Asking medical professionals to ‘turn in’ parents giving their children needed & evidence-based care violates confidentiality & professional ethics. We oppose politicized intrusions into decisions that parents make with providers about children's care. 1/3 apa.org/news/press/rel…

It happened today!!! The APA has unanimously voted to remove the felony status question from their application. Congrats to all who have helped get this done over the years. #BantheBoxAPA

It's OUT!! 🌈 I am super excited to share our paper: The Promise of Digital Mental Health for LGBTQ+ Youth This a blueprint for how to update content to be inclusive and includes ideas for new #lgbtq focused content. Thank you Brian Feinstein (he/him), @KathrynFoxR, & Journals of The American Psychiatric Association 😘

Shocking new Florida statistics to share. 😢 According to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (managed by Florida Department of Education) 22.6% of LGB high school students attempted suicide in 2021-- the first INCREASE seen since 2013. 📈 What is #DeSantis doing to help at-risk LGBTQ youth?

Positive news… “abuse” will likely now be removed from names of NIDA, NIAAA, SAMHSA, CSAT, CSAP. Officially changed in President’s proposed FY23 Budget -still need to be passed by Congress. 1/3

I’m so excited to share that I’ll be starting my PhD in Clinical Psychology this fall at UCF under the mentorship of @rob_dvorakPhD! I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity and all of the amazing mentors and colleagues who helped me get here!

I present Bad Straits: Connecting Isles of Clinical Psychological Science & Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric Below are several articles co-authored by David H. Barlow within the conversion therapy realm. Retraction appropriate? Hey you decide! I'm tired. Link: docs.google.com/document/d/1Ur…

So excited for this conference with my lab mates!

New article out! In a 2-year study of 315 transgender youth, gender-affirming hormones were associated with improved mental health outcomes. @DrDianeChen et al. (2023).Psychosocial functioning in transgender youth after 2 years of hormones. NEJM. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Tennessee Senate has PASSED a drag ban that also could be used to criminalize trans people for just existing in public. This also will most likely ban pride events. This is absolutely terrifying.

Clinical/Counseling Psychology PhD students trying to keep up with classes, patients, research, and teaching at the same time

Excited to be traveling today to Brussels for Association for Psychological Science with the Substance Use Dialogues RTL lab Dr. Rob Dvorak, PhD Ardhys De Leon Angelina V. Leary-Drewes, MS Emma Hayden Samantha J. Klaver, Ph.D. Emily K. Burr, M.S. Madison Maynard & Gabbi Lynch #icps23be #ICPS2023 #AcademicChatter #phdlife #APS #AcademicTwitter

For the first time, a randomized controlled trial has been published regarding gender affirming care. The treatment group receiving care saw a 55% reduction in suicidality, compared to 5% of control. I detail the results in my latest article. Subscribe to support my work.