Bibhav Acharya, MD
@bibhav.bsky.social
Professor and Fellowship Director for Global Mental Health, UCSF.
Co-founder: Possible
Alum: Yale, Haverford
Interests: Global Mental Health, social drivers of health, intimate partner violence.
https://profiles.ucsf.edu/bibhav.acharya
Co-founder: Possible
Alum: Yale, Haverford
Interests: Global Mental Health, social drivers of health, intimate partner violence.
https://profiles.ucsf.edu/bibhav.acharya
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Bibhav Acharya, MD
@bibhav.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Thrilled to announce our new grant!
Women in poverty dealing with domestic violence face two terrible choices:
A: Leave. Struggle without financial/social support.
B: Suffer in silence, wait for husband to die.
We want to test a third way for those who can’t/won’t divorce. (1/x)
Women in poverty dealing with domestic violence face two terrible choices:
A: Leave. Struggle without financial/social support.
B: Suffer in silence, wait for husband to die.
We want to test a third way for those who can’t/won’t divorce. (1/x)
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
New York Times home page at 4:30 pm (ET)
main story
Videos Appear to Contradict
Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting
It's very unusual for NYT to publish a video analysis, esp. one contradicting a govt account, so quickly, within 6 hours. But NYT had two of their most capable analysts on it.
main story
Videos Appear to Contradict
Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting
It's very unusual for NYT to publish a video analysis, esp. one contradicting a govt account, so quickly, within 6 hours. But NYT had two of their most capable analysts on it.
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Minneapolis Shooting Just Now U.S. Winter Storm 1m ago
[largest headline on the page]
Videos Appear to Contradict
Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting
LIVE Just Now
Agents Kill 37-Year-Old
Man in Minneapolis
• Democrats condemn shooting as
senators prepare to consider
funding for ICE. 30m ago
• Trump and other federal officials
try to put blame on local officials
and man who was killed. 45m ago
• In Minnesota, citizens with firearm
permits can openly carry
handguns. 2h ago
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Video Shows Moments in Which
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How a Family of 5 Lives
on $140,000 a Year in
Morningside Heights
New York City is among the most
expensive cities in the world. Here is
one family's strategy for making it
work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreicmpicqfqakdkctzycs7dshlw3kystl7eyqiwow7j7h4zn4tiyswi@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
New York Times home page at 4:30 pm (ET)
main story
Videos Appear to Contradict
Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting
It's very unusual for NYT to publish a video analysis, esp. one contradicting a govt account, so quickly, within 6 hours. But NYT had two of their most capable analysts on it.
main story
Videos Appear to Contradict
Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting
It's very unusual for NYT to publish a video analysis, esp. one contradicting a govt account, so quickly, within 6 hours. But NYT had two of their most capable analysts on it.
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
The people are saying it loud and clear: ICE is dangerous, violent, and operating with impunity.
Our elected leaders must seize this moment and take bold action to block any more funding of ICE's operations.
Our elected leaders must seize this moment and take bold action to block any more funding of ICE's operations.
Public opinion shifts on ICE as advocates warn of US ‘inflection point’
Amid growing unrest in wake of Minnesota killing, rights observers say US Congress must take action to curtail agency.
www.aljazeera.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The people are saying it loud and clear: ICE is dangerous, violent, and operating with impunity.
Our elected leaders must seize this moment and take bold action to block any more funding of ICE's operations.
Our elected leaders must seize this moment and take bold action to block any more funding of ICE's operations.
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
UPDATE re SAMHSA:
While the Trump Admin signaled they'll undo the terminations, we don't yet have proof.
On Jan 13, grantees received revised Notices of Award (NOAs) formally terminating their grants. Until they receive *another* new NOA w/ original terms, we assume grants remain terminated.
While the Trump Admin signaled they'll undo the terminations, we don't yet have proof.
On Jan 13, grantees received revised Notices of Award (NOAs) formally terminating their grants. Until they receive *another* new NOA w/ original terms, we assume grants remain terminated.
🙏We need your help!🙏
Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.
Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:
grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.
Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:
grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
UPDATE re SAMHSA:
While the Trump Admin signaled they'll undo the terminations, we don't yet have proof.
On Jan 13, grantees received revised Notices of Award (NOAs) formally terminating their grants. Until they receive *another* new NOA w/ original terms, we assume grants remain terminated.
While the Trump Admin signaled they'll undo the terminations, we don't yet have proof.
On Jan 13, grantees received revised Notices of Award (NOAs) formally terminating their grants. Until they receive *another* new NOA w/ original terms, we assume grants remain terminated.
