Call for Papers: Special issue of Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior (@wileypsychology) on suicide risk among ethnoracially minoritized youth, guest edited by Youth Suicide Research Consortium members Lillian Polanco-Roman of The New School & Regina Miranda, Ph.D. (Miranda Lab) of Hunter College. Deadline Dec 15.

The reason for bottom-of-pyramid actions is simple: it has the greatest positive population impact. I work towards the top of the pyramid. It's not the goal. From: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

My Korean immigrant dad had an overnight in the hospital & called this am. Says w pleasant surprise he has a Vietnamese nurse. Racial match may not improve treatment outcome but it can help minoritized people feel seen and implicitly understood even if quality of care is the same

How I’m explaining statistical significance from now on: p < .05: COZY p < .01: I’M THAT GIRL p < .001: ALIEN SUPERSTAR

Check it out: IRHC's Sandra Mattar & Resham Gellatly discuss barriers to culturally responsive, trauma-informed & ethical care and provide an avenue forward to improve refugee #mentalhealth care delivery. #ResearchSpotlight sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

“September marched through smearing everything with oil paint: acres of cardamom yellow, burnt orange, miles of sienna, blue ravines both cerulean and midnight, along with heartbreakingly violet skies.” —Toni Morrison, PARADISE

"Digital technology can help increase access to mental health services. But only if we do it right." Fantastic op-ed by a great scientist, mentor, and even better human being, Adrian Aguilera! nytimes.com/2022/09/27/opi…

Boston Medical Center's Teaching Kitchen & #IRHC are collaborating to bring you a class celebrating the cuisines of the world! Join us for our first virtual cooking class as we explore #Haitian cuisine. 🌽🥕🍅🌿🫑🥬 📅 Tuesday, 10/4 | 6pm-7pm ET 💻 RSVP at bit.ly/cuisine-haiti

Unpopular opinion: Hybrid conferences should be here to stay. This is an inclusivity and accessibility issue, particularly for attendees from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). 🧵1/11

Leslie Marmon Silko:

Hey #therapisttwitter: Are you troubled by the new EPPP-2 licensing exam? If so, here’s a 🧵 on what you can do. If not, here’s a thread on why you definitely should be: (1/10)

Despite a 7000 provider gap in the US, few studies have looked at nonspecialist providers’ (NSPs) experiences delivering mental health interventions. NSPs perceived delivery of brief CBT for depression was highly acceptable, feasible, and appropriate. doi.org/10.1186/s12888… 1/2

Thank you NPR Cory Turner for helping people understand the science on social media and youth mental health, with a terrific summary of findings from @EvaTelzer, @TAYA_Lab Jacqueline Nesi, PhD, tons of peer relations researchers' work, social neurosci, npr.org/2023/02/16/115…

Eating disorders are often associated with young, heterosexual, white women, but BIPOC and LGBTQ individuals experience eating disorders at similar rates and in some cases, are less likely to receive help. If you need help with an eating disorder, call or text 800-931-223 #EDAW

Many partners to people living with eating disorders express fear, helplessness, or confusion in the face of the condition. In our forthcoming paper, we asked people living with EDs what advice they would give to someone who learns that their partner has an eating disorder. 🧵

Excited to announce that American Psychological Association has issued a health advisory on social media use among adolescents: apa.org/news/press/rel… with additional resources to help (see links on the right of page linked below). A balanced and science-based perspective that lays out steps all can take

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in America. If you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone who spends time with children and teens, these tools can help save lives. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth Learn more: on.apa.org/3C016nH

What would happen if migrants on boats with limited resources were also seen as brave explorers gifted with curiosity and wonder for depths unknown, I wonder.

A fifth grader in Hawaii wrote this poem, and I can't get over the final line.