Wednesday Walkouts for Health aims to activate and engage healthcare workers and their communities around political threats to #health. Join others across the country in this coordinated weekly action! Be sure to share your plans in the discussion on the event page!

👏🏻 The American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP) aligns with the American Psychiatric Association’s long-standing opposition to laws, policies, and practices that erode the dignity of and respect for members of immigrant communities, including but not limited to the following:

Great post on trauma and how we protect ourselves and heal - from fellow psychiatrist Mindy Oshrain, MD.

Cheering on these marchers as they walk from Philly to DC in support of our #democracy! @weareamericamarch.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/r/16Ce...

1/ Trump’s latest authoritarian flex: using federal agents and military officials to go after people living on the streets of DC. This follows an executive order laying out plans to increase coercive treatment of people with #mentalillness and #substanceusedisorders and cuts to key programs.

Inhumane.

Just want to be sure I’ve got this right: Republicans are against spending money on food, shelter, and medical care for immigrants?

Health care’s mission remains unchanged: Health care is for everyone. Check out these cards to learn how your healthcare institution can respond to the threat of aggressive immigration enforcement and ICE raids in your community. Available for download from here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

For everyone in #Massachusetts. More information about the LUCE hotline is available at www.lucemass.org

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Written by a colleague. (May be accessed online via your library if you don’t have Boston Globe subscription.) TL;DR 1) There is an association between phone use and decline in kids’ #MentalHealth 2) Eliminating cell phones in schools is better for learning and social development

Timeline of changes to #Medicaid #SNAP #StudentLoans #ClimateChange actions in the #BigUglyBill

We won’t get over it. We won’t forget. We won’t stop fighting. ✊🏾 We're HEADED BACK to D.C. for a 60-hour vigil on Capitol Hill to demand action. Are you ready? This is the fight for our care and our lives. Join us. protectmedicaidvigil.com

Trump administration HHS bans health services for people who are undocumented. This is shortsighted and inhumane: 1/3 www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...

Volunteers needed! The City of Salem has put out a call for volunteers this weekend for Salem’s #UrbanFarm that provides free produce to residents and food assistance organizations. Contact: [email protected] For more info on the Mack Park Farm see: mack-park-farm-salemma.hub.arcgis.com

Support health justice. Support An Act to Advance Health Equity in #Massachusetts. #MedSky #MAPoli @healtheqcompact.bsky.social

Terrible times.

What a week for #Medicaid. Don’t let your Rep vote to take access away from millions while adding trillions to the deficit…all while lining the pockets of billionaires. Week 19 of #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA! @nsindivisible.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social #Medsky

#CodeRedForMedicaid Jeopardy ***Friday Jeopardy*** Answer: This single piece of Senate legislation includes all of the following: 💰Raises the national debt by $2.4 TRILLION over 10 years 💰Gives tax breaks that disproportionately benefit already very rich people 1/

Approximately 66 million people live in rural areas — about 20% of the U.S. population. Nearly 1 in 4 of them have Medicaid, a higher share than in urban areas (24% vs 21%). The reconciliation bill could have a big impact on health coverage in rural areas: on.kff.org/4lopnbI

New analysis from PNHP’s past president and co-founders finds that Medicaid cuts would result in millions of Americans losing health coverage—and tens of thousands of preventable deaths annually. Take action: pnhp.org/savemedicaid Learn more: www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

🤩 Republicans’ Big Ugly #Medicaid bill doesn’t follow the rules!

Week 18 of #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA! Tell the Senate: #HandsOffMedicaid. Join us next week - in Lynn or wherever you may be! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @nsindivisible.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social #Medsky

Millions of American families are already struggling to access health care and put food on the table. The Big Bad Budget Bill will only make things worse.  We’re joining the #EmptyPlatesProtest to say: Families deserve better. Join us and take the pledge at protestfast.org

Join our 6/25 #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA or wherever you are! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @nsindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org @progressivemass.bsky.social @swingleft.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @healthbegins.bsky.social #Medsky

“We refuse to return to an era in which our field has been used to stigmatize and suppress. In the face of political coercion, neutrality is not an option. #Psychiatry must be a force for the preservation of dignity and autonomy—for individuals, communities, and society as a whole.” #Medsky

Week 17 of #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA! Tell the Senate: #HandsOffMedicaid. Join us next week - in Lynn or wherever you may be! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @nsindivisible.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social #Medsky

Words the #Trump government is discouraging/banning from medical research and care.

#NoKings #Medicaid #Medicare #SAMHSA #NIH #CDC #VA #MedSky

What’s killing kids? Guns. Suicide, homicide, and accidental firearm deaths are preventable. #ThisIsMyLane

“Rural residents tend to experience worse mental health outcomes and higher rates of drug overdose, pursue care in #mentalhealth provider shortage areas, [and] are more reliant on #Medicaid than are residents in metro areas...” -Miranda Yaver #HandsOffMedicaid

Week 16 of #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA! Join us next week - in Lynn or wherever you may be! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @nsindivisible.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social #Medsky #HandsOffMedicaid

Supporting and celebrating all things #HealthEquity, despite the headwinds. @healtheqcompact.bsky.social #MedSky #HandsOffMedicaid #WednesdayWalkoutsforMedicaid #MAPoli

Stand up for #health by supporting the work of the #NIH. #medsky @kffhealthnews.org

Join our 6/11 #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA or wherever you are! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @maindivisible.bsky.social @nsindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org @progressivemass.bsky.social @swingleft.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social #Medsky

Marking Week #15 of #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA! Join us next week, in Lynn or wherever you may be! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @nsindivisible.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social #Medsky #HandsOffMedicaid

Join our 6/4 #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA or wherever you are! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @maindivisible.bsky.social @nsindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org @progressivemass.bsky.social @swingleft.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social #Medsky

What is “beautiful” about a bill that causes 13.7 million people to lose their health insurance? #HandsOffMedicaid #Medsky #Medicaid

On Wednesdays we rally for #Medicaid! Week 14 of #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA! Join us next week, in Lynn or wherever you may be! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @nsindivisible.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social #Medsky #HandsOffMedicaid

Join our 5/28 #WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid in #LynnMA or wherever you are! mobilize.us/s/PZN1BH @maindivisible.bsky.social @nsindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org @progressivemass.bsky.social @swingleft.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social #Medsky

#WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #LynnMA @nsindivisible.bsky.social

OPINION: It is crucial that we understand the major role MassHealth plays in ensuring that all residents of Massachusetts have access to health care, writes Audrey Shelto, president and CEO of the BCBS of Massachusetts Foundation.

1/ Congress is debating a bill to cut #Medicaid —even though 80% of Americans oppose such cuts. If passed, an estimated 8.6 million people could lose healthcare coverage by 2034 (out of the 71.2 million people with Medicaid). This would be the largest Medicaid cut in history. Ley's talk about it👇

Rural hospitals are expected to struggle and close if #Republicans cut #Medicaid. #HandsOffMedicaid

#Medicaid Work Requirements: 👎 Inefficient bureaucracy (have to hire staff to oversee the program) 👎 Burdensome reporting (more forms) 👎 Unnecessary (because very few people are opting not to work)

Can you take action to protect #Medicaid? ⚡️ Team up with one or more friends to HOST a #WednesdayWalkoutsforMedicaid in your area. I have attached a tool kit to make planning easy!

13.7 people at risk of losing their health insurance while America’s rich get richer. #HandsOffMedicaid

#WednesdayWalkoutsForMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid @nsindivisible.bsky.social