Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy
@jhsph-cmap.bsky.social
Improving the well-being of individuals and communities affected by mental health and substance use disorders.
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Visit our website: linktr.ee/johnshopkins_cmap
Healing starts with connection. International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day aims to facilitate these connections by bringing together those with the shared experience of surviving suicide loss. Learn more at the @afspnational.bsky.social website: afsp.org/internationa...
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Healing starts with connection. International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day aims to facilitate these connections by bringing together those with the shared experience of surviving suicide loss. Learn more at the @afspnational.bsky.social website: afsp.org/internationa...
This week’s #StudentSpotlight features PhD student Linh Tran! She shares what her research centers on, her highlight experiences at @bsph-hpm.bsky.social, and some of her favorite books.
🔗 Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4rbQ7A8
🔗 Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4rbQ7A8
Student Spotlight: Linh Tran | Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This week’s #StudentSpotlight features PhD student Linh Tran! She shares what her research centers on, her highlight experiences at @bsph-hpm.bsky.social, and some of her favorite books.
🔗 Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4rbQ7A8
🔗 Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4rbQ7A8
We spoke with CMAP leadership team member Mark Meiselbach, PhD, about his NIMH-funded K01 project examining how provider networks and policy incentives affect access to mental health care for older adults.
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/47DDhTx
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/47DDhTx
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We spoke with CMAP leadership team member Mark Meiselbach, PhD, about his NIMH-funded K01 project examining how provider networks and policy incentives affect access to mental health care for older adults.
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/47DDhTx
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/47DDhTx
📢 Our next Work-in-Progress session is next Tuesday! Christina Yuan, PhD, MPH, and Linh Tran, BA, will be presenting their current mental health research projects.
📅 Tuesday, November 18
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
📅 Tuesday, November 18
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
📢 Our next Work-in-Progress session is next Tuesday! Christina Yuan, PhD, MPH, and Linh Tran, BA, will be presenting their current mental health research projects.
📅 Tuesday, November 18
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
📅 Tuesday, November 18
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
A new study by Mudia Uzzi, PhD, MSc finds that Chicago neighborhoods affected by past and present structural racism have higher fatal opioid overdose rates. Structural racism may be a cause of overdose deaths, emphasizing the need for place-based policy interventions.
📰 bit.ly/49beabZ
📰 bit.ly/49beabZ
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A new study by Mudia Uzzi, PhD, MSc finds that Chicago neighborhoods affected by past and present structural racism have higher fatal opioid overdose rates. Structural racism may be a cause of overdose deaths, emphasizing the need for place-based policy interventions.
📰 bit.ly/49beabZ
📰 bit.ly/49beabZ
A new @jama.com study, co-authored by Sachini Bandara, PhD, MS suggests that improving care for survivors of drug overdoses may require improving the quality of emergency response services and increasing layperson access to naloxone and overdose education.
🔗 bit.ly/4ou91k5
🔗 bit.ly/4ou91k5
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A new @jama.com study, co-authored by Sachini Bandara, PhD, MS suggests that improving care for survivors of drug overdoses may require improving the quality of emergency response services and increasing layperson access to naloxone and overdose education.
🔗 bit.ly/4ou91k5
🔗 bit.ly/4ou91k5
🚨 Join us next week for an engaging panel discussion with faculty from our Suicide Prevention Policy Research Hub. Hear presentations on their latest research and insights into suicide prevention, followed by a discussion and Q&A.
📰 Full event details: bit.ly/4nD8zyz
📰 Full event details: bit.ly/4nD8zyz
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Join us next week for an engaging panel discussion with faculty from our Suicide Prevention Policy Research Hub. Hear presentations on their latest research and insights into suicide prevention, followed by a discussion and Q&A.
📰 Full event details: bit.ly/4nD8zyz
📰 Full event details: bit.ly/4nD8zyz
This week’s #StaffSpotlight features Senior Research Program Coordinator Samantha Rosenberg! She discusses her journey to Hopkins, her daily responsibilities, and her favorite hobbies. Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4okMxly
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This week’s #StaffSpotlight features Senior Research Program Coordinator Samantha Rosenberg! She discusses her journey to Hopkins, her daily responsibilities, and her favorite hobbies. Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4okMxly
Congratulations Elizabeth Stuart, PhD and Pamela Collins, MD, MPH for your recent election to the @nam.edu. We are grateful to have Dr. Stuart and Dr. Collins on our team and applaud their leadership and scholarship.
Full article: bit.ly/48IKz9B
Full article: bit.ly/48IKz9B
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Congratulations Elizabeth Stuart, PhD and Pamela Collins, MD, MPH for your recent election to the @nam.edu. We are grateful to have Dr. Stuart and Dr. Collins on our team and applaud their leadership and scholarship.
