Mindbridge
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Mindbridge is the nation’s leading nonprofit using brain and behavioral science to empower human rights defenders.
To change hearts and minds, we must first learn how to access them.
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To change hearts and minds, we must first learn how to access them.
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Mindbridge
@mindbridgecenter.bsky.social
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Mindbridge is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the impact of local, national, and international human rights efforts. Psychology and neuroscience are at the heart of our holistic approach to societal change.
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In a time when LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately affected by systemic stigma, legal threats, and mental health challenges, the role of families and communities is more important than ever.
Read more from our newest article featured in Psychology Today:
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Read more from our newest article featured in Psychology Today:
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The Psychology of LGBTQ+ Youth Justice
What families and communities can do to support queer youth.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In a time when LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately affected by systemic stigma, legal threats, and mental health challenges, the role of families and communities is more important than ever.
Read more from our newest article featured in Psychology Today:
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Read more from our newest article featured in Psychology Today:
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Today, on #WorldKindnessDay, let’s remember that kindness is a powerful force when protecting and advocating for human rights.
Every small act of compassion can help uplift those in need and promote a more just world. Let’s commit to standing up for each other and making kindness the norm.
Every small act of compassion can help uplift those in need and promote a more just world. Let’s commit to standing up for each other and making kindness the norm.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today, on #WorldKindnessDay, let’s remember that kindness is a powerful force when protecting and advocating for human rights.
Every small act of compassion can help uplift those in need and promote a more just world. Let’s commit to standing up for each other and making kindness the norm.
Every small act of compassion can help uplift those in need and promote a more just world. Let’s commit to standing up for each other and making kindness the norm.
Veteran’s Day reminds us that true patriotism includes accountability for injustice and standing up for the human rights of all.
This year, let’s continue to celebrate those who have only served their country by championing human rights and dignity for all people
#VeteransDay #StandForHumanRights
This year, let’s continue to celebrate those who have only served their country by championing human rights and dignity for all people
#VeteransDay #StandForHumanRights
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Veteran’s Day reminds us that true patriotism includes accountability for injustice and standing up for the human rights of all.
This year, let’s continue to celebrate those who have only served their country by championing human rights and dignity for all people
#VeteransDay #StandForHumanRights
This year, let’s continue to celebrate those who have only served their country by championing human rights and dignity for all people
#VeteransDay #StandForHumanRights
Mindbridge is growing a science-driven community that gives human rights defenders access to the hearts and minds of those they serve.
This #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development demonstrates that today’s 21st-century challenges need a new approach. Join us in bringing science to human rights!
This #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development demonstrates that today’s 21st-century challenges need a new approach. Join us in bringing science to human rights!
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Mindbridge is growing a science-driven community that gives human rights defenders access to the hearts and minds of those they serve.
This #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development demonstrates that today’s 21st-century challenges need a new approach. Join us in bringing science to human rights!
This #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development demonstrates that today’s 21st-century challenges need a new approach. Join us in bringing science to human rights!
More than 40k Americans lose their lives annually to gun violence. At Mindbridge, we are committed to human rights and view the prevention and elimination of gun violence as a vital public health and human rights issue facing our nation.
Check out our Substack to read more: buff.ly/IgckcN1
Check out our Substack to read more: buff.ly/IgckcN1
Schools, Places of Worship, Communities Under Fire
By Lalee Awad, MS
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
More than 40k Americans lose their lives annually to gun violence. At Mindbridge, we are committed to human rights and view the prevention and elimination of gun violence as a vital public health and human rights issue facing our nation.
Check out our Substack to read more: buff.ly/IgckcN1
Check out our Substack to read more: buff.ly/IgckcN1
Gun violence is not just a criminal justice issue; it’s a public health crisis and a human rights concern. Our new article featured in Psychology Today discusses the value of brain and behavioral science in addressing and preventing gun violence.
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The Psychology of Gun Violence
Psychological research reveals that fear, masculinity, and social norms drive U.S. gun culture—and that shifting these mindsets can reduce violence.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Gun violence is not just a criminal justice issue; it’s a public health crisis and a human rights concern. Our new article featured in Psychology Today discusses the value of brain and behavioral science in addressing and preventing gun violence.
