ATTENTION! UVA TYDE is looking for an Assistant Prof. who is conducting research on digital tech. and how the generation and dissemination of digital programs can help support youth! Special interest in prevention, health equity, and disparities.
📢 Call for unpublished data for a meta-analysis on bisexual people's experiences of "double discrimination" (from heterosexual and lesbian/gay sources)!
New preprint! A Crowdsourced Megastudy of 12 Digital Single-Session Interventions for Depression in American Adults
What's the best way to help someone overcome depression with just 10 minutes of their time online? We ran a trial (n=7,505) testing 12 diverse interventions.
3/ We’re seeking nominations for a co-chair (3 years) and two new student representatives (2 years) to officially begin at the 2025 convention in November. Self-nominations encouraged! Nominations are due by Monday September 8th. We’ll follow up with nominees to discuss next steps.
2/ Context: This is the last year of Danielle Berke as SGM SIG co-chair, and of our student representatives, Andreas Bezahler and Donovan Edward. We thank our leaders for their service!
5/ Regardless of how many people are on Twitter, as a group concerned with LGBTQ+ issues, we do not wish to be associated with the platform in its current state. Find us here, on the listserv: [email protected] and on Facebook facebook.com/ABCTSGMSIG
4/ In particular, the amount of, and increase in, transphobic tweets is very concerning. The analyses of Twitter data suggest that these kinds of tweets appear parts of organized campaigns.
3/ Twitter has since seen a spike in hate speech that's been documented in papers (see below) but also is consistent with our experience when using the SGM SIG account.
Most of this hate speech is racist, homophobic, or transphobic..
2/ Twitter had historically been a good place to share information. Over the past year and a half, since Elon Musk purchased it, there has been a mass exodus of academics. Unclear how successful it has been arxiv.org/html/2406.04...
1/ Hi all! After deliberation, the SGM SIG Leadership has decided to deactivate our Twitter account. You can find us here, on the listserv: [email protected] and on Facebook facebook.com/ABCTSGMSIG
It's worth explaining how we came to this decision.
4/ And remember also the Saturday social event: David Farber ASPIRE Center Social: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 5:30 – 7:30 pm Location: Thomas Jefferson University Campus Address: 834 Chestnut St., Suite 400,Philadelphia, PA 19107 RSVP for this event here: dfaspire.ticketleap.com/abct/
3/ I also wanted to call special attention to a panel discussion that will happen *right before* the SIG meeting with several of our members. The discussion features people across career stages discussing the challenges and opportunities in different generational perspectives on SGM mental health.
1/ The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here... ABCT!
Today we will be hosting the student happy hour (students only) and the SGM SIG Dinner. This year’s dinner will be in honor of Prof. Gerald Davison and the 50th year anniversary of his speech to ABCT (then AABT). Events today:
