j-dot-stan.bsky.social
NYC public hs social worker. Occasional adjunct. Self-defense & Goju-Ryu instructor. Loves dogs & cats & snark. Rabbit holes: preventing suicide, memory, curiosity, connection, anger.
"Insanity is relative. Who sets the norm?" -Bukowski
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Do the links in the Guardian article go to relevant research? I have access to good academic libraries, but if there are more articles you'd recommend I'd be curious.
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Oh ffs. That idiot gets zero points on her personality quiz, and she missed the bonus point on decency.
As a human person, I am jealous of how kind you are. I would not have had your restraint.
People are sometimes not good at being people.
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if he has it, it should be treated & we should absolutely deal w this compassionately - I agree whole-heartedly.
...has *he* been diagnosed w post-stroke psychosis & made his diagnosis public? or are folk leaping to conclusions & diagnosing based on internet info / anecdotal / personal experiences?
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He was elected as senator in '23. If his stroke was in 2022, his entire senatorial career has been post-stroke.
While I realize degredation can medically continue...can we pls stop "mental health"ing & armchair diagnosing privileged white men? We don't for women, POC who repeatedly lose it in public
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again, this is a debate I am curious about. what about alternate scenarios? Say, gun registrations cross registered with {fill in any list of easy-to-find info the gvt decides is now an enemy. teachers. voters. etc), and a knock at the door or (even easier) a job termination.
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wow. just got to the bottom (so far) of the thread.
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quite a heated exchange after your suggestion. I guess 'maybe the police should stop shooting ppl' is pretty controversial.
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'on the way out' implies there was a time an African American family could expect due process when a police officer shot and killed a teenager.
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thank you for saying this.
ngl, if someone without identification in a mask shows up and put hands on me, or someone i love, my reaction will not be passive.
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...i mean, thank you for gathering this, but shit.
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Super moving interview. Her words are powerful and brave.
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I'm all for teaching SEL (for real), but WHICH skills? Emotional literacy, mindfulness, morality, relationship skills, managing stress, perspective taking, resolving conflict, time mgmt... or subst use? Or sex ed? These are all distinct skills - just like bio and chem are different from math.
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Could you tap into various parent networks not with k-12? thinking of various "Faculty Family" facebook/ig groups online. I'm married to faculty, and there have always been various 'university family' FB / IG groups. it isn't common, but i've seen research stuff posted in some places we've lived.
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I love that, in essence, this is like asking for a book report on the Posse Comitatus Act
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This is a true statement.
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this is a true statement, perhaps where i live as much or more than other places (nyc)
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Look, I'm not gun-shy. I grew up knowing how to shoot and most folk I knew hunted to feed their family. My uncle, who is approaching 80, still makes his own bear sausage every year.
I'm saying: it seems early for this. I get there's a "too late" point. What comes before it? What *else* can we do?
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If that happens, will average citizens require their own weapons? Say, as you suggest, we need to protect polling stations: that feels like something for local police, the national guard. I feel deeply uncomfortable being the lunatic showing up armed to the teeth, ready to open fire on voting day.
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1: wow. ngl, I am impressed.
2: Despite #1, I'm not curious about 'is it possible to defeat a tank in battle'? While that's interesting, that's not the rabbit I'm chasing.
3: My rabbit: is a sm stockpile useful against what is coming? are resources (for avg ppl, no mil bkg) better spent elsewhere?
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okay, well-argued
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So say we all.
But I'd also rather live to fight another day than die stupid.
If my choices are me and my AR-15 vs. a tank....
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Schools are absolutely not set up to be, not staffed to be, not funded to be, not trained to be, and no parent or citizen should be okay with schools stepping in and acting as hospitals.
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You are naming things that enable education.
Health interventions (ideally) identify & fix emergent issues, prevent some known diseases. *School health* refers out when things happen in schools, or intervenes if a bandaid solution is needed.
Mental health is health.
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I would also accept 'disappearing' - as in "a 2-year old citizen was 'disappeared' by the government..."
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I would also accept "disappearing" as in "A 2-year old was forcibly 'dissappeared' by..."
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they haaaaate the en masse interventions. hate them. the only en masse interventions i have ever seen that work are posters around a school (the ones that work best are the ones that direct students to the rooms where they can get 1:1).
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pick me! i have some martial arts knowledge and -bunch- of non-gun-weapons; i am an incredible cook (over campfires & in the kitchen both); not bad on computers, and also i'm a therapist.
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this is a debate i am genuinely interested in having.
yes, i get things like 'cecot is terrible' but if and when the federal gvt comes after me, they will win. they have the f-15s and tanks, and me buying guns - even if I buy a coupla kitted out ar-15s - is not gonna save me.
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we are going to get there before year4. the 2 questions are 'when' (not 'if') and 'how bad are we letting it get before' (we, not they. they're willing to let it all burn...are we?)
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Regardless, curriculum (i.e., ELA, math, sci, history, etc) is not the best place to try to add on mental health!
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In my experience, most young ppl are ok & don't need/want interventions. Some are ok, but go through a rough patch & need brief help. A very small minority need 1:1 ... and in ALL cases young ppl communicate their needs (behaviorally &/or w words).
(I'm a sch social worker (reg. nyc hs))
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THIS. ^^^^ Maybe listen to people when they say words with their mouths. I am school social worker in a regular nyc high school (i.e., anyone can go, it is free) - and 1000% THIS.
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This is *wild*
For no reason I'm thinking of Julie Nolke, a comedian made famous during covid for "talking to myself 3 months ago" videos (Julie in lockdown would talk to Julie-pre-covid, etc).
Imagine going back to yourself in January & saying: So. the IRS is gonna be hacked, publicly, by us...
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We can trade pigs and chickens.
Works for the Amish.
Of course, if you don't have any pigs or chickens, then I won't be trading my cows with you. And too bad, because momma likes bacon, and my beef is beautiful!
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is it just goods for trade, or are we also open to trading services? I'm pretty handy in a fight, and even better at preventing them. You won't find many ppl who cook better food, over a campfire or in a kitchen - with the fanciest of ingredients, or super simple ones.
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THANK YOU for this research. I am a social worker in a large, public nyc high school. I have seen this for years.
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Okay this is the kind of healing I needed this weekend. Thank you.