Thank you to SPP Pain SIG for having me join for this months' National Lecture Series on pain to speak about managing acute pain and needle fears. - Pain management is an ethics issue - Needle fear ≠ needle phobia - Trauma-informed care is key - Youth w/IDD benefit from flexibility in ERP.

Boston Children’s Hospital found that roughly 1 in 4 families in a pediatric celiac clinic experienced food insecurity over a year. Some patients reported intentional gluten consumption because gluten-free options weren’t available or affordable. Please help change this: celiac.org/2026/05/28/c...

Youth with #IBD endorsing medical trauma report greater #diseaserelateddistress, anxiety, and depression independent of pharmacological treatment failure. In fact, potentially more easily preventable factors are identified as stressors. Trauma informed models of care are critical. #GIPsychology

Vatican report admits conversion therapy caused LGBTQ+ Catholics’ ‘profound suffering’ www.advocate.com/new... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Vatican report admits conversion therapy caused LGBTQ+ Catholics’ ‘profound suffering’

The historic Synod report features firsthand accounts from gay Catholics who say the dangerous practice deepened shame, isolation, and spiritual anguish.

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We found disease activity was unrelated to youth-endorsed medical trauma, highlighting the complex nature of medical trauma in youth with IBD. Integrating disease-related distress assessment into care may identify at-risk youth and guide early intervention to support psychological resilience.

Understanding food as a basic human right is to understand that the absence of foods represents people having their rights violated. This view (article below) applies not only to celiac but to many diagnoses. Take action by contacting you local representative to request they vote NO on SNAP cuts.

So excited to have had the opportunity to work with the incredible Drs Christina Low Kapalu, Hannibal Person, and Maggie Stoekel on this paper in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition #gastropsych onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Why wait for referral: Gastroenterologist use of micro interventions to address patient cognitive distortions

Click on the article title to read more.

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The number of minors who died from firearm injuries increased nationally after a 2010 SCOTUS decision limiting restrictions on gun ownership "...but in the nine states with the strictest gun laws, youth firearm deaths did not increase" & in four states, they dropped significantly #publichealth

jenna newman phd@jennanewman.bsky.social · last yr.

“‘It was like a natural experiment,’ @jeremyfaust.bsky.social said, adding that he was shocked by the stark disparity in firearm deaths” for states that had tightened vs relaxed gun ownership laws. In states that took a more permissive approach, “You’ve got an epidemic that’s really getting worse”🧪🛟

Judge Blocks Passport Ban For Plaintiffs, Citing Government Animus And Equal Protection www.erininthemorning... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Judge Blocks Passport Ban For Plaintiffs, Citing Government Animus And Equal Protection

The federal judge ruled that transgender people's passport changes do not, as the Trump executive order stated, deprive the "dignity, safety, and well-being of women."

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Psychological, physiological and neuro-gastroenterological factors are thought to be involved in the generation of #IBS symptoms The gut microbiome touches every root of IBS: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00468/full

Excited to share this work at The Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference and honored to win a poster award from the GI Div 54 SIG!