
Alison Hwong
@alisonhwong
Asst Professor of Psychiatry @StanfordMed @VAPaloAlto. Trail running, cycling, mental health and climate justice. Views=mine.
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20-08-2020 17:26:28
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Glad for the opportunity to highlight knowledge gaps and future directions for the important field of climate change and mental health. American Psychiatric Association The Lancet Planetary Health Climate Psychiatry Alliance thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…

Thank you UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for the opportunity to present at Grand Rounds this week! Great questions on closing the gap in health disparities for people with SMI. This work is done with wonderful mentorship from Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS, Amy Byers & NCSP at UCSF



At times of despair and anger like now, half of me wishes to standup fight back, half of me wishes to flee to Canada and play Wordle. Thank you MIGNOTE YILMA, MD for solidarity and hope.

So delighted to share updates on this community collaboration with Rafiki Coalition and members from UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & UCSF Emergency Med (including Vidya Eswaran Rosny Daniel Dr. Monique LeSarre)!

A huge honor to receive the APA Early Career Health Services Award APA Foundation! Congratulations to Bradley Gaynes for the Senior Scholar Health Services Award. With thanks for mentorship from Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS, Jonathan Alpert MD, Wilson Compton, Diana Clarke, NCSP at UCSF, UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences



ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.11… Our new study: A surprise to find similar rates of breast cancer screening for women on Medicaid w/ and w/o schizophrenia. Need to look beyond mental illness as driver of disparities ➡️consider social risk factors. Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH

The effects of #climatechange may affect your #mentalhealth, according to researchers. “We see ... increased #anxiety, distress and post-traumatic #stress responses to acute climate events such as hurricanes and wildfires,” says UCSF's Dr. Alison Hwong. ucsfh.org/3n1KacF

Can't say enough good things about the National Clinician Scholars Program: a fellowship for physicians and PhD nurses interested in health equity and health policy research. Please spread the word! UCSF IHPS UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UCSF Geriatrics UCSF School of Medicine UC San Francisco

I am thrilled to be starting a faculty position at Stanford Psychiatry/Palo Alto VA and joining the Stanford Medicine VA Palo Alto HCS community in 2024! Many thanks for mentorship from NCSP at UCSF Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS and Dr. Amy Byers.

What an honor to be interviewed on Science Friday by Maggie Koerth about climate change and mental health! Wishing a Happy Earth Day to all as we learn how to take action to protect our planet. Ira Flatow UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences NCSP at UCSF



Ever wonder about the psychiatric (or neuropsychiatric) impacts of Long-COVID? Check out this SAMHSA piece below! Proud of the leadership by Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD et al (K. Murphy, Alison Hwong, M. Goldman, & J. Dilley) UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UCSF Department of Medicine UCSF School of Medicine store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/…