Administrative Burdens as Distinct Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services in Community Mental Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Mixed-Methods Assessment - Community Mental... Increasingly, adolescents are struggling with poor mental health outcomes, making it essential to improve access to high-quality mental health services. Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Fed...

New paper out in Community Mental Health Journal!

I found that administrative burdens—referral hoops, PCP switches, endless phone trees—are barriers keeping families from youth mental health care, especially at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I joined Dr. Leopoldo Cabassa on That Implementation Science Podcast to talk about psychedelic‑assisted therapy: how do we expand access while staying rooted in rigorous evidence and ethics? With FDA review likely soon, it's time to plan. thatimplementationsciencepodcast.podbean.com/e/psychedeli...

My first year as an Asst. Prof at Mizzou flew by! Grateful to co-found the Collaborative for Missouri Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy with MSW student Greg Williams. We’re building a community to advance equitable psychedelic therapy in MO. Follow us here: healthsciences.missouri.edu/social-work/...

Ask a Mizzou expert: What is psychedelic-assisted therapy? Mizzou’s Dani Adams is a social work researcher trying to improve access to mental health services.

Ever wondered what psychedelic-assisted therapy is? I answer these questions and more in a recent interview! showme.missouri.edu/2025/ask-a-m...

I’m considering putting together a panel for APPAM on either mental health policy or policies affecting access to health care. Please email me if you have an abstract you’d be interested in contributing.

And I was just a soldier
On the way to Montreal !

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.

They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Interested in holding a similar event to speak out for Medicaid? The organizers of this weekend’s action have put together a toolkit.

Find it at docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Cutting Medicaid and federal programs are among 4 key Trump administration policy changes that could make life harder for disabled people Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.

New from me: A look at four (of many) areas where Trump and his GOP allies threaten to roll back disability policy:

-Disability rights at work
-Cuts to the federal workforce
-Education
-Health care, both in terms of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid

Please check it out!

Also true for Medicare. It’s actually private health insurers, that Medicare and Medicaid contracts with, that are taking the government for a ride—up to 75 billion healthpolicy.usc.edu/article/over...

antivaxx is a luxury belief that only was able to fester because vaccines were so effective that people forgot how horrible these diseases are

This is what House Republicans voted for tonight.

Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

Call your reps!! Hands off Medicaid!

The Republican House Budget Resolution's Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District The Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people.

Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District

Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

“When you design roads, that is public health.” Vision Zero has helped some cities eliminate traffic deaths, but the program continues to face roadblocks to wider implementation.

"The majority of traffic fatalities happen in what transportation researchers call high-injury networks. These are typically locations where people walk or bike on or near roads with speed limits set at 35 to 45 miles per hour..."
harvardpublichealth.org/policy-pract...

Medicaid is important for Missouri

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Thank you for making this, I’d love to be added!

Thanks Leah! I signed up

This is a reminder for myself as well as anyone else who needs it: amidst all this chaos and confusion, pick your lane. Find something to do that will provide agency, educate those in your community and push back against what is happening

Text on graphic: Barriers to Care: Navigating the U.S. Mental Health Crisis. A discussion about the systemic barriers to accessing mental health care, which leave many without critical treatment. Thursday, Feb. 20. 4 p.m. Eastern time. Register at propublica dot org slash events. Image: A woman in a floral blazer stepping through the entryway of a therapist office.

ProPublica found that some of the largest health insurers have created a playbook that prevents people from getting the mental health care they need.

Join us tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation as we discuss barriers to care. RSVP: https://propub.li/4k4GYWm

Excellent, ty!

Hey Leah! I’m based in STL and would love to help.

Great mayoral forum tonight on transit issues in St Louis. Feeling empowered that change can still happen at the local level

They're dismantling the Institute for Education Sciences to create the illusion of meritocracy. Because no data means no evidence of systemic inequities.

Join us TONIGHT for a Mayoral Forum on Transportation Infrastructure and make your voice heard!

🕕 Time: 6-7:30 PM
📍 Location: Paraquad's office, 5240 Oakland Ave.

Come hear our mayoral candidates' plans for improving our city.

#STL #StreetsForAll

Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...