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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW

@michelle-munson.bsky.social
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Health and positive youth development, services research, social support, role modeling/mentorship, psychotherapy, arts, social justice, science - professor at NYU.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a free Knicks watch party at Bryant Park. This comes after watch parties outside of Madison Square Garden were canceled due to Trump's attendance.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/06/2026
The Knicks are home and our city is ready to show out. 

We’re hosting a free watch party for 5,000 New Yorkers tonight in Bryant Park. 

You can register at the link below starting at noon today: www.nyc.gov/knicksgame3
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New York Knicks Watch Party Game 3 - nyc.gov
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I love teaching, second semester is in session! Let’s go!
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Congrats to Professor @michelle-munson.bsky.social on her selection as an American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare Fellow! She is an internationally recognized expert in mental health services & interventions for adolescents & young adults. Learn more: socialwork.nyu.edu/news/2025/pr...
Professor Michelle Munson headshot.
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NPR @npr.org · 03/12/2025
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
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A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor. Some changes that they can look forward to:
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“Young people are 21x more likely to seek mental health care if given access to school-based services,” said Dean Michael A. Lindsey. He’s a PoliticsNY/amNewYork Power Player in Health Care, in part for leadership in developing a pipeline of school social workers. politicsny.com/power-lists/....
Dean Michael A. Lindsey’s headshot below the NYU Silver logo with text reading “Congratulations Dean Michael A. Lindsey! on being named to the PoliticsNY/amNY 2025 Power Players in Health Care.”
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
“I think the NFL should require every player to have mental health treatment,” said Dean Michael A Lindsey, citing the pressures of being a pro athlete. He spoke to The Dallas Morning News after Marshawn Kneeland’s death by suicide. Learn more: www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo....
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Greg Ellis knows NFL’s hidden mental health challenges, tried to help Marshawn Kneeland
Greg Ellis, a former Cowboys player and coach, laments that he didn’t do more for the young defensive end.
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Professor @michelle-munson.bsky.social discussed Gen Z young adults’ rising suicide rate on @wbur.org’s On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti. Learn what’s contributing to the crisis and what Dr. Munson is doing about it. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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Why are suicide rates among young Americans going up?
Young adult suicide rates are rising in the U.S. For Americans aged 18 to 27, the rate increased by nearly 20% in the past decade. What’s behind the rise, and what are states doing about it?
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/10/2025
The Defense Department banned nearly 600 books from schools on military bases — but in a win for free speech, a federal judge just ordered those books back to the shelves.
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Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools
Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez to comply immediately.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/06/2025
“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.” The result in New York City, if it holds, is a seismic event not just for the city but for the Democratic Party, making the 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani the clear frontrunner heading into November.
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“He won”: Andrew Cuomo acknowledges Zohran Mamdani’s stunning primary victory
New Yorkers chose the guy who was everywhere—not the guy who saw danger everywhere.
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Dale Dagar Maglalang, PhD, MA, MSW, MPH @dalemaglalang.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
When I think about what makes academia worth it, I think about papers like this. I had the privilege of being in community with 11 other Pilipinx American social workers and we conducted a critical autoethnography in 3 focus group sessions
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Could addressing big-picture societal problems help prevent or reduce psychotic experiences? Yes, suggests new research led by PhD candidate @jackiecosse.bsky.social w/ Dr. Jordan DeVylder & colleagues. Dive deeper via @healthday.bsky.social: www.healthday.com/healthpro-ne...
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Systemic Social Factors May Increase the Risk of Psychotic Experiences
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Experiences with discrimination may increase the risk of psychotic experiences among marginalized young adults, accor
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Love love love her new book on writing! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/b...
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Maggie Smith Has Had to ‘Unlearn’ Her Identity as a Poet
“I’ve had to set that limiting belief aside,” she says, “in order to write other kinds of books without feeling like an interloper.” Her new guidebook is called “Dear Writer.”
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 07/04/2025
Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoos
The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
That we were on track in many places globally, before the start of 2025, to reach non-epidemic levels of HIV by 2030 & now, instead, millions of lives will be taken by then, tells you all you need to know abt HIV being a sociopolitical condition- its existence determined by political will (or whim).
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A new study of NYS young adult Medicaid recipients found those in rural areas & those who’ve experienced homelessness were more likely to have serious mental illnesses. PhD candidate Aaron Rodwin was lead author & Prof @michelle-munson.bsky.social senior author. socialwork.nyu.edu/news/2025/se...
