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Joined January 2022
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Maintaining equal access to abortion care is necessary for equality, bodily and reproductive autonomy, and the right to determine our own lives. #PM760
BREAKING: @SenSchumer just announced that the U.S. Senate will be taking another vote on #WHPA on Wednesday 5/11. For the first time in history, the Supreme Court could be on the verge of taking away a fundamental right. Congress can and MUST act to protect abortion access.
Social anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the world, and CBT is a powerful tool to treat it. “If you can help a person change how they think or perceive about a situation, you’ll likely change the reactions and the behaviors.” #LW854
"The difference between my pre-and during-CBT self is that now, I laugh off my moments of social awkwardness instead of ruminating over them for days."
https://t.co/McY8wkLld5
A KFF report published in March found just 11 states said they would use texting to alert Medicaid recipients about the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. In contrast, 33 states plan to use snail mail alone, putting millions at risk of losing coverage. #PM760
Lower-income Americans are just as likely to have smartphones and cellphones as the general population, but most states can’t text Medicaid enrollees.
📝: @philgalewitz
https://t.co/M3DCjkyIsd
Health care workers should not have to choose between their profession & their mental health. One remedy to remove barriers to accessing mental health treatment is to end the practice of illegal & unjust questions regarding mental health in medical licensure applications. #LW854
"With an ongoing mental health crisis growing among health care workers, the time is imminent to implement changes to medical licensure questions regarding mental health." https://t.co/Uxlxz1VNuS
Florida state health officials released “guidelines” that say youth should not receive gender-affirming treatments for gender dysphoria, including “social gender transitions.” Though the guidelines don’t carry legal weight, they are dangerous for trans youth. #PM760
Once again, Gov. DeSantis’ administration puts politics above the health of trans youth.
These “guidelines” discouraging gender-affirming care hold no legal weight, but it does cultivate a culture of fear in Florida for trans youth and their families. https://t.co/qGD4vdQFYj
Together, CBT can improve motivation, aid in important decision-making, jumpstart behavioral activation, and facilitate the development of new beliefs, while medication can help patients control urges so they can better focus on the work of therapy. #LW854
Cognitive behavior therapy and medication-assisted treatment together may be a powerful treatment plan for those with an addiction to opioids. https://t.co/ed0FfCVuLz
Millions of mental health or suicidal crisis calls are made to 911, but when in-person help is needed, law enforcement - not a mental health professional - is often the only response available. The #988 mental health crisis hotline has the power to change this reality. #LW854
We’re just 95 days out from the launch of the #988 mental health crisis hotline. State and municipal leaders must prepare for the full continuum of care—someone to call, someone to show up, someplace to go. See our readiness plan: https://t.co/MmKn3ZRHZu
At this moment, millions of American children are hungry or homeless, but we know how to alleviate their suffering because between July 15, 2021 and December 15, 2021 we conducted an experiment that worked. We need to bring back the expanded Child Tax Credit. #PM760
Because of the expanded Child Tax Credit, child poverty dropped by at least a third.
It’s rare for a government policy to work so unambiguously well, on so basic a problem.
So why did Congress let it expire?
The oligarchy didn’t want to pay for it. https://t.co/B9IRTluI6r
This is a huge win against HIV discrimination, and is the first decision securing the rights of people living with HIV that is rooted in the equal protection clause of the Constitution. #PM760
A huge legal win for people living with HIV!
A federal court has ordered the DoD to end policies that forbid service members living with HIV from being commissioned as officers and allow them to be banned from deployment or discharged from service. https://t.co/iglG1GbE1x
While we have seen an amazing surge in discussions surrounding mental health and self-care, we must look at these mass marketing messages with a critical eye and push these companies to use their power and take concrete policy actions. #LW854
The mass marketing of #mentalhealth. Major brands like @CocaCola and @GM are promoting self-care in service to connect with us - to what end? Seems there's a lot these brands could do to help advance mental health other than advertising.
More here:
https://t.co/v3Ny8NQhy7
“The ED remains a key point of access to naloxone for individuals at high risk of opioid use and overdose, and text messaging could be a method to engage and motivate patient-reported behaviors in enhancing naloxone acquisition and carrying.” #LW854
Naloxone is key to reversing potentially fatal opioid overdoses, yet most people at risk don’t carry it. However, new @PennMedicine research by @agarwalEM and @m_lowenstein shows that emergency departments can turn that trend around https://t.co/xns8i0c1lj
Georgians with mental health and substance use issues are closer to being treated the same as people with other medical conditions. The bill forces insurers to cover mental health and substance use issues in the same way physician conditions are covered. #PM760
Harm reduction works. Decrim Poverty DC’s legislative proposal would remove criminal penalties for personal-use drug possession and would invest in public health interventions. #PM760
After the onset of the pandemic, we have witnessed a pediatric mental health crisis. We must work to ensure the well-being of the 73 million children in the United States. #LW854
From 2016 to 2020, more children were diagnosed with #mentalhealth conditions, per a new @HHSGov study in @JAMAPediatrics. Parents reported more difficulty with parenting demands, affecting overall family well-being.
More: https://t.co/HU7KIlZjlV
Study: https://t.co/d5nGi0QuKL
Telehealth is here to stay, but in order to improve access to health care for everyone, we also need to improve access to high-speed internet services across the country. #PM760
How are communities improving quality of life? Jackson, Mississippi, is framing high-speed internet expansion as an investment that provides economic & civic benefits such as empowering residents to participate in democracy and improving healthcare access. https://t.co/aHV6kHWntg
The criminal justice system cannot and should not function as “the catch basin for the nation’s limited mental health system.” We need to expand access to mental health services. #LW854
“They're locked in their mind, and they're locked in jail,” said Matt Kuntz of NAMI Montana. “It is the saddest end to a series of tragedies.”
📝: @K_Hought
https://t.co/ml4G2aXOxV
After two years of COVID-19 causing “unrelenting stress, turmoil & grief, many people seeking help are confronting a system at or beyond capacity.” This is worse for children, people with low-income, & those in rural areas. Access to mental health care must be improved. #LW854
"We’re all living through a mass trauma event, and that includes therapists."
https://t.co/KXjRkZjeBe
New York State is making history with its new policy offering the first retail licenses to people who have been convicted of marijuana-related offenses. A big step in the right direction for equity in cannabis management. #PM760
We need to enact the #EqualityAct to ensure basic freedoms and protections for every American in every state. #PM760
It’s been one year since the House passed the Equality Act. Every day that the Senate fails to advance this critical bill, millions of LGBTQ+ people live at risk of discrimination in 29 states. #EqualityAct https://t.co/E88A86xi3u
For those struggling with a cancer diagnosis, screening for mental health conditions is a crucial part of care. #LW854
"Mental health screening can save lives and has been linked to increased survival among those living with cancer."
Why Mental Health Screenings Should Be A Regular Part Of Cancer Care: https://t.co/jsUqdJs3ry
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