Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
@kaitlinsheerin.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Brown’s Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior| Clinical Psychologist| Behavioral health & the juvenile legal system | Family-based interventions | Views my own
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🚨NEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW🚨
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
Check out our brief with @scholars.org! We discuss the importance of assessing social determinants of health in forensic mental health settings and recommend questions to integrate into youth/caregiver assessments. @successcollab.bsky.social @lmarienich.bsky.social @kaitlinsheerin.bsky.social
Evaluating Social Determinants of Health in Forensic Mental Health Settings Can Help Inform Recommendations for Youth
Youth with Juvenile Legal Involvement Youth with juvenile legal involvement (i.e., arrested or petitioned/charged) often come from socially complex environments shaped by a range of interrelated facto...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Check out our brief with @scholars.org! We discuss the importance of assessing social determinants of health in forensic mental health settings and recommend questions to integrate into youth/caregiver assessments. @successcollab.bsky.social @lmarienich.bsky.social @kaitlinsheerin.bsky.social
The @successcollab.bsky.social was so delighted to have @drapryla.bsky.social come talk about her work within the realm of advocacy and public scholarship! We all were inspired and invigorated to do better and use our science to help the public!
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The @successcollab.bsky.social was so delighted to have @drapryla.bsky.social come talk about her work within the realm of advocacy and public scholarship! We all were inspired and invigorated to do better and use our science to help the public!
Me making my ABCT slides weeks before the conference instead on the plane
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Me making my ABCT slides weeks before the conference instead on the plane
🚨urgent puppy matter🚨
My good girl Daisy needs your votes in her doggy daycare costume contest! 🐶
Vote by liking this baaaaa’d to the bone girl on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1FzhTQ...
My good girl Daisy needs your votes in her doggy daycare costume contest! 🐶
Vote by liking this baaaaa’d to the bone girl on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1FzhTQ...
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨urgent puppy matter🚨
My good girl Daisy needs your votes in her doggy daycare costume contest! 🐶
Vote by liking this baaaaa’d to the bone girl on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1FzhTQ...
My good girl Daisy needs your votes in her doggy daycare costume contest! 🐶
Vote by liking this baaaaa’d to the bone girl on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1FzhTQ...
Boomer editing of a manuscript means doing track changes and then highlighting the Problem Area (TM).
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October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Boomer editing of a manuscript means doing track changes and then highlighting the Problem Area (TM).
And I had just finally entered my “I’m faculty and I make my slides on the plane” era 😭
October 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
And I had just finally entered my “I’m faculty and I make my slides on the plane” era 😭
A great weight has been placed on my shoulders
August 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A great weight has been placed on my shoulders
When you realize that you’ve gotten through the high priority items on your to-do list and the only thing left is…
Annual trainings?!??!
Annual trainings?!??!
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August 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
When you realize that you’ve gotten through the high priority items on your to-do list and the only thing left is…
Annual trainings?!??!
Annual trainings?!??!
Based on the number of surveys I've been asked to fill out recently "as an NIH-funded researcher" that all have overlapping scope and questions, some of y'all reacted to the politicization of NIH and rise of facism by asking yourselves:
"How can I get another pub out of this? 🤔"
"How can I get another pub out of this? 🤔"
August 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Based on the number of surveys I've been asked to fill out recently "as an NIH-funded researcher" that all have overlapping scope and questions, some of y'all reacted to the politicization of NIH and rise of facism by asking yourselves:
"How can I get another pub out of this? 🤔"
"How can I get another pub out of this? 🤔"
‼️important question‼️
How long does one have to be faculty before donning the blazer/jeans/sneakers look at conferences?
How long does one have to be faculty before donning the blazer/jeans/sneakers look at conferences?
August 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
‼️important question‼️
How long does one have to be faculty before donning the blazer/jeans/sneakers look at conferences?
How long does one have to be faculty before donning the blazer/jeans/sneakers look at conferences?
Entering my third year of being faculty and as much as y'all talked about your flooded inboxes, you still undersold it
My current FTE spread is:
.5 emails
.4 meetings
.1 research (generous)
My current FTE spread is:
.5 emails
.4 meetings
.1 research (generous)
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August 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Entering my third year of being faculty and as much as y'all talked about your flooded inboxes, you still undersold it
My current FTE spread is:
.5 emails
.4 meetings
.1 research (generous)
My current FTE spread is:
.5 emails
.4 meetings
.1 research (generous)
Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
‼️New pub‼️
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
Is Parental Monitoring Associated With Behavioural Health Services Utilization for Juvenile Legal System‐Involved Youth?
The present study sought to examine whether aspects of parental monitoring were associated with the use of any behavioural health supports and the types of supports used among youth with juvenile leg...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
‼️New pub‼️
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
‼️New pub‼️
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
Is Parental Monitoring Associated With Behavioural Health Services Utilization for Juvenile Legal System‐Involved Youth?
