Analysis of Social Media Language Using AI Models Predicts Depression Severity for White Americans, but Not Black Americans

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• March 27th, 2024
• depression, mental health, news, race, social media, suicide prevention
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Researchers were able to predict depression severity for white people, but not for Black people using standard language-based computer models to analyze Facebook posts. Words and phrases associated with depression, such as first-person pronouns and negative emotion words, were around three times...

Want to Help Underserved Communities Succeed? Adopt a Trauma-Informed Model at Your CEO Table

• By: Lymaris Albors Acacia Network, Inc.
• July 2nd, 2021
• adverse childhood experiences, community, COVID-19, inequality, poverty, race, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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2020 was a year to remember. Not only did the United States –and the world– grapple with a pandemic of epic proportions, but our country was also forced to take a deeper, harder look at the pervasive and deadly impact of racial inequality and systemic discrimination, as the continued violence...