Nancy Rappaport
@docrappaport
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Associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; Author of The Behavior Code and In Her Wake
Joined February 2012
Active shooter drills may be traumatizing millions of students https://t.co/adZkSCx6tV shootings
thehill.com
Schools are desperate to protect their students from the rising threat of mass shootings, but experts say the very measures being deployed for safety are in fact traumatizing entire generations of …
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100 of these additional residency seats are for psychiatry! 🤩 🤩 Source @APApsychiatric
This just in: Congress has EXPANDED residency slots for only the second time in 25 years. Congress has approved 200 additional residency slots for 2023. This is progress, but we still need a lot more. It’s projected we’ll be short 124,000 physicians by 2034. Data: @AAMCtoday
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In our country, over 30 million children live in households with firearms. One study found 40% of children could correctly identify where the guns were kept, writes @docrappaport. https://t.co/ef1nklkVJn
wbur.org
This tragic shooting illustrates why identifying high-risk children isn't enough to prevent school violence, writes Nancy Rappaport.
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Looking forward to the 2023 School Mental Health conference! Register now: https://t.co/oBkhVv9U0i
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Loved being a guest on the @AFTAorg podcast, talking about how family therapists can work with schools! Listen here:
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In the years since Columbine, the question has shifted away from “Why do these shootings happen?” to “How do we explain to our children why our country refuses to protect them?” writes @docrappaport. https://t.co/VkQlysYFWw
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We can’t control guns or the internet. But we can watch kids for signs of extremism https://t.co/CFqWEV1Rfw via @cogwbur
wbur.org
Teachers, mental health professionals and parents might be our best defense for stopping hate crimes committed in the name of white supremacy, writes Meredith Ganser.
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VIDEO: Henry Richard, Martin Richard's brother crosses the finish line, completing his first Boston Marathon
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How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal https://t.co/aHHnRkSLi0 such good points ! Recognizing sacrifice people made to stop spread of covid didn't see loved ones die
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Love alone can’t prevent suicide https://t.co/vQsVp06UIf via @cogwbur combats idea suicide is selfish
wbur.org
A pervasive misunderstanding about suicide finds its way into a new HBO documentary about Adrienne Shelly, who wrote "Waitress" and was murdered in 2006.
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Allowing the expanded child tax credit to expire would be a major mistake https://t.co/LFeOSZabSa via @voxdotcom . Considering that nearly every SDOH is impacted by poverty and early life experiences, this is critical mental health legislation.
vox.com
Democrats’ best tool for fighting child poverty could expire soon.
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Unlearning the 'rules' about what a leader looks like https://t.co/CiSUtkXGqg via @cogwbur strong message of change #edutwitter
wbur.org
For the first time in 200 years, Boston's mayor elect is not a white man. The idea has taken some getting used to, writes Neema Avashia, even for people of color.
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5 Metacognitive Questions For Students Learning New Material https://t.co/b7Kaans2Cf smart article!
edutopia.org
New materials can leave kids in the fog. Here are five metacognitive questions they can use to find their way and become more independent learners.
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Inviting you to join us at the HMS School Mental Health conference, February 4-5, 2022!
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Reimagine Your Relationship to Alcohol https://t.co/y24IQNLAN9 good information !
nytimes.com
For many, January is a month to rethink how much they imbibe, whether they’re worried about heavy drinking or just looking for a reset.
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Understanding the new recommendations on COVID-19 boosters https://t.co/MqMY9uSmrY insight
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