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This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we honor the resilience, cultures, and contributions of our nation’s indigenous tribes and communities. Indigenous History is American history, and goes back long before 1776.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we honor the resilience, cultures, and contributions of our nation’s indigenous tribes and communities. Indigenous History is American history, and goes back long before 1776.
🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW 🚨
In a world shaped by swipes, streams, and suggestions, how much of what we believe is actually...ours? Join us in this course to learn more!
Everyone is welcome, all on a pay-what-you-can scale, because learning belongs to all of us.
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In a world shaped by swipes, streams, and suggestions, how much of what we believe is actually...ours? Join us in this course to learn more!
Everyone is welcome, all on a pay-what-you-can scale, because learning belongs to all of us.
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Understanding Populism & Extremism:Echo Chambers, Algorithms, Individualism
In a world shaped by swipes, streams, and suggestions, how much of what we believe is actually...ours? Join us in this course to learn more!
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October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW 🚨
In a world shaped by swipes, streams, and suggestions, how much of what we believe is actually...ours? Join us in this course to learn more!
Everyone is welcome, all on a pay-what-you-can scale, because learning belongs to all of us.
🔗
In a world shaped by swipes, streams, and suggestions, how much of what we believe is actually...ours? Join us in this course to learn more!
Everyone is welcome, all on a pay-what-you-can scale, because learning belongs to all of us.
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Supporting human rights remains critical in the present landscape, and your generosity can create a ripple effect of change.
Help us fight for human rights and dignity for all - every contribution counts!
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/make-a-donat...
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#humanrightsforall #makeadifference
Help us fight for human rights and dignity for all - every contribution counts!
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/make-a-donat...
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#humanrightsforall #makeadifference
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Supporting human rights remains critical in the present landscape, and your generosity can create a ripple effect of change.
Help us fight for human rights and dignity for all - every contribution counts!
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/make-a-donat...
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#humanrightsforall #makeadifference
Help us fight for human rights and dignity for all - every contribution counts!
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/make-a-donat...
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#humanrightsforall #makeadifference
🎙️ New MindBridge Podcast Episode!
This week we’re talking about gun violence with Dr. Janet Hyde and Jaclyn Corin of March For Our Lives. Tune in now!
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#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights #MindbridgePodcast
This week we’re talking about gun violence with Dr. Janet Hyde and Jaclyn Corin of March For Our Lives. Tune in now!
🎧 buff.ly/7c2gYB3
#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights #MindbridgePodcast
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🎙️ New MindBridge Podcast Episode!
This week we’re talking about gun violence with Dr. Janet Hyde and Jaclyn Corin of March For Our Lives. Tune in now!
🎧 buff.ly/7c2gYB3
#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights #MindbridgePodcast
This week we’re talking about gun violence with Dr. Janet Hyde and Jaclyn Corin of March For Our Lives. Tune in now!
🎧 buff.ly/7c2gYB3
#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights #MindbridgePodcast
Every month, a member of the Mindbridge team will highlight a piece of media (book, podcast, movie, etc) that connects to our central mission and values. 📖☕️📚
This month’s recommendation is Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey L. Cohen.
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This month’s recommendation is Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey L. Cohen.
🔗 buff.ly/7msgrNG
October 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month, a member of the Mindbridge team will highlight a piece of media (book, podcast, movie, etc) that connects to our central mission and values. 📖☕️📚
This month’s recommendation is Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey L. Cohen.
🔗 buff.ly/7msgrNG
This month’s recommendation is Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey L. Cohen.
🔗 buff.ly/7msgrNG
#UnitedNationsDay serves as a reminder of the work still needed to protect the rights and dignity of all people. Human rights aren’t just ideals - they are urgent, ongoing struggles.
Today, we acknowledge both the progress and the significant gaps that remain in ensuring justice for all.
Today, we acknowledge both the progress and the significant gaps that remain in ensuring justice for all.
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#UnitedNationsDay serves as a reminder of the work still needed to protect the rights and dignity of all people. Human rights aren’t just ideals - they are urgent, ongoing struggles.
