Last week, the Trump administration cancelled >$2B in mental health + addiction treatment funds. Only massive, rapid pushback caused them to reverse the decision.
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA
grants. What found so far:
https://grant-witness.us/posts/2026-01-16_samhsa-jan-terminations/
"There is no database tracking when ICE agents use force against women. But a growing number of videos captured throughout the first year of the second Trump administration offer some insight into the violent encounters that women have experienced: broken car windows, yanking, shoving, pepper-spraying and shootings, all of them out in the open and available on social media."
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-violence-women-visibility-renee-nicole-good/
#PublicHealth #ICE #DHS #immigrant #immigration #violence #women
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is the largest in the country and has spread to three other states.
It’s growing at an alarming speed.
Over 500 people in quarantine and 200 are actively infected.
This was completely preventable.
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is the largest in the country and has spread to three other states.
It’s growing at an alarming speed.
Over 500 people in quarantine and 200 are actively infected.
This was completely preventable.
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health.
"There is no database tracking when ICE agents use force against women. But a growing number of videos captured throughout the first year of the second Trump administration offer some insight into the violent encounters that women have experienced: broken car windows, yanking, shoving, pepper-spraying and shootings, all of them out in the open and available on social media."
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-violence-women-visibility-renee-nicole-good/
#PublicHealth #ICE #DHS #immigrant #immigration #violence #women
"At stake is not merely the technical distinction between a loose fitting medical mask and a respirator certified to FFP2 or FFP3 standards in the United Kingdom or N95 standards in the United States.
At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.
Under international labour law, this question is already answered."
I wish I could bottle this article and pour it into a water pistol so that I could aim it at doctors and nurses who come near me unmasked or wearing baggy blues.
#Covid19 #CovidIsAirborne #MAskUp #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #DropletDogma #IgnazSemmelweis
"At stake is not merely the technical distinction between a loose fitting medical mask and a respirator certified to FFP2 or FFP3 standards in the United Kingdom or N95 standards in the United States.
At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.
Under international labour law, this question is already answered."
I wish I could bottle this article and pour it into a water pistol so that I could aim it at doctors and nurses who come near me unmasked or wearing baggy blues.
#Covid19 #CovidIsAirborne #MAskUp #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #DropletDogma #IgnazSemmelweis
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness:
https://grant-witness.us/submit-samhsa.html
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Massive pushback works. The $2B cuts to SAMHSA were reversed in a day (though we'll see - we are still waiting grantees to get new letters.)
But it's not time for a victory lap.
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr.
Call your representatives: https://sciencefightclub.substack.com/p/urgent-call-to-action-1-15-2026-sufs
So after a couple of days of snooping around and butting into conversations, I guess it's #introduction time 😁
I'm originally from Singapore, but moved to Naarm (Melbourne, Australia) in 2004.
I have been in the hospitality industry for 18 years.
The last 12 of which have been spent in the kitchen as a chef. I post about #food a lot 😏
I also have a background in #Anthropology, #SocialTheory and #HumanNutrition.
Am currently in the middle of a #PhD in #Education - researching community #foodpedagogies as well as food education in #PublicHealth.
I am passionate about #SocialJustice, #FoodSecurity, #Decolonisation and dismantling systems that perpetuate division and inequity.
I am a #dancer, #SciFi geek, a novice gardener and have a regular #yoga practice.
Open to meet anyone and everyone. Excited to be here and looking forward to many amazing conversations and friendships! 💜
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness:
https://grant-witness.us/submit-samhsa.html
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm a health&care advocacy designer and artist.
My current project is
@illmarks . I began utilizing body mapping art to log my symptoms, but then expanded the practice to include emotional, systemic, and interpersonal aspects of disability.
I most recently partnered with the University of Washington’s School of Nursing as part of a study on healthcare equity and community tools. I taught a virtual workshop to fellow disabled community members on using symptom mapping art to validate their bodily experiences, which was immensely rewarding.
I hope to expand how I can apply my creativity and help my communities, and would love to collaborate!
(The thing I most miss about my work from before I got more disabled and can no longer work full time is interpersonal collaboration, so I'm slowly trying to bring more collaborations back into my life.)
Please reach out:
illmarks@nyxmir.com
#Portfolio #Healthcare #DisabilityArt #MedicalArt #SciArt #SciComms #PublicHealth
Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm a health&care advocacy designer and artist.
My current project is
@illmarks . I began utilizing body mapping art to log my symptoms, but then expanded the practice to include emotional, systemic, and interpersonal aspects of disability.
I most recently partnered with the University of Washington’s School of Nursing as part of a study on healthcare equity and community tools. I taught a virtual workshop to fellow disabled community members on using symptom mapping art to validate their bodily experiences, which was immensely rewarding.
I hope to expand how I can apply my creativity and help my communities, and would love to collaborate!
(The thing I most miss about my work from before I got more disabled and can no longer work full time is interpersonal collaboration, so I'm slowly trying to bring more collaborations back into my life.)
Please reach out:
illmarks@nyxmir.com
#Portfolio #Healthcare #DisabilityArt #MedicalArt #SciArt #SciComms #PublicHealth
Why have death rates from accidental falls tripled?
https://usafacts.org/articles/why-have-death-rates-from-accidental-falls-tripled/
#HackerNews #accidentalfalls #deathrates #healthnews #safetyresearch #publichealth
Overdose deaths are falling in America because of a 'supply shock': study
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/01/08/why-overdose-deaths-are-falling-in-america
#HackerNews #OverdoseDeaths #America #SupplyShock #Study #PublicHealth
CDC staff 'blindsided' as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled
#HackerNews #CDC #Vaccine #Overhaul #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #VaccinePolicy #Blindsided
