Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice

Thrilled that our paper on the evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CDC Foundation's How Right Now/Que Hacer Ahora campaign is out now in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry! This paper reviews our findings from the evaluation of this campaign - and demonstrates how powerful multi-mode evaluation designs are to fully understanding the impact of health communication campaigns in today's media environment! Thanks so much to my collaborators and co-authors on this incredible achievement: Jennifer Berktold, Ph.D., Lucy Bailey, MPH, Laura Wagstaff, Craig W. Thomas, Cynthia Crick, Betsy Mitchell, Jorge Verlenden, Rich Puddy, Melissa C. Mercado, PhD, Allison Friedman, Dr. Katherine Bruss, Kanru Xia, Jared Sawyer, Miao Feng, Ashani Johnson-Turbes, Rachel Van Vleet (Kappel), MPH, Dasha Afanaseva, MPH, Xiaoquan Zhao, and Pierce Nelson! Access the paper for free here: https://lnkd.in/e5k8XBVb

Reaffirming our Commitment to Behavioral Health and Social Justice Dear Global Alliance Community: ? As we absorb the results of the November 5th United States’?election, the Board of Directors of the Global Alliance?for Behavioral Health and Social Justice affirms our mission, vision, and values within the context of upcoming policy changes that will impact health and well-being.? ? The Global Alliance remains steadfastly committed to informing policy, practice, and research at the intersection of behavioral health, social justice, and well-being. As behavioral health expert clinicians, researchers, policy developers and advocates within our respective fields, we will continue to work together to advocate for positive mental health and well-being?for?all people.??The Global Alliance was founded on the "simple but revolutionary idea:?The mental health of individuals depends on their social context."?To that end, we redouble our commitment to?work with our partners to center the mental health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities, with a focus on those most harmed by their social contexts.?In accordance with our values, we reject and oppose any threats to the well-being of anyone?at any point across the lifespan. ? The Global Alliance has?a rich 100-year history of advocacy for human rights at the state, national, and international levels.?We will continue this work and ask you to join us. We encourage you to continue to support evidence-informed initiatives that enhance behavioral?health?within your?local communities. What can you do??? -Write to your Congressional representatives to voice your support for behavioral health funding policies. -Volunteer to promote mental health literacy among children, adolescents and adults.? -Engage in everyday opportunities to foster social connection.? As we look toward 2025, we must remember that there are actions that we can all take to strengthen our communities and promote health and well-being for all. ? We thank all of our members for your continued dedication to these issues, and we encourage you to check out more ways to?get involved.?If you are not currently a member,?consider joining the Global Alliance, to become part of a unique interdisciplinary community for individuals concerned with behavioral health and social justice.?? ? The Global Alliance Board of Directors

Today is World Children's Day, and the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.?This year, the theme is Listen to the Future (https://lnkd.in/gcJHGBnS), with particular focus on promoting children’s right to participation. Check out Warren Binford’s recent article Reflecting on 100 years of Children’s Rights (https://lnkd.in/g-5zWvN4) from the recent special issue of American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.?It explores the international children’s rights legal framework, highlights advancements and shortcomings in key thematic areas, such as child health and well-being, poverty, child labor, and education and shares considerations of the field for the next century.

Listen to Kendell Coker, co-editor of American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, on the new episode of Guns Unpacked, hosted by Lydia Malcolm, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Position at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte The Department of Psychological Science at University of North Carolina Charlotte is seeking candidates for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in community psychology. We are looking for a colleague whose professional contributions align strongly with the values of community psychology, including advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion. This position provides an enriching opportunity to work with the next generation of undergraduate and graduate students through a doctoral and masters-level training program in community psychology and undergraduate community psychology courses. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research-intensive urban university, located on an expanding modern campus. The second largest of the 16 UNC System campuses, UNC Charlotte is a diverse and inclusive institution, offering more than 30,000 culturally and ethnically varied students a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The anticipated salary range for this position is $81,000-$85,000.?Review of applications will begin on December?2, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. See attached for the job position announcement. Applications must be submitted electronically at https://lnkd.in/eKyd_RWf (position number: #7330).

New Blog! As?Transgender Awareness Week?comes to a close, the Global Alliance's LGBTQ+ Task Force, has written a new blog, "Messaging Matters:?Advocating for LGBTQ+ Rights".?In this edition of the?Perspectives?Series, the Task Force shares important information about communication and advocacy as well as helpful resources that were discussed during their presentation,?Advocating for LGBTQ+ Rights,?in Chicago at the?Coming Together for Action Symposium?in September 2024.??Read the full blog today https://lnkd.in/d7DbZ4ZX

??Where can you find good evidence about children and young people's digital lives and rights? ??#DigitalFutures4Children is delighted to launch its o/a research database ??https://lnkd.in/ea6g_Z3Y @MediaLSE 5Rights #Evidencebased #GeneralComment25 #ChildRights - special thanks for locating, curating, tagging and interpreting all the #DigitalFutures4Children's research resources on #childrights #digitalenvironment to #DidemOzkul #GazalShekhawat #SaumyadeepMandal #ZichenHu ???????? We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions as we expand the database to include more research, topics, countries... please contact us at https://lnkd.in/eMmBfK7K

New Resource! Check out the Global Mental Health Action Network newest publication: Our Climate and Mental Health Advocacy Brief.

We invite you all to the 4th annual Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health's 4th Annual Convening! To register: https://lnkd.in/gTbVhfCK

The Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice endorses proclaiming the next 10 years as the Decade of the Child! Read more details about Decade of the Child | NPSC (npscoalition.org) and learn how you and your organization can get involved. Check out more about our related recent advocacy efforts from our 2021 editorial in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Establishing a Path to Unity: Recommendations for the Biden/Harris Administration https://lnkd.in/dMEH2Yh