Today, we acknowledge both the progress and the significant gaps that remain in ensuring justice for all.
Today, we acknowledge both the progress and the significant gaps that remain in ensuring justice for all.
Each month Mindbridge aims to celebrate a Human Rights Defender working to support human rights throughout their community.
As Equality Florida’s Senior Political Director, Joe leads the policy programs for the country’s largest state-based LGBTQ rights organization.
#IAmAHumanRightsDefender
As Equality Florida’s Senior Political Director, Joe leads the policy programs for the country’s largest state-based LGBTQ rights organization.
#IAmAHumanRightsDefender
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Each month Mindbridge aims to celebrate a Human Rights Defender working to support human rights throughout their community.
As Equality Florida’s Senior Political Director, Joe leads the policy programs for the country’s largest state-based LGBTQ rights organization.
#IAmAHumanRightsDefender
As Equality Florida’s Senior Political Director, Joe leads the policy programs for the country’s largest state-based LGBTQ rights organization.
#IAmAHumanRightsDefender
Another month has come and gone, and we have exciting updates at Mindbridge!
🔗 Read more from this month’s newsletter: www.mindbridgecenter.org/newsletter
🔗 Read more from this month’s newsletter: www.mindbridgecenter.org/newsletter
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October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Another month has come and gone, and we have exciting updates at Mindbridge!
🔗 Read more from this month’s newsletter: www.mindbridgecenter.org/newsletter
🔗 Read more from this month’s newsletter: www.mindbridgecenter.org/newsletter
Homelessness is not just about bricks and mortar. It’s about the dignity of work, the security of shelter, and the health of our communities.
Read More: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
Read More: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Homelessness is not just about bricks and mortar. It’s about the dignity of work, the security of shelter, and the health of our communities.
Read More: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
Read More: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
Poverty is a human rights crisis in which individuals or groups lack the resources and means to meet a minimum standard of living. October 17th observes the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — a call to action that reminds us poverty is not inevitable.
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Investing in Women and Eradicating Poverty - Women’s Media Center
On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty presents a call to action to end poverty and uproot the systems that create it.
womensmediacenter.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Poverty is a human rights crisis in which individuals or groups lack the resources and means to meet a minimum standard of living. October 17th observes the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — a call to action that reminds us poverty is not inevitable.
Read more:
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Join us to gain science-based methods and tools for co-creating a world where our actions honor our common human rights and dignity.
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Artwork Credit to Yael Yamina
#humanrights
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Artwork Credit to Yael Yamina
#humanrights
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join us to gain science-based methods and tools for co-creating a world where our actions honor our common human rights and dignity.
Register Now: buff.ly/Lc2mE6y
_________________
Artwork Credit to Yael Yamina
#humanrights
Register Now: buff.ly/Lc2mE6y
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Artwork Credit to Yael Yamina
#humanrights
Did someone say new Psychology Today article? 👀 ✍️
Read more about the causes of the housing shortage and addressing stigma from a psychological and humanity-centered lens!
buff.ly/HcZtPsB
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Photo Credit: Matt Collamer on Unsplash
Read more about the causes of the housing shortage and addressing stigma from a psychological and humanity-centered lens!
buff.ly/HcZtPsB
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Photo Credit: Matt Collamer on Unsplash
How Psychology Can Help Build Housing Justice
Psychology reveals how housing insecurity harms minds and communities, and how empathy, storytelling, and collaboration can help build housing justice.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Did someone say new Psychology Today article? 👀 ✍️
Read more about the causes of the housing shortage and addressing stigma from a psychological and humanity-centered lens!
buff.ly/HcZtPsB
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Photo Credit: Matt Collamer on Unsplash
Read more about the causes of the housing shortage and addressing stigma from a psychological and humanity-centered lens!
buff.ly/HcZtPsB
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Photo Credit: Matt Collamer on Unsplash
🎙️ New MindBridge Podcast Episode!
This week we’re talking about housing insecurity and homelessness with Dr. Darrin Hodgetts and Drey Aradanas. Both remind us that safe housing is a human right, which is protected under Article 25 of the UDHR.
