Choose one of the following topics:
Unhoused persons
Climate change
Overdose deaths
Infectious disease pandemics (e.g., COVID)
Child poverty
The negative effects of social media
Loneliness
Research and describe the causes of your chosen topic along with its prevalence in society and any effects it has on health and happiness. Using what you have learned in this course, what psychological processes or interventions could improve the current situation? How could these be applied? Be specific.
Your paper should be between 4 and 6 pages in 12 font with 1” margins. It should be saved as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf format. Canvas cannot read other formats. Do NOT include an abstract. You must use at least 5 sources in your paper of the following types; peer-reviewed journal articles, published books, and .gov websites. You may have additional sources beyond these 5 but you must have at least 5 of those types. Cite all sources you used for any ideas that are not your own both in the text of the paper and in the references list. You may use APA or MLA style. Failure to cite sources in the text of the paper is plagiarism and will result in a grade of 0 for the assignment.