Laci Watson, LMSW

01/21/2026

On Maternal Health Awareness Day, we're inspired by the phenomenal turnout at the Georgia State Capitol, where we champion comprehensive Medicaid and insurance coverage for Georgia mothers, including mental health support and Doula services. We push for licensed Community Midwives to address the gap in rural healthcare. United as healthcare professionals, mental health advocates, educators, lawyers, and mothers, our commitment remains unwavering. Remember we are their constituents and they work for us. Keep creating change.

11/15/2025

🌈 Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 13–19, 2025)
Transgender Awareness Week centers education, advocacy, and solidarity with trans and gender-diverse people. Social workers help create safety and inclusion by affirming identity, supporting informed consent in care, and challenging systems that endanger trans lives.
Affirming practice is ethical practice. Trans liberation and social justice are interconnected — and advancing equity, safety, and belonging is core to our profession.
Learn more:
GLAAD – https://www.glaad.org/transgender
National Center for Transgender Equality – https://transequality.org
NASW Policy Issues – https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/Policy-Issues

10/02/2025

📱 Research shows teens who spend more than 5 hours a day on screens are at significantly higher risk for mental health challenges.

As clinicians, how do we respond? Discover evidence-based strategies to support teens and their families in our latest blog.

Read the full blog 👉 https://bit.ly/3KmQdUH

09/23/2025

“Correlation does not equal causation.” - All of my professors regarding Research Methods.

09/17/2025

Please remain vigilant. Listen to your children without judgment, then offer correction compassionately. Encourage them to express their emotions and provide them with screen-free outlets (acting, clubs, sports). Before these kids grow into angry radicals, it begins with moments at home. Otherizing creates hate and violence.

In the 18th century, the great thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment envisioned a world in which people are guided by reason, science and the pursuit of truth. Although, since then, we’ve made sig

09/16/2025

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Today marks the beginning of ! We celebrate the diversity of the Hispanic/Latin American community, while acknowledging the unique cultural barriers to mental health access, and the critical importance of culturally competent mental health care that can successfully address these stigmas.

Learn more about NAMI's Compartiendo Esperanza and other mental health resources for this community now: nami.org/HispanicLatinx

09/16/2025

✨My second birth was in a freestanding birth center. It was a gift to my baby to give her a cozy gentle water birth entry into this world. It was so amazing and healing in comparison to my first birth in a hospital. ✨

Birth center care improves maternal health outcomes and leads to better experiences of care, yet only .5% of all births in the U.S. take place in a birth center. Expanding access to birth centers is a key solution to addressing the maternal health crisis.

That's why we're proud to support . Follow Birth Center Equity for opportunities this week to learn from experts through virtual events, connect with other advocates, grab merch, and more!

09/02/2025

This , we want to remind you that connection is truly our greatest strength in the fight against su***de.

At AFSP, we foster a caring community of people who walk together, learn together, understand and encourage each other, and cheer each other on through their healing. Family, friends, neighbors, students and coworkers who’ve got each other’s backs, looking out for each other.

When people come together, hope can win.

Learn more, and connect with your local AFSP chapter: afsp.org

08/27/2025

From medical gaslighting to social struggles, three women shine a light on a lesser-discussed side of endometriosis...

08/14/2025

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