The present study sought to examine whether aspects of parental monitoring were associated with the use of any behavioural health supports and the types of supports used among youth with juvenile leg...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
‼️New pub‼️
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
Caregivers becoming aware of their child’s behavioral health needs is an important 1st step to accessing services for them. Therefore, we decided to test whether parental monitoring was related to accessing services and supports!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS...
In my next life, I would like to have a career that involves a one-page resume instead of a CV where I constantly have to play detective to discern what I've done in the past year 😱
(Yes, I do know that there is this wonderful invention called “updating your CV as things happen” but I REFUSE)
(Yes, I do know that there is this wonderful invention called “updating your CV as things happen” but I REFUSE)
August 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In my next life, I would like to have a career that involves a one-page resume instead of a CV where I constantly have to play detective to discern what I've done in the past year 😱
(Yes, I do know that there is this wonderful invention called “updating your CV as things happen” but I REFUSE)
(Yes, I do know that there is this wonderful invention called “updating your CV as things happen” but I REFUSE)
This is me screaming into the void about the Tik Tokification of psychopathology
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The ADHD symptom no one talks about: rejection sensitive dysphoria
Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is an extreme emotional reaction to perceived criticism or rejection. For people with ADHD, a simple comment can trigger overwhelming shame—not a character flaw, bu...
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August 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is me screaming into the void about the Tik Tokification of psychopathology
www.psypost.org/the-adhd-sym...
www.psypost.org/the-adhd-sym...
Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
Respectfully, the gov is mistaken. Nobody is suggesting we eliminate addiction from our lexicon. Sub use disorder is a clinical diagnosis. Addiction is a conversational term that lacks the specificity to be useful clinically. They’re just different. The terms to get rid of are abuse, dirty/clean.
Been on trail w Andy Beshear, thought this riff on why inclusive language can be unhelpful was interesting
July 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Respectfully, the gov is mistaken. Nobody is suggesting we eliminate addiction from our lexicon. Sub use disorder is a clinical diagnosis. Addiction is a conversational term that lacks the specificity to be useful clinically. They’re just different. The terms to get rid of are abuse, dirty/clean.
Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
Excited to be presenting at my very first IAFMHS in Dublin next week! Hoping to see old and new faces there! 🍀
June 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Excited to be presenting at my very first IAFMHS in Dublin next week! Hoping to see old and new faces there! 🍀
Excited to be presenting at my very first IAFMHS in Dublin next week! Hoping to see old and new faces there! 🍀
June 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Excited to be presenting at my very first IAFMHS in Dublin next week! Hoping to see old and new faces there! 🍀
Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
📢Podcast Alert📢
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
Youth Exist within Families: Supporting Caregivers & Siblings — Roadmap for Change | Roadmap to Resilience
Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are not just individuals; they are part of complex families who are uniquely impacted by the justice system alongside them. In this episode, siblings and ...
www.roadmaptoresilience.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📢Podcast Alert📢
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
📢Podcast Alert📢
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
Youth Exist within Families: Supporting Caregivers & Siblings — Roadmap for Change | Roadmap to Resilience
Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are not just individuals; they are part of complex families who are uniquely impacted by the justice system alongside them. In this episode, siblings and ...
www.roadmaptoresilience.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📢Podcast Alert📢
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
I was really happy to talk about the needs of family members of youth impacted by the juvenile legal system on the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice's Roadmap for Change Podcast. Check it out!
www.roadmaptoresilience.org/episodes/you...
Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
🚨NEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW🚨
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨NEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW🚨
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
🚨NEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW🚨
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨NEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW🚨
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Over the past 30+ years, what have behavioral health-focused RCTs for youth involved in the juvenile legal system looked like?
We sought to answer that question in our new systematic review:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
"Dear Dr. Sheerin, You have been registered for Editorial Manager--"
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May 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Reposted by Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D.
Pretrial incarceration has catastrophic impacts on families and communities. Join me in supporting @nationalbailout.bsky.social as they bring home Black mamas and caregivers!
Bonus: @benandjerrys.bsky.social will match your donation! #nationalbailout #mothersday
Bonus: @benandjerrys.bsky.social will match your donation! #nationalbailout #mothersday
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL BAIL OUT! For every dollar you donate to @nationalbailout.bsky.social this Mother's Day, we'll match it! Join us in giving the gift of freedom to Black moms and caregivers who can’t afford their bail now: secure.actblue.com/donate/freeb...
May 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Pretrial incarceration has catastrophic impacts on families and communities. Join me in supporting @nationalbailout.bsky.social as they bring home Black mamas and caregivers!
Bonus: @benandjerrys.bsky.social will match your donation! #nationalbailout #mothersday
Bonus: @benandjerrys.bsky.social will match your donation! #nationalbailout #mothersday