Wouldn't it be nice if "America First" referred to the mission of elevating America by, for example, treating healthcare and mental health care as a universal right, prioritizing economic opportunity for families in poverty, and putting sensible gun safety laws in place?

My father started this junior golf tournament 43 years ago and it’s still going strong today! He would’ve been happy to see all the local youth here in the #Niagara region that showed up to play today. ⛳️ #NiagaraFalls

If you know an LISW or LPC who is interested in providing CBT (often via telehealth) to traumatic injury patients with PTSD or depression, please share our position opening. It is listed as a Temp position but we feel it has high potential to be long-term. careers.pageuppeople.com/756/cw/en-us/j…

I never say no to reasonable requests of my time from colleagues. But this week, I said no 3 times. It felt crappy, but not as crappy as it would've felt to fall short of time-sensitive goals that I have been telling myself are a priority. A tough, but necessary mindset shift.

Our Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Mental health is now accepting applications from people in related fields, including clinical sciences, computer science, and human computer interaction. Join a terrific group of fellows and mentors. More info is at cbits.northwestern.edu/training/postd…

ProgressNotes article spotlighting our program to address the mental health needs of traumatic injury patients. @TatianaDavidst muschealth.org/health-profess…

Check out the new episode highlighting some of our work with TRRP, SPARK, and BBN on MUSC's "Innovatively Speaking" podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bou…

Big, big thank you to Mount Pleasant PD for the help this morning when my son's car broke down at the peak of the 65 mph Daniel Island bridge in foggy conditions. It was a scary situation and I am thankful that he is safe thanks to their support.

A first step toward evaluating/improving equity in our trauma mental health program. Black and White patients in our trauma center had similar levels of engagement in mental health follow-up. But there is much more work to do. Grateful for Donte's leadership and mentorship!

Guidance from JAMA on the use of ChatGPT and other AI tech in preparation of papers. I wonder if they should go a hair further by asking for a statement from authors that declares that AI was or was not used (rather than only recommending one when used). jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Be sure to catch CON faculty member Dr. Shannon Phillips on Live5News today discussing her innovative app that helps children and teens monitor their sickle cell disease as well as gives doctors and parents more insight into associated pain level. live5news.com/2023/03/16/mus…

In the latest Progressnotes, we dive into research from MUSC College of Nursing. Highlights include at-home wound care suggestions & improvements, text communication between health care workers & patients as well as an app for patients with sickle cell disease: bit.ly/3KtJsOe

🚨New pub alert🚨 This one is special yall! I had the privilege to work with my academic fam to shed light on factors that limit diversity in clinical child & adolescent psych, and institutional changes to help overcome these challenges! Check it out: tinyurl.com/3wfemzn6

Why don't healthcare systems or patients use apps and other digital health tech as much as we hope? This new paper offer one of the most elegant figures to explain via an implementation science framework. Lots of targets for improvement we can all work on: jmir.org/2023//e48000/

Because thoughts and prayers are not enough. Vice President JD Vance and I just created the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

Researchers found that the estimated average rate of officer-involved shootings increased by 12.9% in 10 U.S. states that relaxed restrictions between 2014 and 2020 on civilians carrying concealed firearms in public. Learn more about this study: tinyurl.com/jxydrrj5

New guidance from JAMA for authors, peer reviewers, and editors on the use of AI, language models, and chatbots. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Our paper in Am J Psychiatry is finally out! We found that our Bounce Back Now app was associated with improved PTSD, depressive, and sleep outcomes among disaster-affected adults vs an enhanced usual care app. BBN is now freely available in English and Spanish in the app stores.