Bibhav Acharya, MD
@bibhav.bsky.social
Professor and Fellowship Director for Global Mental Health, UCSF.
Co-founder: Possible
Alum: Yale, Haverford
Interests: Global Mental Health, social drivers of health, intimate partner violence.
https://profiles.ucsf.edu/bibhav.acharya
Co-founder: Possible
Alum: Yale, Haverford
Interests: Global Mental Health, social drivers of health, intimate partner violence.
https://profiles.ucsf.edu/bibhav.acharya
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Bibhav Acharya, MD
@bibhav.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Thrilled to announce our new grant!
Women in poverty dealing with domestic violence face two terrible choices:
A: Leave. Struggle without financial/social support.
B: Suffer in silence, wait for husband to die.
We want to test a third way for those who can’t/won’t divorce. (1/x)
Women in poverty dealing with domestic violence face two terrible choices:
A: Leave. Struggle without financial/social support.
B: Suffer in silence, wait for husband to die.
We want to test a third way for those who can’t/won’t divorce. (1/x)
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I was interviewed for @theguardian.com by the wonderful @melodyschreiber.com, one of the finest health reporters in the world, about what I called a “neocolonialist” study planned by Danish researchers in Guinea-Bissau, funded by RFK Jr. So many red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I was interviewed for @theguardian.com by the wonderful @melodyschreiber.com, one of the finest health reporters in the world, about what I called a “neocolonialist” study planned by Danish researchers in Guinea-Bissau, funded by RFK Jr. So many red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Imagine a hospital built and then abandoned.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Imagine a hospital built and then abandoned.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
For 30 years, its only visitors are water buffaloes.
In 2008, our nonprofit, Possible, partnered with the Nepali government to renovate Bayalpata Hospital.
17 years later, it is transitioned back to the government.
A look back at the changes.
Thank you! "Practical" is the highest compliment for our research
Thanks for your consistent practical work on these important topics!
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thank you! "Practical" is the highest compliment for our research
The honor was mine! Grateful to students+faculty for great questions and interest in practical solutions for intimate partner violence
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
This week we hosted @bibhav.bsky.social for our Global Mental Health Speaker Series, highlighting MILAP—a family-centered intervention in Nepal addressing depression and intimate partner violence through culturally grounded, community-led care.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/gXFZALAMtGY
Watch the recording: youtu.be/gXFZALAMtGY
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The honor was mine! Grateful to students+faculty for great questions and interest in practical solutions for intimate partner violence
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
Thanks @pcollins-mh.bsky.social + @jkbass.bsky.social for the invitation + dinner
Met Dr. Jackie Campbell, whose pioneering work continues to inspire!
This paper describes our approach to address a complex situation: husband drinks alcohol and wife cannot leave an abusive relationship
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This paper describes our approach to address a complex situation: husband drinks alcohol and wife cannot leave an abusive relationship
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Nurses use motivational interviewing for alcohol use and couple's therapy for communication skills, emotion regulation, & safety.
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Looking forward to visiting the @jhu-gmh.bsky.social team!
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
Join us for a special session with Dr. Bibhav Acharya (UCSF) sharing evidence on a family-centered approach that engages key household members to reduce violence and support women’s mental health in homes affected by intimate partner violence.
@bibhav.bsky.social
Register: lnkd.in/eFvzVqg7
@bibhav.bsky.social
Register: lnkd.in/eFvzVqg7
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Looking forward to visiting the @jhu-gmh.bsky.social team!
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
Join on zoom if you would like to hear about work in reducing intimate partner violence and depression.
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This is such cool work
When women face violence from a partner, the common advice is to leave. But for many, leaving isn't possible.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is such cool work
When women face violence from a partner, the common advice is to leave. But for many, leaving isn't possible.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When women face violence from a partner, the common advice is to leave. But for many, leaving isn't possible.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
We asked: Can we reduce violence and improve mental health by creating a supportive structure within the family?
Sharing our RCT protocol for this innovative approach.
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It’s true, I was out on admin leave today at 2pm. I was given no reason. The notice says it is “non-disciplinary.” I was told it came down from HHS.
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It’s true, I was out on admin leave today at 2pm. I was given no reason. The notice says it is “non-disciplinary.” I was told it came down from HHS.
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NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Congratulations Sajama Nepali for receiving the Early Career Researcher Presentation Award at the Global Mental Health Summit!
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congratulations Sajama Nepali for receiving the Early Career Researcher Presentation Award at the Global Mental Health Summit!
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
Wonderful when global and local knowledge drive innovation to improve mental health, AND our Possible team member gets recognized.
Don't miss talks from our team members covering two NIH-funded intervention studies supported by @ucsfpsych.bsky.social Global Mental Health Summit
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Don't miss talks from our team members covering two NIH-funded intervention studies supported by @ucsfpsych.bsky.social Global Mental Health Summit
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
-a family-based intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and depression
-address co-occurring depression, anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
This is a remarkable piece. Conservative AND liberal legal scholars come out TOGETHER to condemn Trump’s compact for higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/our-...