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#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights
This week we’re talking about housing insecurity and homelessness with Dr. Darrin Hodgetts and Drey Aradanas. Both remind us that safe housing is a human right, which is protected under Article 25 of the UDHR.
🎧 buff.ly/jpYjrms
#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights
October 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🎙️ New MindBridge Podcast Episode!
This week we’re talking about housing insecurity and homelessness with Dr. Darrin Hodgetts and Drey Aradanas. Both remind us that safe housing is a human right, which is protected under Article 25 of the UDHR.
🎧 buff.ly/jpYjrms
#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights
This week we’re talking about housing insecurity and homelessness with Dr. Darrin Hodgetts and Drey Aradanas. Both remind us that safe housing is a human right, which is protected under Article 25 of the UDHR.
🎧 buff.ly/jpYjrms
#WhereScienceMeetsHumanRights
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate the vibrant cultures, histories, and resilience of Indigenous communities, including the Wabanaki nation here in Maine which includes the Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy tribes.
#IndigenousRightsAreHumanRights
#IndigenousRightsAreHumanRights
October 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate the vibrant cultures, histories, and resilience of Indigenous communities, including the Wabanaki nation here in Maine which includes the Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy tribes.
#IndigenousRightsAreHumanRights
#IndigenousRightsAreHumanRights
Nonprofits must be free to pursue their missions without fear of political retribution. Democracy is under threat when the government weaponizes its power to silence dissent and undermine our constitutional rights. This also violates our universal human rights of freedom of association and speech
October 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nonprofits must be free to pursue their missions without fear of political retribution. Democracy is under threat when the government weaponizes its power to silence dissent and undermine our constitutional rights. This also violates our universal human rights of freedom of association and speech
#WorldMentalHealthDay is celebrated on October 10th by the World Health Organization.
As a human rights organization focused on the direct application of psychology and neuroscience, we at Mindbridge recognize the importance of mental health on personal and societal wellbeing.
As a human rights organization focused on the direct application of psychology and neuroscience, we at Mindbridge recognize the importance of mental health on personal and societal wellbeing.
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#WorldMentalHealthDay is celebrated on October 10th by the World Health Organization.
As a human rights organization focused on the direct application of psychology and neuroscience, we at Mindbridge recognize the importance of mental health on personal and societal wellbeing.
As a human rights organization focused on the direct application of psychology and neuroscience, we at Mindbridge recognize the importance of mental health on personal and societal wellbeing.
Reproductive justice goes beyond abortion rights. It means the right to have or not have children, and to raise children in a safe environment. It also includes the various societal and systematic challenges impacting people’s reproductive health and bodily autonomy.
Read more: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
Read more: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reproductive justice goes beyond abortion rights. It means the right to have or not have children, and to raise children in a safe environment. It also includes the various societal and systematic challenges impacting people’s reproductive health and bodily autonomy.
Read more: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
Read more: buff.ly/5mFBy8k
There's still time to register for our no-cost community circles, designed for individuals in Maine who wish to learn more about and explore their experiences with racial trauma!
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/community-ci...
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/community-ci...
October 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
There's still time to register for our no-cost community circles, designed for individuals in Maine who wish to learn more about and explore their experiences with racial trauma!
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/community-ci...
🔗 www.mindbridgecenter.org/community-ci...
Every month Mindbridge aims to celebrate a Human Rights Defender working to support #humanrights throughout their community.
Tameshia Sexton (aka Mesh Monroe) is a dynamic leader and community advocate dedicated to empowering children, families and communities.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/sLvTnVD
Tameshia Sexton (aka Mesh Monroe) is a dynamic leader and community advocate dedicated to empowering children, families and communities.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/sLvTnVD
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month Mindbridge aims to celebrate a Human Rights Defender working to support #humanrights throughout their community.
Tameshia Sexton (aka Mesh Monroe) is a dynamic leader and community advocate dedicated to empowering children, families and communities.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/sLvTnVD
Tameshia Sexton (aka Mesh Monroe) is a dynamic leader and community advocate dedicated to empowering children, families and communities.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/sLvTnVD