Dr. Kim Van Orden
@kimvo.bsky.social
Geropsychologist, suicide prevention scientist, I study behavioral interventions to reduce social isolation & loneliness. Also I love cats.
Reposted by Dr. Kim Van Orden
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!
Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
actionnetwork.org
May 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Amidst global collective stress, I'm grateful to spend time discussing suicide prevention with my fellows. And to share this publication. I told our fellows, with our suicide prevention science, we are doing the work of healing the world. nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
NYAS Publications
This study describes characteristics of suicide risk among community-dwelling older adults with clinically significant loneliness. Two hundred ninety-one adults aged 60 years and older completed asse...
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Amidst global collective stress, I'm grateful to spend time discussing suicide prevention with my fellows. And to share this publication. I told our fellows, with our suicide prevention science, we are doing the work of healing the world. nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Dr. Kim Van Orden
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🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
April 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Please share!
🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Hands off my science.
April 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hands off my science.
Reposted by Dr. Kim Van Orden
I don't have the words to even begin to talk about all that is happening in the world & I feel a little weird sharing new work atm. But, we have a brand new paper that I think shares useful insights about designing self-guided digital suicide prevention interventions. This work is a labor of love.
Automated Digital Safety Planning Interventions for Young Adults: Qualitative Study Using Online Co-design Methods
Background: Young adults in the United States are experiencing accelerating rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors but have the lowest rates of formal mental health care. Digital suicide prevention ...
formative.jmir.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I don't have the words to even begin to talk about all that is happening in the world & I feel a little weird sharing new work atm. But, we have a brand new paper that I think shares useful insights about designing self-guided digital suicide prevention interventions. This work is a labor of love.
Sharing this beautiful conversation between two of my amazing colleagues at UR in suicide prevention—Arielle Sheftall and Tony Pisani. safesideprevention.com/podcast/epis...
When Your Work Finds You: Dr. Arielle Sheftall on Child Suicide…
In this episode of Never the Same, Dr. Tony Pisani speaks with Dr. Arielle Sheftall who didn't initially set out to study this sector but was drawn to the…
safesideprevention.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sharing this beautiful conversation between two of my amazing colleagues at UR in suicide prevention—Arielle Sheftall and Tony Pisani. safesideprevention.com/podcast/epis...
It’s not a fun time to be an NIH-funded researcher right now so I’m looking for small motivators. Being about to cite this paper in my promotion materials stating I’m influential in the field is very cool. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | Bibliometric and visual analysis of suicide in aged people over the past 20 years
www.frontiersin.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It’s not a fun time to be an NIH-funded researcher right now so I’m looking for small motivators. Being about to cite this paper in my promotion materials stating I’m influential in the field is very cool. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Social connection and suicide prevention are more important than ever in this challenging world and time. Check out my colleague Dr. Arielle Sheftall’s presentation at the NIH in Dec. m.youtube.com/watch?v=5gDW...
Director's Innovation Speaker Series: Youth Suicidal Behaviors: Where Do We Go From Here
YouTube video by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
m.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Social connection and suicide prevention are more important than ever in this challenging world and time. Check out my colleague Dr. Arielle Sheftall’s presentation at the NIH in Dec. m.youtube.com/watch?v=5gDW...
Great resource for suicide researchers new to Bluesky! Thanks Sean!
I started a suicide and self-injury research starter pack! Please share, and let me know if you’d like to be added! 😊
go.bsky.app/SgoBT7Z
go.bsky.app/SgoBT7Z
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Great resource for suicide researchers new to Bluesky! Thanks Sean!
Today was hard. Sending support to all my fellow scientists out there. We won’t give up. #sciencesaveslives
January 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Today was hard. Sending support to all my fellow scientists out there. We won’t give up. #sciencesaveslives