Now offering in-person counseling in Snellville, GA (Gwinnett County) and telehealth throughout the state! psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/…

This report has been a labor of love, and one of grief. Leslie Adams, PhD, MPH and I take a deep dive into suicide risk factors impacting Black youth like institutional racism and gun violence. We share recommendations for advancing this work. Read the report here:publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/still-rin…

Well said, Mr. Herron.

The front page of tomorrow's The Daily Tar Heel – I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours. Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

Do some people not understand that there are parents who are abusive and will physically harm and possibly kill their LGBTQ children, or does abuse just not matter when these kids are involved?

🚨 Does suicide risk screening improve the identification of primary care patients who will attempt suicide? In this new paper published in Joint Commission Journal, results suggest "no." SI screening was less effective than depression screening. 🧵 /1 jointcommissionjournal.com/article/S1553-…

Trauma is cumulative. Each time we experience it, it’s like our nervous system takes another “hit.” HEALING is ALSO cumulative. Every step towards nervous system regulation is encoded such that even when we feel an ebb— NO HEALING IS EVER LOST.

I will share and share and share this article over and over. HOW do we hold hotlines accountable? madinamerica.com/2020/11/suicid…

Check in on your loved ones. It's ok to say, "Hey, I have to ask: are you thinking about suicide, at all?" Today and every day. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay Loving Frankie. In her signature hoop earrings and cow pants.❤️💜🦋

#Adoption

Ideas for Reassuring #SelfTalk Upsetting News Edition #MentalHealthMatters 💔🫶🏻

I’ve heard as recently as last year that a student’s disability disclosure could trigger discipline at several US law schools.

I will never recover from this student email.

For the first time, this is what a Master’s degree looks like. Today, my daughter #RachelHandlin became the 1st person with #Downsyndrome to earn a graduate degree. In the world. Ever. Rachel says: “I won’t be the last.” CalArts BFA 2020. Pratt Institute MFA 2024. Legend.

Our lab is hiring a research assistant in child psychiatry/neuroscience. Perfect position for a recent college grad looking for graduate/medical school research experience. Please share! wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…

Emotion regulation is like other skills: it takes practice. After 2 weeks of daily journaling to reframe unpleasant events, depression dropped, life satisfaction rose, and the benefits lasted at least a month. The best way to improve at managing emotions is to do it more often.

The first article of my PhD is out The Lancet Global Health Suicide-related internet use is present across all age groups of mental health patients who died by suicide: not just a problem in young patients sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Huge thanks to my supervisors NCISH