Mental Talk Step Up For Mental Health

We are at the end of Minority Mental Health Month, and what a wonderful way to end this important month and topic on a high note! Mental Talk podcast (Host: Adrienne McCue) sat down with Dr. Antija Allen and Justin T. Stewart, editors and contributing authors of We're Not OK: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies on the topics surrounding black and BIPOC experiences.


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The last podcast in the 4-part social justice series will be focusing on the ways that reform continues to expand the control the state has over marginalized communities. We will talk about the way popular reforms are contributing to the harms of the prison–industrial complex. Finally, we will tie together the concepts from all previous podcasts to get a better understanding of how mental health improvements will come alongside the dismantling of social injustice. 




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In this episode, we will discuss the use of psychotropic drugs as a means of controlling and harming the incarcerated population. This legal violence is termed "pharmaceutical violence." There are many ways mental health professionals within prison settings twist treatment plans in order to better control or further oppress those who are incarcerated. It is important to recognize the harms mental health treatment can do to people who are incarcerated. While many people continue to advocate for increased mental health services, these may harm the people they are aiming to help. 


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We will be discussing the ways in which prison environments create or exacerbate mental health problems. The violent environment, the threat of abuse, and solitary confinement are factors that threaten the mental well-being of those who are incarcerated. We will discuss these conditions in more depth as well as talk about the ways empirical literature has helped and harmed the general population's understanding of the impact of prisons. This is a Podcast Series.


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In this episode, we will be discussing the commonly believed notion that the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities led to the rise of mental illnesses within the homeless population and the prison system. We will disprove this myth by offering alternative explanations for the prevalence of mental illness among people who are homeless or incarcerated and view the problem as a socio-economic and political issue rather than an individual one.



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Mental Talk Podcast Series: Step Up For Mental Health® got to sit down with professional softball player Lilli Piper from Athletes Unlimited. We talked about her journey on getting recognition in women's sports, along with the challenges and struggles and why we all need to talk more about mental health in sport! 




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