Welcome and Introduction

In our third episode Gabriel Escontrias Jr., Managing director for the Division of Diversity and Health Equity, joins panelists Dr. Junji Takeshita, Dr. Carmen Black and Dr. Michele Durham as the discussed various themes from the webinar on the same topic. They touched on the present state of progress toward equity, the mismatch between educational hierarchy and emerging DEIB efforts, how to be an effective advocate in a politically charged environment and so much more.

In our second episode, The Collaborative Care Model to Optimize Outcomes in Mental Health Care, our invited panelists Dr. Maga Jackson-Triche, Madhuri Jha and Kristin Kroeger continue their conversation from the online webinar on the collaborative care model to discuss the reasons for the emergence of the model and its increasing adoption in primary care settings, the economic impact of mental health inequities on health care costs, the true meaning of equity and more. We hope you enjoy our podcast.

In our inaugural episode we invited the panel of psychiatrists from our online webinar on Climate Change Driven Mental Health Inequities, to continue their dialogue. They touch on the difference between resilience and resistance, learning from ancestral indigenous knowledge and observation, tolerating uncertainty and eco-anxiety as clinicians, consumerism, centering equity into the climate crisis and much more. Join us as we gain important insight from Dr. Robin Cooper, Dr. Carissa Caban-Aleman, Dr. Joe Neidhardt, and Dr. Jessica Isom. Let's listen learn and make a difference.

Dr. Regina James introduces the American Psychiatric Association's latest podcast, Looking Beyond Unplugged.