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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

"States that passed anti-transgender laws aimed at minors saw suicide attempts by transgender and gender nonconforming teenagers increase by as much as 72% in the following years, a new study by The Trevor Project says." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Oklahomans sue to stop new social studies standards from promoting Christianity - Americans United AU & Oklahoma Appleseed represent Oklahomans suing to block Supt. Ryan Walters' new social studies standards that promote Christianity in public schools.

Link to the full story & more deets: www.au.org/the-latest/p...

New episode! Dr. Bruce Thyer busts the myth that true experiments are rare in #SocialWork. We talk RCTs, ethics, vignette studies, and how YOU can use an "experimentalist lens" in practice. Evidence matters—learn how to build it.

Listen now: www.socialworkpodcast.com/2025/07/Thye...
#SWTech

Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths.

Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths.

https://ja.ma/3I1vODg

Living Among Lions: When the Law Abandons Our Children Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that some lions are acceptable predators.

@heymmt.bsky.social hits home with these observations on the state of our country’s refusal to protect children #kidshaverightstoo #children #protectchildren

Save a fox founder Mikayla Raines holding a rescued Fox.

The world has lost this beautiful soul, Mikayla Raines, founder of Save A Fox. She saved thousands of foxes and other animals from the fur trade. Broken hearted for her husband and daughter. Please be kind to others and animals.

One Pulse. One Heart. One Love. Today we remember the #Pulse victims, support the survivors & take action for the future. #HonorThemWithAction #NOH8

“We are only slowly beginning to understand the impact that social media is having on violence. In the 21st century we really need to invest in this space.”

@upenn.edu professor and @nam.edu member Desmond Patton shares his perspective while attending #JAMASummit.

‘Total freefall’: Oklahoma faces deadline to fix broken mental health system as long wait times persist A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline approaching, public defenders and advocates say the system remains overwhe...

A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline approaching, public defenders and advocates say the system remains overwhelmed, underfunded and unresponsive.

The Head of a Tennessee Youth Detention Center Will Step Down After “Loss of Confidence” in His Leadership A 2023 investigation by WPLN News and ProPublica found that Richard L. Bean was illegally locking kids up alone in cells. A new scandal has forced his resignation.

NEW: A 2023 investigation by @wpln.bsky.social and ProPublica found that Richard L. Bean was illegally locking kids up alone in cells.

A new scandal has forced his resignation.

By @paigepfleger.bsky.social

$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor

More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.

YouTube video by Harvard Medical School Research at Risk: Suicide Risk in Veterans

Hear about research at risk from Ron Kessler, who studies suicide risk in veterans: youtube.com/watch?v=VGNR... #Harvard #Research #HarvardMed

Traumatic invalidation in the Jewish community after October 7 The October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel by the Hamas terrorist organization triggered profound trauma within the Jewish community, not only stemming from the events themselves but also from the respo...

Excellent article on traumatic invalidation in the Jewish Community after October 7th. If you believe in the concept of traumatic invalidation, you have to believe in it for everyone.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Purple and turquoise with white text. Photo of Jonathan Singer.

Join me Tuesday May 27th 9:30 - 11am EST for a conversation about Suicide Prevention for Youth, hosted by the Traumatic Loss Coalition and Rutgers Health. Free / No CEUs. Register here: rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SuicidePrevention #YouthSuicide #MentalHealth

YouTube video by The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation The Summit for Research 2025

I was honored to represent @loyolachicago.bsky.social School of Social Work at the 2025 Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation summit for research. This video is a taste of how they brought together suicide prevention researchers and foundations to build solutions.
youtu.be/xVLMISa-kqQ?...

May is National Foster Care Month. NASW honors the vital role social workers play in helping children find stable placements and supporting older youth as they transition out of care. Read more: www.socialworkers.org/Practice/Tip...

Child abuse is ignoring decades worth of research that hostile environments increase the incidence of self-harm in children living with gender dysphoria AND THEN choosing to pass legislation that increases hostility towards them

Long-term funding bill for 988 suicide prevention line in Oklahoma fails in committee A bill that would establish long-term funding for Oklahoma’s 988 suicide crisis hotline failed in committee this week.

Long-term funding bill for 988 suicide prevention line in Oklahoma fails in committee

NIH funding is a matter of life or death Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Paul Nestadt says cutting NIH funding for suicide prevention research is 'not just a fiscal decision—it's a threat to human lives'

“In a time when opioid overdose and suicide rates are soaring, reducing the support that keeps our research operational is not just a fiscal decision—it's a threat to human lives.” Paul Nestadt describes how NIH funding is essential to suicide prevention research: hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/17/p...

Number of Oklahomans killed in domestic violence incidents jumps 16% • Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma domestic violence homicides hit a record high in 2023, according to figures released Thursday.

Domestic homicide numbers increased 16% from the prior year with a total of 121 victims, according to numbers released by the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board

oklahomavoice.com/briefs/numbe...

The resistance will bring down Musk and Trump. Congress, wake up before your power is gone. The GOP begging Trump to release money to their states is pathetic—stand up to this tyranny. Congress controls the purse strings.

Letter on Modifications to the National Stonewall Monument Web Pages Letter on the National Park Service Modifications to the National Stonewall Monument Web Pages Signatures closed at 5 P.M. EST on February 19, 2025. If you are a journalist writing about this issue o...

On February 13, 2025 The National Park Service "removed references to transgender people from the web pages of the National Stonewall Monument in Manhattan. Later, the word “queer” and the letter “Q” were also removed." This is LITERALLY ERASING HISTORY. Please share.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

“Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.”
www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...

Gov. Stitt announces immigration enforcement agreement between Oklahoma and Department of Homeland Security Saturday Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that the state is finalizing a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expand the enforcement of Operation Guardian.

Oklahoma is among the first states to enter into such an agreement

www.newson6.com/story/67b132...

Very true.

(To be clear, nothing against MIA. I just think that headline is intentionally provoking and there’s no supporting evidence in the article itself. Which feels pretty tone deaf in light of what’s going on in the world.) This move on SSRIs… it’s just a way to tell Dems, “it’s not the guns.”