CALLING ALL HIV CASE MANAGERS AND PEER NAVIGATORS I'm recruiting for a research study to understand your experiences with suicide prevention and care efforts, what works in your practice, and where the system falls short. Scan the QR code below or drop me a line for more info. Thanks in advance!
Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
@theblacacdemic.bsky.social
Asst Prof of CFT | he, him, his | #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #Blacksky | Research: Health Disparities - HIV Care Engagement - Suicide Prevention - Substance Use - mHealth Technologies.
Thrilled to share the new JMFT special issue I co-edited with Dr. DeAnna Harris-McKoy: "Systemic Therapy With People of Color." 11 articles applying a strength-based, liberatory framework to therapy with communities of color, on their own terms. Read it: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Introduction to the Special Issue: Systemic Therapy With People of Color
This special issue brings together 11 theoretical, quantitative, and qualitative articles that apply a strength-based, liberatory framework to systemic therapy with people of color. Collectively, the....
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📢 Join our Black Men’s Mental Health Advisory Board We’re looking for Black men ages 18–30 across the U.S. who care about mental health and supporting their community. 💳 $50 gift card for each meeting 🗓 Applications open March 9–31 Apply here: redcap.link/pfl3q1bk
BMH Question Of The Day: Who was the Liberian Girl Michael Jackson was screaming about? I’m genuinely curious 🧐🤔 #blackhistorymonth
Here’s the thing if what are saying about Ms. Petty is true and its all about citizenship then that actually makes it worse. 😂😂 She betraying the culture that empowered her to begin with for short term personal gain which she wouldnt even need if she was a good business woman to begin with.
"The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" - Audre Lorde
Chatgpt! Is! Not! Confidential! Do! Not! Do! This! For! Fuck's! Sake!
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
Warning: Comic-related post Not that damn school again! What happened to all that innovation that happened during the Krakoan Age?
The X-Men Stand Together in 'X-Men United'
This March, 'X-Men United,' a bold new ongoing X-Men series by Eve L. Ewing and Tiago Palma, reopens the door to the X-Men's school for mutantkind!
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How do Visa + Mastercard control what content is allowed on platforms? (spoiler: moral panic+algo-bias) My 💥new article💥 out today in @pornstudiesjournal.bsky.social clarifies credit card + payment processor influences using Pornhub's 2020 moderation scandal full article: doi.org/10.1080/2326...
📢New Publication Alert 📢 New paper out in Archives of Suicide Research 👇 We followed 670 sexual minority young adults (ages 18–26) over three years to ask: How does everyday discrimination shape suicidal ideation — and what role do our beliefs about people and society play?
Exploring the Role of Social Worldviews in Linking Interpersonal Discrimination to Suicidal Ideation Among Sexual Minority Young Adults
Sexual minority young adults (SM-YAs) experience high rates of interpersonal discrimination, which increases their risk of suicidal ideation. However, little is known about the mechanisms that unde...
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My reaction to learning that Fox owns Tubi…if you’re Black and were around during the UPN days you know EXACTLY what play they are rerunning!
a woman with a blue bow in her hair is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman with a blue bow in her hair is making a funny face .
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days. Black people walked, rode bikes, car pooled or took cabs but they did not ride the bus. They suffered, sacrificed and endured. There was personal and professional pain. For 381 days. These eight Senators didn't last 41 days.
🚨 GRADUATE PHD APPLICATIONS OPEN 🚨 I'm accepting students for the next Couple & Family Therapy/Human Development PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about health equity research, we might be for you 👇 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr... #GradSchool #MFT #CFT #Research #HDFS
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We built the openESM database: ▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place ▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software ▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python Find out more: 🌐 openesmdata.org 📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
And this incident is why large-scale consolidation is a problem. Once one link the chain breaks the whole system is broken!
Excited for my doctoral research to be published, thanks to the support of @matthewmatix.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social
Do Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Lead to Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories? - Nick D. Fox, Matt N. Williams, Stephen R. Hill, 2025
Previous research has found positive correlations between manifestations of psychological distress, such as anxiety, depression, and stress, and belief in consp...
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I’m excited to share that the RESILIENCE Research Group is recruiting a PhD student to join us at UMN starting Fall 2026! 🎓 Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
I know y’all are obsessed with regency romance BUT I need Shondaland to take a break from love and do a Scandal continuation series. So much material is out in the world right now! And before you hop in my comments I do believe we can fight the good fight and be entertained at the same time.
I don’t think I’ll ever understand some people’s unnatural allegiance to mediocrity.
In summary, the average child sexual predator’s profile is: married, male, white, heterosexual, religious, surrounded by friends and family, and a parent.
If you care about protecting children from abuse, it is necessary that you understand who the actual child sexual predators are.
🧵 New Study: Gender Nonconformity, Bullying & Suicidality ✅ Bottom line: Adolescents perceived as gender nonconforming face heightened suicide risk, largely because of bullying and depression, and this risk is amplified or reduced depending on who they are. Full article here: shorturl.at/vj6Hr
Bullying and depression serially mediate the association between perceived gender nonconformity and suicidality among US adolescents: a theory driven intersectional analysis - BMC Public Health
Background Adolescent suicidality has become an alarming public health concern. Perceived gender nonconformity has been identified as a risk factor for suicidality. Several factors (e. g. bullying and...
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📢New Publication Alert 📢 ✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being. Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...
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📢New Publication Alert 📢 ✅ Bottom line: Lenacapavir is amazing and can change lives BUT won't change things without proper structural support for its roll-out. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Lenacapavir will not end the HIV epidemic in the current US political climate
On June 18, the US Food and Drug Administration approved lenacapavir for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) based on evidence of exceptional protection against HIV in the PURPOSE clinical trials.1 Ho...
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1/2 As of two days ago, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. Here are some resources that can help meet the community's needs: Trevor Project: 866-488-7386 Rainbow Youth Project: 317-643-4888 LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564 Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
📢New Publication Alert 📢 I'm proud to stand alongside my mentors, colleagues, and friends to share this life-saving information! ✅ Bottom line: Compassionate, evidence-based care saves lives. Gender-affirming care is not abuse—it’s care! connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrl...
Support Transgender and Nonbinary Children and Adolescents: Condemning the Traumatizing Statements of the U.S. White House’s Proclamation
Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health
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📢New Publication Alert 📢 Our latest study looks at why stigma around Mpox (aka Monkeypox) lingers—even after someone has recovered. Spoiler: It has a lot to do with morality and how we blame people for getting sick. #PublicHealth #Stigma www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dispositional moral attribution and association avoidance: Explaining chronic Mpox stigma even after recovery
Prior research indicates that disease-related stigma (e.g., mpox stigma) tends to perpetuate even after the conclusion of the infection. For instance,…
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
So here is an early look at Ketema, a new character who Black Panther (T’Challa) refers to as his son in Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1. Dear Marvel, We don’t want this. You should’ve left this in the drafts. Sincerely, Management #BlackPanther #Marvel #WorldToCome