Jonah Meyerhoff, PhD
@jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social
Licensed clinical psychologist & Research Assistant Professor at CBITs • Digital health & suicide prevention research • he/him
Our crowdsourced megastudy comparing a diverse set of 12 single-session interventions for depression is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com! Read the full paper here: rdcu.be/e6pzz (no paywall) We also published a brief non-academic piece about the study today: theconversation.com/free-10-minu...
A crowdsourced megastudy of 12 digital single-session interventions for depression in US adults
Nature Human Behaviour - An online experiment compared 12 brief online interventions for depression. Most improved mental health immediately, but these gains decreased over time, with only two...
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New paper with @yr2lab.bsky.social! Evidence Base Update of Psychosocial Treatments for Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth: 2018–2024 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evidence Base Update of Psychosocial Treatments for Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth: 2018–2024
This evidence base update investigates the empirical support of psychosocial interventions for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) in youth, focusing on the period since the prior review....
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Considering a career in suicide prevention research? Check out this opportunity!
Daniel Coppersmith@danielcoppersmith.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe Suicide Prevention Research Lab at UMass Amherst is hiring! We are looking for a lab manager to help grow our new lab with a start date of summer 2026. Share and apply! careers.umass.edu/jobs/technic...
Public executions will continue until the citizenry is silent.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo agoQ: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability? BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
Publication spotlight! 🌟 Congrats to CBITs alumni Tanvi Lakhtakia & Shannon Smith! Their new paper with @jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social and Dr. David Mohr explores how everyday digital signals relate to depression, opening the door for smarter mental health tools. psycnet.apa.org/buy/2026-788...
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Hello friends! I am partnering with the Zur Institute to offer a 3-hour training on January 16 (CE credits available) titled: "Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide: A Deeper Dive". Please consider joining or spreading the word. Would love to see you there! www.zurinstitute.com/webinars/und...
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
Matthew Eadie@mattheweadie.bsky.social · 8mo agoBREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university Full statement from NU below:
Announcing this not just on a Friday, but on the most holiday weekend of all Fridays, def shows how proud Northwestern’s admins must feel for caving in to bad faith attacks like this. And, in the process, leaving all universities that still have a spine in more vulnerable positions than before.
Matthew Eadie@mattheweadie.bsky.social · 8mo agoBREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university Full statement from NU below:
Some well-founded warnings about the use of LLMs in medicine:
LLMs for Medical Practice: Look Out
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Hello mental health/suicide researchers! Do any of you use the SBQ-R? I have a question about it. I have used the measure before and remain perplexed by the fourth question.
Happy to talk about the postdoc as an alum and mentor.
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies@cbits-nu.bsky.social · 8mo agoCBITs is seeking applicants for our NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellowship to begin July 2026! Applications will be reviewed starting December 2025! Be on the lookout for our next post highlighting the remaining faculty hoping to recruit a T32 fellow. Learn more: cbits.northwestern.edu/education-an...
Well, this is chilling AF. The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1/2
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NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say. Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration. Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Hey folks! The Violence Prevention Center at UNC Charlotte is looking for a postdoc in suicide prevention training! Great opportunity to work with a talented group on important research related to mental health https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/64918
Postdoctoral Fellow in Suicide Prevention Training
This position is not remote-eligible. The holder of the postdoctoral fellowship will:Coordinate multi-site team meetings and communication.Oversee feasibility/acceptability data collection efforts in coordination with Ohio State University partners.Prepare datasets for and support the execution of data analysis.Co-author project-related institutional review board (IRB) and other regulatory documents.Co-author project-related scholarly and other outputs.Co-develop training materials and recordings the suicide prevention training program.Participate in weekly supervision and mentoring meetings with the project PI Dr. Cramer.Participate in periodic co-supervision meetings with project Co-Is (Dr. Sam Cacace, Dr. Jessamyn Moxie, Dr. Annelise Mennicke).Conduct an individualized mentoring plan (IMP) to establish their own research agenda within the Violence Prevention Center.Support Violence Prevention Center research and operations.Participate in other interprofessional team science research in areas such as suicide prevention, military health, sexual and gender minority (SGM) health, violence prevention, and/or other areas.Participate in the UNC Charlotte Department of Public Health and Health Administration meetings and professional development opportunities.As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree.
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Free in 15 minutes? Come join me to talk about suicide prevention!
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies@cbits-nu.bsky.social · 10mo ago@jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social will lead a free virtual seminar on co-designing digital mental health interventions for young adults with suicidal thoughts and behaviors on: 📆 Friday, October 31st at 1pm EDT/ 12pm CDT. Check out the CPP's website for more info: www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/r...
🚨🚨 Reminder to check out @jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social's free virtual seminar on Friday at 1pm EDT / 12pm CDT!
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies@cbits-nu.bsky.social · 10mo ago@jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social will lead a free virtual seminar on co-designing digital mental health interventions for young adults with suicidal thoughts and behaviors on: 📆 Friday, October 31st at 1pm EDT/ 12pm CDT. Check out the CPP's website for more info: www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/r...
Come see what we’re up to!
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies@cbits-nu.bsky.social · 10mo ago@jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social will lead a free virtual seminar on co-designing digital mental health interventions for young adults with suicidal thoughts and behaviors on: 📆 Friday, October 31st at 1pm EDT/ 12pm CDT. Check out the CPP's website for more info: www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/r...
Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago
Busses too crowded to hold everyone heading to #nokings. Way to go Chicago!
This paper led by Sarah Popowski and @rachelkornfield.bsky.social overviews a needs assessment to tailor an automated text messaging intervention to the needs of Black adults living in the US. Participants shared that intersection of racism & mental health trajectories must inform intvntn content.
JMIR Publications@jmirpub.bsky.social · 10mo agoJMIR Formative Res: Designing Digital Mental Health Tools to Support the Needs of Black Adults in the United States: Qualitative Analysis #MentalHealth #BlackMentalHealth #DigitalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Anxiety
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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Got an idea? Partner with us!
Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies@cbits-nu.bsky.social · 10mo agoIt’s CBITs Partnership Week! We’re launching a new pathway to connect with partners in academia, nonprofit, government, tech, and healthcare, expanding our reach...(pretty relevant given it's Mental Illness Awareness Week #MIAW) Read all about it: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
Kristi Noem: How DARE you accuse our glorious ICE agents of racial profiling. Head of the Chicago raids: We are stopping people based on “how they look, how do they look compared to, say,” a tall, middle aged white guy.
Dan Mihalopoulos@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 10mo agoIn which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look" chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...