The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing the need to address mental health and substance misuse front and center around the world. With so many people suffering from the effects of isolation, fear, and trauma, mental health and substance use treatment must be re-envisioned. State of Mind explores game-changing creative strategies and solutions that we can use to jump-start the healing process and transform the way we deliver mental healthcare to children, adults, and families. State of Mind’s co-hosts Raquel Mazon Jeffers, a self-professed “advocrat,†and a Senior Program Officer at The Nicholson Foundation, and Melissa Bailey, Principal at Bowling Business Strategies, share a deep commitment to transforming health systems to improve more lives.
Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Melissa Bailey
For employers, the impact of mental health and substance abuse conditions is substantial and extend(s) beyond the cost of care to include lost productivity, absenteeism and presenteeism. But mental health and substance abuse conditions are treatable. In this episode of State of Mind we discuss how employers can be part of the solution. We are joined by Dr. Andy Keller, CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, a key partner in The Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use.
While telehealth innovation has been underway for some time, COVID-19 catapulted it forward, leading to a newfound affinity for digital services as viable, and in some cases, even preferable. This episode features psychiatrist, internationally recognized addiction treatment researcher, and current Chief Medical Officer of DynamiCare Health, Dr. David R. Gastfriend.In the interest of full transparency, Raquel Mazon Jeffers is a part-time consultant with DynamiCare Health.
Community Health Workers are well-situated to address mental health concerns in underserved communities. They serve as a bridge between affected individuals and available resources. In this episode we explore how non-traditional health workers are supporting mental health. We are joined by clinical psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Ruth Verhey, co-developer of the Friendship Bench, an evidence-based intervention developed in Zimbabwe to bridge the mental health treatment gap.
Raising small children is hard enough, but the COVID-19 pandemic compounded parenting's physical and emotional intensity. Parents are dealing with increased financial pressures, increased demands on their time and attention, especially if they are trying to work in the face of limited child care or school.Young children need opportunities to develop strong healthy attachments. Supporting parents' own mental health is key to their ability to support their children. Our guest is Lynn Dolce, CEO of Edgewood Center for Children and Families in San Francisco, and a trained Marriage and Family Therapist. Lynn has more than 25 years of experience as a leader in children's mental health and was instrumental in the creation of the trauma-informed system of care curriculum now considered a national model for organizational change.
Systemic racism is not new, but 2020 illuminated its pervasiveness. In this episode of State of Mind, Cultural Reflections, Reducing Bias, we explore how racism and implicit bias contribute to poor health outcomes—from racial disparities in COVID deaths to mental illness and substance misuse. Our guest is Dr. Dana E. Crawford, a pediatric and clinical psychologist who developed the Crawford Bias Reduction Theory & Training.
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