New paper out in Community Mental Health Journal! I found that administrative burdens—referral hoops, PCP switches, endless phone trees—are barriers keeping families from youth mental health care, especially at Federally Qualified Health Centers Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I joined Dr. Leopoldo Cabassa on That Implementation Science Podcast to talk about psychedelic‑assisted therapy: how do we expand access while staying rooted in rigorous evidence and ethics? With FDA review likely soon, it's time to plan. thatimplementationsciencepodcast.podbean.com/e/psychedeli...

My first year as an Asst. Prof at Mizzou flew by! Grateful to co-found the Collaborative for Missouri Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy with MSW student Greg Williams. We’re building a community to advance equitable psychedelic therapy in MO. Follow us here: healthsciences.missouri.edu/social-work/...

Ever wondered what psychedelic-assisted therapy is? I answer these questions and more in a recent interview! showme.missouri.edu/2025/ask-a-m...

I’m considering putting together a panel for APPAM on either mental health policy or policies affecting access to health care. Please email me if you have an abstract you’d be interested in contributing.

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Interested in holding a similar event to speak out for Medicaid? The organizers of this weekend’s action have put together a toolkit. Find it at docs.google.com/document/d/1...

New from me: A look at four (of many) areas where Trump and his GOP allies threaten to roll back disability policy: -Disability rights at work -Cuts to the federal workforce -Education -Health care, both in terms of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Please check it out!

Also true for Medicare. It’s actually private health insurers, that Medicare and Medicaid contracts with, that are taking the government for a ride—up to 75 billion healthpolicy.usc.edu/article/over...

antivaxx is a luxury belief that only was able to fester because vaccines were so effective that people forgot how horrible these diseases are

This is what House Republicans voted for tonight. Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

Call your reps!! Hands off Medicaid!

Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

"The majority of traffic fatalities happen in what transportation researchers call high-injury networks. These are typically locations where people walk or bike on or near roads with speed limits set at 35 to 45 miles per hour..." harvardpublichealth.org/policy-pract...

Medicaid is important for Missouri

This is a reminder for myself as well as anyone else who needs it: amidst all this chaos and confusion, pick your lane. Find something to do that will provide agency, educate those in your community and push back against what is happening

ProPublica found that some of the largest health insurers have created a playbook that prevents people from getting the mental health care they need. Join us tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation as we discuss barriers to care. RSVP: https://propub.li/4k4GYWm

Great mayoral forum tonight on transit issues in St Louis. Feeling empowered that change can still happen at the local level

They're dismantling the Institute for Education Sciences to create the illusion of meritocracy. Because no data means no evidence of systemic inequities.

Join us TONIGHT for a Mayoral Forum on Transportation Infrastructure and make your voice heard! 🕕 Time: 6-7:30 PM 📍 Location: Paraquad's office, 5240 Oakland Ave. Come hear our mayoral candidates' plans for improving our city. #STL #StreetsForAll

This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs. www.science.org/content/blog...

The #Medicaid work requirement train is revving up again. Let's be clear about this: Medicaid is a health insurance program, not a jobs program. There is no evidence that Medicaid work requirements improve health or produce other benefits. They are a barrier to care & a driver of inequity (1/n)

I used to work for an elected official as the person who answered their emails. I can tell you from personal experience, if even twenty or thirty people all call an official in a day, they start panicking. This stuff does help.

Timeline cleanse! Please enjoy this timeline of photos of my orange boy,Teddy, annoying my awnry cat, Biscuits

the resounding success of congestion pricing has been the lone bright spot over the past week’s horrors from the Trump administration New York City has successfully cut traffic, increased transit ridership, sped up buses, reduced car crashes, and raised billions to fund MTA improvements all at once

The effect — and I believe purpose — of these pardons is to encourage vigilantes and militias loyal to the president, but unaccountable to the government. There is great value to him in having members of these groups released and silence his critics through violence www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...

1. Sabotage public institutions. 2. Claim they don’t work efficiently. 3. Eliminate them. — That’s the playbook.

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH. No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts. And no indication how long the pause will last. With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

The ASWB exam for licensed clinical social work has major racial disparities in pass rates. States that have removed the exam req (like IL) have seen double the rate of applications w/o an increase in workplace violations. ASWB poorly defends exam in this article www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

I am so proud of my mentor and friend Dr. Leopoldo Cabassa for presenting the Aaron Rosen Lecture at #SSWR2025! “Social workers are connectors of knowledge and actions” and I know no better example of this than Leo!!

Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/h...

1. Biden got to $183 billion in student loan forgiveness, in large part by making loan forgiveness on the books actually work. 2. The programs are created by Congress - but Trump and McMahon could simply decide to make the programs dysfunctional again by adding admin burdens.

This paper is a great example of solid evidence of systemic discrimination: "Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers." This reflects a series of choices built into the IRS audit algorithm: focus on the EITC, and overclaiming of credits.

The idea here is not just predatory looting by the billionaire class, but to cut the informational, administrative and coercive capacities of the state for *future* governments. If you hollow out the state bureaucratically it is rendered useless when your opponents come to power.

Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

If you think that Trump is all-powerful and there’s no point in fighting any of his cabinet picks, I feel like you should remember a creepy guy with a large forehead who is no longer his pick for AG. Authoritarians want you to believe that they’re inevitable. Don’t give them that victory.

Today seems like a good day to share this Scientific American story on how vaccines have saved more lives throughout history than any other intervention

Great time at @abctnow.bsky.social presenting research on administrative burdens and barriers to accessing mental health services and connecting with colleagues new and old!

New research on the costs of administrative burdens: proponents of work requirements say they are a path from dependency to stability. New research shows the opposite: work requirements generate financial instability. https://samueldodini.com/files/Dodini_Larrimore_Tranfaglia_SNAP_work_4_2023.pdf

This is also true in other wealthy countries. What is different is that US life expectancy, even for those with higher education, is shorter than in peer countries. We're all being hurt by massive inequality, a dysfunctional health care system, and a miserly welfare state.

New to bsky.app so looking to connect with others who are interested in dissemination, implementation and sustainability research in behavioral health and long-term care with a focus on the implementation of interventions to adopt evidence based practices or increase access to medications.

Trying to learn GIS, and in the process remembering how hard it is to learn a new skill….

Anyone have an extra invite code for this app? I have a friend who would like to join. DM me!