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Following the release of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute's ‘The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States’ report, policy experts Molly Burich and Daniel Dawes, JD, explore the intricacies of a fractured, inequitable system, outlining potential policy changes for improvement. Explore a seminal research report and understand its implications for mental health reform in our society. Guest: Daniel Dawes, JDHosted by Molly Burich, Senior Director, Head of Publi...

Though post-traumatic stress (PTS) can feel insurmountable, recovery is possible. To make the complex journey of healing from PTS more approachable, board-certified psychiatrists Dr. Napoleon Higgins and Dr. Alauna Curry break down the anatomy of trauma, offer their approaches to treatment, and share their methods for radical self-care. Listen to learn how to incorporate these approaches into your PTS healing process. Guests: Dr. Napoleon Higgins and Dr. Alauna CurryHosted by Gabe Howard...

Peer-support expert and activist Vesper Moore and youth advocate Felicity Krueger join Gabe Howard to discuss peer-support’s vital role in answering what healthcare systems and educational institutions are missing: symmetry of understanding. Characterized as honest conversations between people with shared experiences, peer support has great potential to empower adolescents in their journeys with mental health and trauma. Moore and Krueger discuss why peer support can be an especially valuable...

Voices of NEXUS invites listeners to explore the interconnectedness of racial injustice and trauma with guests Juliet Dorris-Williams, author and executive director of The P.E.E.R. Center, and Dr. Jenny Wang, founder of Asians for Mental Health. Dorris-Williams and Dr. Wang share their perspectives on the current climate within the Black and AAPI communities while discussing specific barriers to diagnosis and treatment. Learn from these leading experts as they invoke hope for the future and e...

Tara Galovski, PhD, Director of the Women’s Health Sciences Division at the National Center for PTSD, and Gerard Ilaria, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Director of the Center for Trauma and Addiction at Weill Cornell Medicine, discuss the broad impact of trauma and uncover the misconceptions surrounding PTS. Drawing upon their experiences with veterans, women, and the LGBTQIA+ community, Galovski and Ilaria discuss how listeners can best address and understand diverse responses to trauma and its impact ...

ADAA sits down with ADAA Member Paul Greene, PhD to discuss the many aspects of trauma: what it is, how it’s different from PTSD and stress, and how to get help if suffering from a traumatic experience.Guest: Paul Greene, PhD, ADAA Member