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Liz Aparicio, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
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Associate Prof UMD School of Public Health | Director at Community THRIVES Lab | Scholar in child abuse & neglect, youth sexual & reproductive health, & mental health | Views mine
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The VRC was proud to co-sponsor the Family and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Symposium, hosted by @communitythrives.bsky.social — a powerful day of dialogue, learning, and collaboration.

We were honored to join the fight in preventing violence and supporting survivors.
April 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Last week members from the THRIVES lab had the opportunity to visit Hearts and Homes for Youth. @drlizaparicio.bsky.social gave a training on Motivational Interviewing to multiple staff who work with foster youth at HHY programs. It was a very enriching experience to see how engaged everyone was.
March 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Wishing all of our #publichealthterps a wonderful spring break!
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Join us! On Apr 25, we welcome you to UMD's campus to hear about the latest research, practice, and policy innovations in family and intimate partner violence prevention. The event is free but registration is required. CEU's available @communitythrives.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/family-and...
Family and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Symposium
The University of Maryland Community THRIVES Lab is hosting a symposium on family and intimate partner violence prevention.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reposted by Liz Aparicio, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:

www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by Liz Aparicio, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
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Incredible news!

The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.

The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.

ACLU statement here:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2025 CONTACT Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org Tom Warnke, twarnke@lambdalegal.org BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump administration executive order attempting to shut down access nationwide to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 19. The decision by Judge Brendan Hurson was issued from the bench with a written order to come soon. The nationwide restraining order prohibits federal agencies from conditioning or withholding federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under nineteen. “Good and decent parents of transgender kids should never be in the frightening position of having their child’s prescribed, medically necessary care canceled at the whim and threat of a politician. But that’s exactly what President Trump’s executive order did to PFLAG families with trans youth and young adults nationwide,” said Brian K. Bond (he/him), Chief Executive Officer of PFLAG National. “Today’s decision rights a grievous wrong to our nation's families and children, and PFLAG families will be vigilant to ensure our transgender loved ones receive the healthcare they need—as this legal ruling demands.” “Forcing providers to withhold medically-necessary, evidence-based care not only threatens patient health and well-being, but also undermines the integrity of our healthcare system in its entirety,” said Alex Sheldon (they/them), GLMA executive director. “Today's intervention by the court underscores the cruelty and recklessness that is embedded in this order and affirms our commitment to resist the administration’s extremist agenda that targets trans and non-binary young people and privileges political ideology over medical expertise. We are hopeful that… In the first week after the order was signed, some hospitals across the country — in Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia at least — abruptly halted medical care for transgender people under age 19, canceling appointments and turning away patients, including some who had been receiving this care for most of their life. This prompted protests of support for transgender youth and in opposition to the order nationwide. On Feb. 4, a lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Maryland, and law firms Jenner & Block and Hogan Lovells on behalf of transgender young adults and adolescents and their families whose health care has been disrupted by President Trump’s order. Also joining the case as plaintiffs are PFLAG National, the nation’s largest organization supporting LGBTQ+ people and their families, with over 550,000 members and supporters and nearly 350 chapters across the country; and GLMA, the country’s largest organization of LGBTQ and allied health professionals. "Across the country, this unlawful order from the president has sown fear among transgender youth and confusion among their providers,” said Joshua Block, senior staff attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project. “But today’s decision should restore both their access to healthcare and protections under the Constitution. Providers who’ve suspended healthcare for their transgender patients should be left with no doubt that they can lift those suspensions and continue to provide healthcare and act in their best medical judgment without risking their funding or worse. “The president’s orders sought to take away from transgender young people the very care that they, their families, and their medical providers all agree is best for them – medical care that is evidence-based and well-established. But these decisions are for patients, their families, and their doctors to make, not for politicians or Washington bureaucrats,” said Omar Gonzale…
February 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Love is about care, advocacy, and equity. Check out this powerful read on Cultivating Critical Love to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes #BlackHistoryMonth 🖤💚♥️💛
Cultivating Critical Love to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes
Testimonial injustice is an expression of racism that uses identity to undermine individuals’ credibility as authoritative “knowers” of their own bodies, selves, and experiences.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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#writingday today! Submitting an article on community-engaged development of our AI-powered chatbot intervention #Rosiethechatbot, designed with and for expectant and new mothers of color. Our work has always been important. We persist ❤️ @communitythrives.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Recruitment has opened for our study to support pregnant women and new mothers of color and improve #maternalhealth. Anyone interested in participating can connect with us here: go.umd.edu/43aOXJ9
Pink and coral silhoutte of a mom holding baby and flowers. Recruitment flier for UMD Study for pregnant and new moms of color who are 14 years old or older.
October 9, 2023 at 4:40 PM