Dr Valentina Iemmi, PhD

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) @KingsCollegeLon. Interested in global mental health policy, governance and financing. Views my own. RTs≠endorsements

[Dr Valentina Iemmi, PhD @valentinaiemmi]

📢 NEW JOB 📢I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I have joined the brilliant @KingsCollegeLon as Lecturer in Global Mental Health (Assistant Professor, tenure-track) and co-director of the MSc Global Mental Health with @LSHTM

@KingsIoPPN @KingsHSPR @GMentalHealth

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

In US adolescents, increasing social media use from ages 9–13 was associated with lower scores on measures of reading, memory, vocabulary, and composite cognition. https://t.co/I6JIZ8FrrM

[Aadit Sheth @aaditsh]

The most dangerous addiction today isn't a substance.

Research on 100,000 people confirms that heavy short-form video use is just voluntary cognitive decline. We are actively training our brains to fail at hard tasks.

If you can simply sit with a problem for 10 minutes without swiping, you have a massive competitive advantage.

Basically, boredom is the new IQ.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Through the @ObamaFoundation Leaders program, Michelle and I are working with the next generation of leaders looking to make a difference in their communities.

If you're between the ages of 24-45, apply to our Obama Leaders program by December 12, 2025. https://t.co/yT14z50b6s

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Violence at home is never “private”.

Violence from an intimate partner is the most common form - often endured in silence.

This is preventable.

❤️‍🩹 Believe survivors
💞 Connect them to services
👦 Teach boys respect and equality
🏥 Provide survivor-centred services

There’s no excuse for violence.
Open the door to prevention and accountability https://t.co/FfbaM6ZFWQ

#EndViolence #NoExcuse #16Days

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level.

Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.

Always follow the money. Watch:

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Not all violence leaves a mark.
Emotional abuse: humiliation, threats, and control can shatter self-worth and mental health.

👀 Learn the signs
📊 Support better data
❤️‍🩹 Believe survivors
🗣️ Speak up: it is never “just words”

There’s no excuse for violence. Let’s end the silence.
Open the door to emotional and mental-well-being https://t.co/FfbaM6ZFWQ

#EndViolence #NoExcuse #16Days

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Women aren't only underpaid because they end up in less lucrative careers than men.

Data on >25M people across 15 countries: Women make less than men in the same job—and that accounts for about half the overall gender pay gap.

Equal work deserves equal pay. Full stop.

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

Youth mental health is not just personal — it’s societal.

At #SocialSummit2025, the UN Youth Office launched our Flagship Initiative on Youth Mental Health and Well-being, calling for a shift from treating symptoms to transforming systems.

Learn more: https://t.co/f8fx9A6TJ1

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

#MentalHealth is shaped by more than just the mind. Social factors like poverty & housing also affect mental health.

WHO mental health guidance provides all countries with practical tools to strengthen policies & services, ensures people with lived experience have a voice & promotes rights-based care https://t.co/QYwvYAnhTC

[UN Development @UNDP]

Girls are leaders
Girls are change-makers
Girls are our future

They aren’t waiting for a better world, they are building it.

This #DayoftheGirl, join us to celebrate the power of girls around the world and their vision of the future.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

NEW: The #MentalHealth of Nurses and Doctors survey reveals a sobering reality:
1 in 3 doctors and nurses in Europe report symptoms consistent with anxiety or depressive disorders.

Behind these numbers are exhausted professionals facing long hours, workplace violence, and job insecurity.
Their mental health struggles are a warning sign for the future of our health systems.

Read the #MeNDsurvey report: https://t.co/O40MbLLTsk

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[United Nations @UN]

Girls are breaking stereotypes & overcoming gender bias that have long held them back from realizing their full potential & pursuing their dreams.

On Saturday's #DayOfTheGirl and every day, @UN_Women stands with girls as they take charge of their futures. https://t.co/9DkJpsy3v9

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

A simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s day
😊 Smile
🤝🏼 Offer help to your neighbors
🙏🏼 Say 'THANK YOU' & tell people why you appreciate them
📱 Send out kind messages to your friends
🤔 If you're about to post nasty comments online, think again

#BeKind

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity.

Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.

A little profanity shows that you're being real and you do give a damn.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

If you reach your goals by compromising your values, you haven’t succeeded.

If you fall short of your goals by upholding your values, you haven’t failed.

The true measure of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

"Annalena Baerbock, serving as @UN_PGA for #UNGA80, is one of the youngest ever to hold the role, and only the fifth woman.

Take a look back at our #UNGA behind-the-scenes series as she prepared to lead what is often called the Parliament of Humanity."

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." - Mahatma Gandhi

#MondayMotivation

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Nuclear weapons continue to pose an existential threat to humanity.

At #UNGA, world leaders revisit the grave dangers these weapons pose and push for renewed global efforts to eliminate them.

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

"This is the face of Haiti today: a country at war, a modern-day Guernica, a human tragedy." From the podium of #UNGA, Haiti’s transitional leader delivered a stark plea to the international community.

https://t.co/ltWrWmy5iR

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

World leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the text of the first @UN global political declaration on responding to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) & #MentalHealth in an integrated manner.

⏩️NCDs claim 43 million lives a year, while mental health conditions affect over a billion people globally.
Read more: https://t.co/zlikYFT5Ri
#UNGA