Jeff Ciak
@jcsw.bsky.social
Social work PhD student @VCU. Lived experience, health disparities, and SMI/psychosis/mania
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We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
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Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
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All new guest essay for the DVP by Shannon Pagdon:
“When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s ‘just kill ’em’ thinkable”
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/09/26/w...
“When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s ‘just kill ’em’ thinkable”
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/09/26/w...
September 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
All new guest essay for the DVP by Shannon Pagdon:
“When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s ‘just kill ’em’ thinkable”
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/09/26/w...
“When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s ‘just kill ’em’ thinkable”
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/09/26/w...
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BREAKING: Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes. Criminalization doesn’t help anyone – we need housing and healthcare, not handcuffs and budget cuts. #HousingNotHandcuffs
Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4
Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4
Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes - National Homelessness Law Center
Trump’s new Executive Orders direct states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes (WASHINGTON, D.C - March 28th) Everybody needs a safe place to live. Across America, sky-high rents are…
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July 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
BREAKING: Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes. Criminalization doesn’t help anyone – we need housing and healthcare, not handcuffs and budget cuts. #HousingNotHandcuffs
Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4
Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4
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NIH is removing F31-diversity applications from the review panels. This isn't equality but active discrimination. Shame, shame, shame on NIH.
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NIH is removing F31-diversity applications from the review panels. This isn't equality but active discrimination. Shame, shame, shame on NIH.
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Bumping this up for the morning people. The National Academies of Science have kindly put together resources for scientists and researchers who find themselves being threatened or harassed.
Resources for scientists who are being threatened or targeted below from the @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/chr/resource...
www.nationalacademies.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bumping this up for the morning people. The National Academies of Science have kindly put together resources for scientists and researchers who find themselves being threatened or harassed.
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Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
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“any grant activity that promotes the use of DEIA principles or frameworks” — how is this even possible in research focused on vulnerable / multi-marginalized communities?
This is what I got from the NSF last night, no "work stop" necessarily, but very concerning
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“any grant activity that promotes the use of DEIA principles or frameworks” — how is this even possible in research focused on vulnerable / multi-marginalized communities?
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Put in an R36 dissertation grant for a grounded theory study of patient-provider communication among people with smi in primary care today. Having never written a grant before, I now recognize how much work an nih grant is.
December 8, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Put in an R36 dissertation grant for a grounded theory study of patient-provider communication among people with smi in primary care today. Having never written a grant before, I now recognize how much work an nih grant is.
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I’m looking for academic researchers who research mental health and also (like me) have lived experience of mental ill health! Please share and get in touch if that’s you ❤️#academicsky @academic-chatter.bsky.social @mhrincubator.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 7:22 PM
I’m looking for academic researchers who research mental health and also (like me) have lived experience of mental ill health! Please share and get in touch if that’s you ❤️#academicsky @academic-chatter.bsky.social @mhrincubator.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social
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NIDA is launching a working group to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (NACDA) made up of people with lived or living experience (PWLLE) with drug use. Learn more at the link. #AddictionSci #DrugSky
Council Workgroups | National Institute on Drug Abuse
Council Workgroups and Members
nida.nih.gov
November 19, 2024 at 3:19 PM
NIDA is launching a working group to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (NACDA) made up of people with lived or living experience (PWLLE) with drug use. Learn more at the link. #AddictionSci #DrugSky
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Huge implications for older people, disabled people, and people living in poverty!
Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/h...
Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/h...
Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, which could threaten health coverage for tens of millions of poor Americans.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Huge implications for older people, disabled people, and people living in poverty!
Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/h...
Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/h...
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NEW: UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
propub.li
November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
NEW: UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
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link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Our edited volume, Epistemic Injustice in Mental Healthcare, has now been published and is free to download. I made a very small contribution - excellently edited and led by @lisabortolotti.bsky.social and supported by Wellcome
Epistemic Justice in Mental Healthcare
This open access book features chapters from clinicians, psychologists, and philosophers to explore issues about epistemic justice in mental healthcare.
link.springer.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Our edited volume, Epistemic Injustice in Mental Healthcare, has now been published and is free to download. I made a very small contribution - excellently edited and led by @lisabortolotti.bsky.social and supported by Wellcome
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October 21, 2024 at 4:22 AM
That's an interesting story.
That NASW tried censoring #StopASWB advocates at the Journal of Social Work was pretty well-known.
New, CSWE censoring #Payments4Placements *discussion and conclusions* at the Journal of Social Work Education.
This only affirms my advice to avoid JSWE
#SocialWork #OpenEducation
New, CSWE censoring #Payments4Placements *discussion and conclusions* at the Journal of Social Work Education.
This only affirms my advice to avoid JSWE
#SocialWork #OpenEducation
November 16, 2024 at 9:26 PM
That's an interesting story.
I figured I should introduce myself given new followers: I am a third year PhD student at Virginia Commonwealth University with lived experience and clinical experience with smi. I study physical health disparities, crisis care, and lived experience involvement in research.
November 13, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I figured I should introduce myself given new followers: I am a third year PhD student at Virginia Commonwealth University with lived experience and clinical experience with smi. I study physical health disparities, crisis care, and lived experience involvement in research.