Opinion | Our Politics Differ, But We Agree: Trump’s ‘Compact’ Violates Academic Freedom
Using federal funding to dictate who colleges admit and what faculty can say crosses a dangerous line.
www.chronicle.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is a remarkable piece. Conservative AND liberal legal scholars come out TOGETHER to condemn Trump’s compact for higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/our-...
2 weeks ago, a journal rejected my submission. It's ok. I'll send it somewhere else.
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
2 weeks ago, a journal rejected my submission. It's ok. I'll send it somewhere else.
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.
Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
😄
When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The US just released its global health strategy. Quick takeaways:
1/1
1/1
September 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The US just released its global health strategy. Quick takeaways:
1/1
1/1
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Some information from the NIGMS Advisory Council meeting today.
On foreign grants...
1/3
On foreign grants...
1/3
September 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Some information from the NIGMS Advisory Council meeting today.
On foreign grants...
1/3
On foreign grants...
1/3
What the Nepal crisis is really about (and what the international media is getting wrong):
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What the Nepal crisis is really about (and what the international media is getting wrong):
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray.
"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.
"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.
July 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray.
"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.
"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
A three-judge First Circuit panel has unanimously denied the Trump administration's request to pause the judgment that restored hundreds of NIH grants.
July 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A three-judge First Circuit panel has unanimously denied the Trump administration's request to pause the judgment that restored hundreds of NIH grants.
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I had a genuinely though provoking (for me anyway) conversation with Awais Aftab ( @awaisaftab.bsky.social ) about where I think the field of psychiatric genetics is right now, and might be headed.
Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard ( @michelnivard.bsky.social )
“We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/psychiatri...
“We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/psychiatri...
Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard
We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.
www.psychiatrymargins.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I had a genuinely though provoking (for me anyway) conversation with Awais Aftab ( @awaisaftab.bsky.social ) about where I think the field of psychiatric genetics is right now, and might be headed.
This is a wonderful interview on psychiatric genetics, dense with insights on heritability, prediction models, unspoken assumptions behind genetics studies, critique of doing experiments just because you can, and ultimately a refocus on what actually matters to improve care.
Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard ( @michelnivard.bsky.social )
“We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/psychiatri...
“We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/psychiatri...
Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard
We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.
www.psychiatrymargins.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is a wonderful interview on psychiatric genetics, dense with insights on heritability, prediction models, unspoken assumptions behind genetics studies, critique of doing experiments just because you can, and ultimately a refocus on what actually matters to improve care.
Reposted by Bibhav Acharya, MD
"The example prompted Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and a longtime supporter of PEPFAR, to say he would vote in favor of rescinding funds from the program."
But it was completely made up. Great reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/h...
But it was completely made up. Great reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/h...
Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"The example prompted Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and a longtime supporter of PEPFAR, to say he would vote in favor of rescinding funds from the program."
But it was completely made up. Great reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/h...
But it was completely made up. Great reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/h...
I’m promoted to three-thirds Professor at UCSF!
10yo: Wait, weren't you already a professor?
Me: You start as an assistant professor then you get promoted to associate and then full professor
8yo: So you were only a one-third professor and then two-thirds and now you are a three-thirds professor?
10yo: Wait, weren't you already a professor?
Me: You start as an assistant professor then you get promoted to associate and then full professor
8yo: So you were only a one-third professor and then two-thirds and now you are a three-thirds professor?
July 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m promoted to three-thirds Professor at UCSF!
10yo: Wait, weren't you already a professor?
Me: You start as an assistant professor then you get promoted to associate and then full professor
8yo: So you were only a one-third professor and then two-thirds and now you are a three-thirds professor?
10yo: Wait, weren't you already a professor?
Me: You start as an assistant professor then you get promoted to associate and then full professor
8yo: So you were only a one-third professor and then two-thirds and now you are a three-thirds professor?
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Just in: NIH staff have been instructed to REINSTATE these ~900 grants to comply with the court order, per sources. This comes after staff were also directed to cease any further terminations.
You can see the lists grants to be reinstated in my post below.
You can see the lists grants to be reinstated in my post below.
The judge intends to limit his order to universities in the plaintiff states (CA, MD, WA, AZ, CO, DE, HI, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OR, RI, WI), members of the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW), and the researchers named directly, he said today.
His written opinion will come in the coming days.
His written opinion will come in the coming days.
🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 4 months the NIH cut its first grants, a judge has ruled that the directives and process that led to cuts are arbitrary and capricious.
"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."
Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."
Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
June 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just in: NIH staff have been instructed to REINSTATE these ~900 grants to comply with the court order, per sources. This comes after staff were also directed to cease any further terminations.
You can see the lists grants to be reinstated in my post below.
You can see the lists grants to be reinstated in my post below.