When governments, private companies, and non-profits focus only on “sick care” (not *health* care), this will replicate the problematic parts of the US system: severe underinvestment in prevention efforts, while most of the healthcare spending goes toward extremely expensive procedures
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
When governments, private companies, and non-profits focus only on “sick care” (not *health* care), this will replicate the problematic parts of the US system: severe underinvestment in prevention efforts, while most of the healthcare spending goes toward extremely expensive procedures
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
Advocacy CAN work 👏
Calling your representatives CAN work 👏
(Also, this is no way to run a health system—cut $2B in essential services suddenly and out of the blue, then hear a public outcry, then restore the funding the next day)
Calling your representatives CAN work 👏
(Also, this is no way to run a health system—cut $2B in essential services suddenly and out of the blue, then hear a public outcry, then restore the funding the next day)
NEW: The Trump administration under RFK Jr very quickly reversed course and is restoring grants for substance use and mental health programs in the U.S. From me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use
Health department unexpectedly announced nearly $2bn in program cuts Tuesday before rolling back decision
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Advocacy CAN work 👏
Calling your representatives CAN work 👏
(Also, this is no way to run a health system—cut $2B in essential services suddenly and out of the blue, then hear a public outcry, then restore the funding the next day)
Calling your representatives CAN work 👏
(Also, this is no way to run a health system—cut $2B in essential services suddenly and out of the blue, then hear a public outcry, then restore the funding the next day)
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
Thrilled feature Sanjay Basu in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. I've been influenced by his work for years and it's really a treat to amplify his perspective here. Take a look - it's definitely worth your time if you care about medical care in America.
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/14/m...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/14/m...
Medicaid Is Under Attack. Here’s How to Rebuild It Right. - Science Politics
The program has always been underfunded and overlooked. The current crisis is an opportunity to reimagine care for those who need it most.
sciencepolitics.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Thrilled feature Sanjay Basu in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. I've been influenced by his work for years and it's really a treat to amplify his perspective here. Take a look - it's definitely worth your time if you care about medical care in America.
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/14/m...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/14/m...
"Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets."
--Paul Batalden
"If you have fire hazards, every so often, you will have fire. We have the necessary conditions for this sort of thing to happen and I must emphasize that it will keep happening."
-- Ta-Nehisi Coates
--Paul Batalden
"If you have fire hazards, every so often, you will have fire. We have the necessary conditions for this sort of thing to happen and I must emphasize that it will keep happening."
-- Ta-Nehisi Coates
January 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
"Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets."
--Paul Batalden
"If you have fire hazards, every so often, you will have fire. We have the necessary conditions for this sort of thing to happen and I must emphasize that it will keep happening."
-- Ta-Nehisi Coates
--Paul Batalden
"If you have fire hazards, every so often, you will have fire. We have the necessary conditions for this sort of thing to happen and I must emphasize that it will keep happening."
-- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
What happens when you bring the husband, wife, and mother-in-law together to reduce domestic violence?
Improved communication, better relationships, mutual support in household tasks.
And some backlash when women have more freedom.
Our latest paper (free):
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Improved communication, better relationships, mutual support in household tasks.
And some backlash when women have more freedom.
Our latest paper (free):
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Daughters-in-law’s perceptions and experiences with MILAP, a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and improve mental health in Nepal
link.springer.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
What happens when you bring the husband, wife, and mother-in-law together to reduce domestic violence?
Improved communication, better relationships, mutual support in household tasks.
And some backlash when women have more freedom.
Our latest paper (free):
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Improved communication, better relationships, mutual support in household tasks.
And some backlash when women have more freedom.
Our latest paper (free):
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Three books stood out from my reading list this year:
1. On the Origin of Species: skillful persuasion techniques
2. The Beautiful Struggle: lyrical memoir with a journalist's restraint
3. Elderhood: compelling case for rethinking aging
Happy New Year and happy reading in 2026!
1. On the Origin of Species: skillful persuasion techniques
2. The Beautiful Struggle: lyrical memoir with a journalist's restraint
3. Elderhood: compelling case for rethinking aging
Happy New Year and happy reading in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Three books stood out from my reading list this year:
1. On the Origin of Species: skillful persuasion techniques
2. The Beautiful Struggle: lyrical memoir with a journalist's restraint
3. Elderhood: compelling case for rethinking aging
Happy New Year and happy reading in 2026!
1. On the Origin of Species: skillful persuasion techniques
2. The Beautiful Struggle: lyrical memoir with a journalist's restraint
3. Elderhood: compelling case for rethinking aging
Happy New Year and happy reading in 2026!
