Introduction to the Special Issue: Psychological Resilience in Public Service Settings

This special issue focused on resiliency was made possible by a grant awarded by the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR) to APA Divisions 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), 19 (Society for Military Psychology), 38 (Society for Health Psychology), and 56 (Trauma Psychology). Four special issues/sections on the topic of resilience have been jointly prepared and published as interdivisional effort in the flagship journals of each participating Division. This introduction provides an overview of those prepared as part of Division 18's journal, Psychological Services. Impact Statement The collection of articles in this special issue demonstrate the importance of psychological resilience for healthcare professionals and societal well-being.