Headshots of Aaron Rodwin and Michelle Munson stacked alongside a screenshot of the article Prevalence and Geographic Variation of Serious Mental Illness Among Young Adults Enrolled in Medicaid in New York State.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/03/2025
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. This is a critical victory for trans rights.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
URGENT: The Trump administration is planning in the next 24 hours to completely eliminate the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention. Please contact your reps and senators at the link below.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“Caregiving is often viewed as a private, familial responsibility rather than a societal concern,” Dr. Sophia Tsesmelis Piccolino told @huffpost.com. “The lack of formal policies ... only deepens the invisibility of this vital role.” www.huffpost.com/entry/caregi...
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The 1 Truly Difficult Part About Being A Caregiver That Often Gets Overlooked
Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, recently talked about the needs of caregivers on social media. Experts share what to know about the vital role.
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NYU Silver @nyusilver.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
“There is something very powerful about utilizing the creative & expressive arts to begin to get at something very painful & very raw indirectly,” said Prof @michelle-munson.bsky.social. She was a panelist at NYU Grey Art Museum’s screening of three animated shorts on personal childhood trauma.
Professor Michelle Munson speaks as other panelists look on at Grey Art Museum's discussion of animated short films addressing childhood trauma.
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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
It continued today, even in the freezing cold
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NPR @npr.org · 02/03/2025
Dr. Frances Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump administration.
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Legendary former NIH director retires from embattled agency
Dr. Francis Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump administration.
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Marya Gwadz, PhD (she/her) @mgwadz.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
NIH to partially lift freeze on grant reviews, but obstacles remain | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH to partially lift freeze on grant reviews, but obstacles remain
Pause on posting notices had led to scores of canceled meetings
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Marya Gwadz, PhD (she/her) @mgwadz.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
NYC TODAY
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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Must-read essay on the larger significance of Kendrick’s incredible half-time show by Tiana Clark — and honored to be quoted in it. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Was Political Art, if You Knew Where to Look
With an audience of over 120 million people, Kendrick’s show broke viewership records. But at times it seemed designed to speak directly to me.
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RDB @reshmi777.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
This is absolutely brilliant! Listen to Trevor Noah interview Ruha Benjamin and how she unpacks DEI and its fallout.
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RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Well what do you know? The Regime has just admitted that they must in fact follow a judge’s court order and release NIH funds to grantees. Thanks to @pinktweets.bsky.social for alerting me. popular.info/p/breaking-n...
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 11/02/2025
Just going to leave this cuteness here🥰
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Parkersburg, West Virginia today: www.wtap.com/2025/02/11/d...
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Demonstrators protest against reported DOGE visit to Parkersburg
Over a hundred people gathered Tuesday afternoon in Bicentennial Park to protest a reported visit by representatives of the Department of Government Efficiency to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
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Madison Swart @madisonswart.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
NOW. hundreds have gathered in union square for the rise up for trans youth rally here in NYC! shooting videos and stills
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 07/02/2025
As the forces of hatred are on the march, my promise is this: Our trans neighbors will continue to be safe, protected, and welcome in Minnesota.
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Tim Clancy @viewfromarchstreet.com · 08/02/2025
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues: - Develop new cancer treatments for kids - Are curing sickle cell disease - Build new tech to help premature babies survive - Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose - And more #NIH #MedSky #research #science
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Pushback works! @maddow.msnbc.com
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Science Magazine @science.org · 04/02/2025
The gears of the grantmaking machinery at NIH have begun moving again, after a 2-week standstill following a controversial ban on communications imposed by President Donald Trump. scim.ag/4aLQ0U6
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NIH eases freeze on grant reviews imposed after Trump communications pause
Meetings of study sections and closed portion of councils back on track as agency also deals with diversity-related executive orders
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I am thanking the g-ddess for you Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com !!! Blunt when we need blunt-truth more than ever !!! You are a national treasure and we *need* your voice.
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Exceptional colleagues putting in the work @nyusilver.bsky.social
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Marya Gwadz, PhD (she/her) @mgwadz.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Huge crowd across from NYU Langone to protest hospital’s revocation of youth trans care - also state AG said they may be violating state law
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thank you to the brave Mariann Budde from Linden Hills. Moral courage.
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Michelle Munson, PhD, LMSW @michelle-munson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Yes to this all day long. Done, Amazon-shopping, period. Local books and library-time.
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