Full article: bit.ly/48IKz9B
Full article: bit.ly/48IKz9B
It’s not too late to get your copy of The Anxious Generation for book club next week. Join us and discuss Haidt’s newest book. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
📅 Tuesday, October 28
🕛 Noon to 1 o’clock
📍 1812 Ashland Ave, Room 348 (this event is in-person only)
📅 Tuesday, October 28
🕛 Noon to 1 o’clock
📍 1812 Ashland Ave, Room 348 (this event is in-person only)
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s not too late to get your copy of The Anxious Generation for book club next week. Join us and discuss Haidt’s newest book. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
📅 Tuesday, October 28
🕛 Noon to 1 o’clock
📍 1812 Ashland Ave, Room 348 (this event is in-person only)
📅 Tuesday, October 28
🕛 Noon to 1 o’clock
📍 1812 Ashland Ave, Room 348 (this event is in-person only)
Check out the latest research, events, and highlights from the Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy!
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October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Check out the latest research, events, and highlights from the Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy!
CMAP Newsletter - Fall 2025 - mailchi.mp/808e373b8442...
CMAP Newsletter - Fall 2025 - mailchi.mp/808e373b8442...
We spoke with @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Johannes Thrul to better understand his groundbreaking research into cannabis use. This MPI work w/ Dr. Ryan Vandrey is shaping the future of addiction science and public health.
🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/46DOu66
🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/46DOu66
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We spoke with @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Johannes Thrul to better understand his groundbreaking research into cannabis use. This MPI work w/ Dr. Ryan Vandrey is shaping the future of addiction science and public health.
🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/46DOu66
🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/46DOu66
Prevention starts with understanding. This #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth, we're committed to protecting health, strengthening communities, and creating pathways to support.
Together, we can make a difference.
Together, we can make a difference.
October 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Prevention starts with understanding. This #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth, we're committed to protecting health, strengthening communities, and creating pathways to support.
Together, we can make a difference.
Together, we can make a difference.
This week’s #StudentSpotlight features PhD student Leslie Carson! She shares her educational journey, her dissertation plans, and her favorite ice cream places in Baltimore.
Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4mFSkAj 💬📊📢
Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4mFSkAj 💬📊📢
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This week’s #StudentSpotlight features PhD student Leslie Carson! She shares her educational journey, her dissertation plans, and her favorite ice cream places in Baltimore.
Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4mFSkAj 💬📊📢
Check out her feature at our website: bit.ly/4mFSkAj 💬📊📢
📢 Our next Work-in-Progress session is next Tuesday! Will Garneau, MD, MPH, MHS and Samantha Harris, PhD, MPA, will be presenting their current mental health research projects.
📅 Tuesday, September 30th
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
📅 Tuesday, September 30th
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
September 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📢 Our next Work-in-Progress session is next Tuesday! Will Garneau, MD, MPH, MHS and Samantha Harris, PhD, MPA, will be presenting their current mental health research projects.
📅 Tuesday, September 30th
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
📅 Tuesday, September 30th
🕛 12 – 1 pm
📍 Ashland building, conference room 348
A new study, led by Karen Shen, PhD, MS, finds shifts in US psychiatric bed supply: general hospitals & govt facilities downsized, while large for-profit chains grew. These findings raise questions about the implications of these trends for quality of inpatient psychiatric care.
📰 bit.ly/4pz65Ub
📰 bit.ly/4pz65Ub
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A new study, led by Karen Shen, PhD, MS, finds shifts in US psychiatric bed supply: general hospitals & govt facilities downsized, while large for-profit chains grew. These findings raise questions about the implications of these trends for quality of inpatient psychiatric care.
📰 bit.ly/4pz65Ub
📰 bit.ly/4pz65Ub
💡 We spoke with Sachini Bandara, PhD, MS and Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, AM who are leading a national study on how different state financing strategies affect the reach, quality, and outcomes of the 988 Lifeline.
🔗 Read the full story on the CMAP Website. #SuicidePreventionMonth
🔗 Read the full story on the CMAP Website. #SuicidePreventionMonth
September 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
💡 We spoke with Sachini Bandara, PhD, MS and Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, AM who are leading a national study on how different state financing strategies affect the reach, quality, and outcomes of the 988 Lifeline.
🔗 Read the full story on the CMAP Website. #SuicidePreventionMonth
🔗 Read the full story on the CMAP Website. #SuicidePreventionMonth
🧠 Public policies shape mental health & access to care.
ABC News spoke with CMAP’s Catherine Ettman, PhD, &
@namicommunicate.bsky.social
's Hannah Wesolowski on why upstream policies, data, & Medicaid matter for mental health.
Read more ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/45Yf6OO
ABC News spoke with CMAP’s Catherine Ettman, PhD, &
@namicommunicate.bsky.social
's Hannah Wesolowski on why upstream policies, data, & Medicaid matter for mental health.
Read more ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/45Yf6OO
September 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🧠 Public policies shape mental health & access to care.
ABC News spoke with CMAP’s Catherine Ettman, PhD, &
@namicommunicate.bsky.social
's Hannah Wesolowski on why upstream policies, data, & Medicaid matter for mental health.
Read more ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/45Yf6OO
ABC News spoke with CMAP’s Catherine Ettman, PhD, &
@namicommunicate.bsky.social
's Hannah Wesolowski on why upstream policies, data, & Medicaid matter for mental health.
Read more ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/45Yf6OO
Behind every statistic is a story.
Let’s listen, support, and break the silence around mental health.
📲 988 = Free, confidential help 24/7.
#SuicidePreventionMonth
Let’s listen, support, and break the silence around mental health.
📲 988 = Free, confidential help 24/7.
#SuicidePreventionMonth
September 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Behind every statistic is a story.
Let’s listen, support, and break the silence around mental health.
📲 988 = Free, confidential help 24/7.
#SuicidePreventionMonth
Let’s listen, support, and break the silence around mental health.
📲 988 = Free, confidential help 24/7.
#SuicidePreventionMonth
This week’s #StudentSpotlight features PhD student Kyle Moon! He shares his research interests, his recent paper, and his advice to his younger self. Check out his feature at our website: bit.ly/3JDfucI
September 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This week’s #StudentSpotlight features PhD student Kyle Moon! He shares his research interests, his recent paper, and his advice to his younger self. Check out his feature at our website: bit.ly/3JDfucI
Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember the lives lost to overdose and reaffirm our commitment to overdose prevention and awareness.
@overdoseday.bsky.social #IOAD2025 www.overdoseday.com
@overdoseday.bsky.social #IOAD2025 www.overdoseday.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember the lives lost to overdose and reaffirm our commitment to overdose prevention and awareness.
@overdoseday.bsky.social #IOAD2025 www.overdoseday.com
@overdoseday.bsky.social #IOAD2025 www.overdoseday.com
🏠 The HOPES study explores how COVID-era housing protections shaped health + substance use outcomes.
📊 Postdoc Yimin (Amy) Ge shares how the team is using national data + interviews to inform future housing policy.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UKFCoo
📊 Postdoc Yimin (Amy) Ge shares how the team is using national data + interviews to inform future housing policy.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UKFCoo
August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🏠 The HOPES study explores how COVID-era housing protections shaped health + substance use outcomes.
📊 Postdoc Yimin (Amy) Ge shares how the team is using national data + interviews to inform future housing policy.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UKFCoo
📊 Postdoc Yimin (Amy) Ge shares how the team is using national data + interviews to inform future housing policy.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UKFCoo
Earlier this month, we kicked off our 10-week summer internship program with an amazing group of undergrad students!
They're diving into research, comms, prof. development & more—we're excited to support their growth and impact. 💼📊🗣️🎉
They're diving into research, comms, prof. development & more—we're excited to support their growth and impact. 💼📊🗣️🎉
June 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Earlier this month, we kicked off our 10-week summer internship program with an amazing group of undergrad students!
They're diving into research, comms, prof. development & more—we're excited to support their growth and impact. 💼📊🗣️🎉
They're diving into research, comms, prof. development & more—we're excited to support their growth and impact. 💼📊🗣️🎉
During Pride Month, we celebrate the joy & resilience of the LGBTQ+ community—and recognize the mental health challenges many continue to face. Affirming care, safe spaces, and inclusive support systems are vital so that every person can thrive as their authentic self. 🌈
June 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
During Pride Month, we celebrate the joy & resilience of the LGBTQ+ community—and recognize the mental health challenges many continue to face. Affirming care, safe spaces, and inclusive support systems are vital so that every person can thrive as their authentic self. 🌈
🎉 Congrats to PhD student Sarah Henderson for winning a Best Student Poster Award at #ARM25! @academyhealth.bsky.social
Her research explores how assets affect mental health among U.S. parents & non-parents.
🗓️ Catch her lightning talk:
🕧 Sat, June 7 | 12:30–1:45 PM
Her research explores how assets affect mental health among U.S. parents & non-parents.
🗓️ Catch her lightning talk:
🕧 Sat, June 7 | 12:30–1:45 PM
June 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🎉 Congrats to PhD student Sarah Henderson for winning a Best Student Poster Award at #ARM25! @academyhealth.bsky.social
Her research explores how assets affect mental health among U.S. parents & non-parents.
🗓️ Catch her lightning talk:
🕧 Sat, June 7 | 12:30–1:45 PM
Her research explores how assets affect mental health among U.S. parents & non-parents.
🗓️ Catch her lightning talk:
🕧 Sat, June 7 | 12:30–1:45 PM