assess engagement and outcomes so what you learn translates into impact for your career, your organization, and the communities you serve. **Built for the Whole Behavioral Health Workforce ** Whether you're in psychology, social work, counseling, nursing, psychiatry, medicine, or a related field, Catalyst brings you into interdisciplinary learning environments that reflect how care actually happens. You'll grow alongside peers from across roles, settings, and systems, strengthening collaboration and broadening your perspective. **Trusted Programs, Proven Results ** Catalyst builds on decades of APA leadership through nationally recognized programs like the Minority Fellowship Program (50+ years), the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, and Psychology Summer Institute, while expanding access through new and scaled offerings such as the Professional and Career Excellence Program (PACE) and strategic partnerships like Nonviolence365® training with The Martin Luther King Jr. Center. **Who is Catalyst for?** Catalyst is the behavioral health workforce hub supporting students, clinicians, researchers, and system leaders through evidence informed, cross?career learning and leadership development. Catalyst is for anyone committed to building skills, growing careers, and improving care within the behavioral health workforce: - Students to senior leaders - Clinicians, researchers, and educators - Behavioral and mental health system leaders