We celebrate community health workers. But only half receive a salary.
Everyone agrees that doctors deserve a reliable salary. But CHWs’ contribution is often invisible, serving people in their neighborhoods. Funders assume this is simple: raising awareness/teaching.
We're testing a new strategy:
Everyone agrees that doctors deserve a reliable salary. But CHWs’ contribution is often invisible, serving people in their neighborhoods. Funders assume this is simple: raising awareness/teaching.
We're testing a new strategy:
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We celebrate community health workers. But only half receive a salary.
Everyone agrees that doctors deserve a reliable salary. But CHWs’ contribution is often invisible, serving people in their neighborhoods. Funders assume this is simple: raising awareness/teaching.
We're testing a new strategy:
Everyone agrees that doctors deserve a reliable salary. But CHWs’ contribution is often invisible, serving people in their neighborhoods. Funders assume this is simple: raising awareness/teaching.
We're testing a new strategy:
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I was interviewed for @theguardian.com by the wonderful @melodyschreiber.com, one of the finest health reporters in the world, about what I called a “neocolonialist” study planned by Danish researchers in Guinea-Bissau, funded by RFK Jr. So many red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I was interviewed for @theguardian.com by the wonderful @melodyschreiber.com, one of the finest health reporters in the world, about what I called a “neocolonialist” study planned by Danish researchers in Guinea-Bissau, funded by RFK Jr. So many red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Imagine a hospital built and then abandoned.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Imagine a hospital built and then abandoned.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
Thank you! "Practical" is the highest compliment for our research
Thanks for your consistent practical work on these important topics!
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thank you! "Practical" is the highest compliment for our research
The honor was mine! Grateful to students+faculty for great questions and interest in practical solutions for intimate partner violence
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
This week we hosted @bibhav.bsky.social for our Global Mental Health Speaker Series, highlighting MILAP—a family-centered intervention in Nepal addressing depression and intimate partner violence through culturally grounded, community-led care.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/gXFZALAMtGY
Watch the recording: youtu.be/gXFZALAMtGY
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The honor was mine! Grateful to students+faculty for great questions and interest in practical solutions for intimate partner violence
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
This paper describes our approach to address a complex situation: husband drinks alcohol and wife cannot leave an abusive relationship
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This paper describes our approach to address a complex situation: husband drinks alcohol and wife cannot leave an abusive relationship
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Looking forward to visiting the @jhu-gmh.bsky.social team!
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
Join us for a special session with Dr. Bibhav Acharya (UCSF) sharing evidence on a family-centered approach that engages key household members to reduce violence and support women’s mental health in homes affected by intimate partner violence.
@bibhav.bsky.social
Register: lnkd.in/eFvzVqg7
@bibhav.bsky.social
Register: lnkd.in/eFvzVqg7
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Looking forward to visiting the @jhu-gmh.bsky.social team!
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
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This is such cool work
When women face violence from a partner, the common advice is to leave. But for many, leaving isn't possible.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is such cool work
When women face violence from a partner, the common advice is to leave. But for many, leaving isn't possible.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When women face violence from a partner, the common advice is to leave. But for many, leaving isn't possible.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
It’s true, I was out on admin leave today at 2pm. I was given no reason. The notice says it is “non-disciplinary.” I was told it came down from HHS.
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It’s true, I was out on admin leave today at 2pm. I was given no reason. The notice says it is “non-disciplinary.” I was told it came down from HHS.
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
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".
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".
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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".
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".
Congratulations Sajama Nepali for receiving the Early Career Researcher Presentation Award at the Global Mental Health Summit!
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congratulations Sajama Nepali for receiving the Early Career Researcher Presentation Award at the Global Mental Health Summit!
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
Don't miss talks from our team members covering two NIH-funded intervention studies supported by @ucsfpsych.bsky.social Global Mental Health Summit
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Don't miss talks from our team members covering two NIH-funded intervention studies supported by @ucsfpsych.bsky.social Global Mental Health Summit
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
This is a remarkable piece. Conservative AND liberal legal scholars come out TOGETHER to condemn Trump’s compact for higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/our-...
Opinion | Our Politics Differ, But We Agree: Trump’s ‘Compact’ Violates Academic Freedom
Using federal funding to dictate who colleges admit and what faculty can say crosses a dangerous line.
www.chronicle.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is a remarkable piece. Conservative AND liberal legal scholars come out TOGETHER to condemn Trump’s compact for higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/our-...
2 weeks ago, a journal rejected my submission. It's ok. I'll send it somewhere else.
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
2 weeks ago, a journal rejected my submission. It's ok. I'll send it somewhere else.
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