I love teaching, second semester is in session! Let’s go!
Congrats to Professor @michelle-munson.bsky.social on her selection as an American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare Fellow! She is an internationally recognized expert in mental health services & interventions for adolescents & young adults. Learn more: socialwork.nyu.edu/news/2025/pr...
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
“Young people are 21x more likely to seek mental health care if given access to school-based services,” said Dean Michael A. Lindsey. He’s a PoliticsNY/amNewYork Power Player in Health Care, in part for leadership in developing a pipeline of school social workers. politicsny.com/power-lists/....
“I think the NFL should require every player to have mental health treatment,” said Dean Michael A Lindsey, citing the pressures of being a pro athlete. He spoke to The Dallas Morning News after Marshawn Kneeland’s death by suicide. Learn more: www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo....
Professor @michelle-munson.bsky.social discussed Gen Z young adults’ rising suicide rate on @wbur.org’s On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti. Learn what’s contributing to the crisis and what Dr. Munson is doing about it. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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The Defense Department banned nearly 600 books from schools on military bases — but in a win for free speech, a federal judge just ordered those books back to the shelves.
“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.”
The result in New York City, if it holds, is a seismic event not just for the city but for the Democratic Party, making the 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani the clear frontrunner heading into November.
When I think about what makes academia worth it, I think about papers like this. I had the privilege of being in community with 11 other Pilipinx American social workers and we conducted a critical autoethnography in 3 focus group sessions
Could addressing big-picture societal problems help prevent or reduce psychotic experiences? Yes, suggests new research led by PhD candidate @jackiecosse.bsky.social w/ Dr. Jordan DeVylder & colleagues. Dive deeper via @healthday.bsky.social: www.healthday.com/healthpro-ne...
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
That we were on track in many places globally, before the start of 2025, to reach non-epidemic levels of HIV by 2030 & now, instead, millions of lives will be taken by then, tells you all you need to know abt HIV being a sociopolitical condition- its existence determined by political will (or whim).
A new study of NYS young adult Medicaid recipients found those in rural areas & those who’ve experienced homelessness were more likely to have serious mental illnesses. PhD candidate Aaron Rodwin was lead author & Prof @michelle-munson.bsky.social senior author. socialwork.nyu.edu/news/2025/se...
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
URGENT: The Trump administration is planning in the next 24 hours to completely eliminate the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention.
Please contact your reps and senators at the link below.
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
“Caregiving is often viewed as a private, familial responsibility rather than a societal concern,” Dr. Sophia Tsesmelis Piccolino told @huffpost.com. “The lack of formal policies ... only deepens the invisibility of this vital role.” www.huffpost.com/entry/caregi...
“There is something very powerful about utilizing the creative & expressive arts to begin to get at something very painful & very raw indirectly,” said Prof @michelle-munson.bsky.social. She was a panelist at NYU Grey Art Museum’s screening of three animated shorts on personal childhood trauma.
Our pastors are out in these streets in NYC, protesting g and meeting ‘the people’ at subways to acknowledge Ash Wednesday !!
It continued today, even in the freezing cold
Dr. Frances Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump administration.
NIH to partially lift freeze on grant reviews, but obstacles remain | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Must-read essay on the larger significance of Kendrick’s incredible half-time show by Tiana Clark — and honored to be quoted in it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
This is absolutely brilliant! Listen to Trevor Noah interview Ruha Benjamin and how she unpacks DEI and its fallout.
Well what do you know? The Regime has just admitted that they must in fact follow a judge’s court order and release NIH funds to grantees. Thanks to @pinktweets.bsky.social for alerting me. popular.info/p/breaking-n...
