Transformative Mental Health Talks

An ongoing talk series inspired by IDHA’s Transformative Mental Health Core Curriculum, featuring curriculum faculty and collaborators and diving into timely topics that intersect with our transformative mental health lens

September 2023

About: Rejuvenating Our Practice, Redefning Care uplifted the voices and perspectives fo those who have found healing outside the formal mental health care system, with critical wisdom to impart for those working within it

Panelists: Ji-Youn Kim, Caroline Mazel-Carlton, Jacks McNamara, and Vesper Moore

Moderator: Noah Gokul

Resources: Watch the event on YouTube and access the caption transcript

February 2024

About: Analyzing Power in Mental Health Care uplifted the ways in which mental health is political, and the role providers can play in co-creating a more liberatory and equitable future

Panelists: Anjali Nath Upadhyay, Evan Auguste, Oumou Sylla, and Mayowa Obasaju

Moderator: Noah Gokul

Resources: Watch the event on YouTube and access the caption transcript

August 2024

About: Radical Hope & Experiments in Care reminded us about the importance of radical imagination, and how we can all create spaces of hope and possibility within our current work

Panelists: Arita Balaram, Roxie Ehlert, Chacku Mathai, and Peter Stastny

Moderator: Robin Sempervirens

Resources: Watch the event on YouTube and access the caption transcript

February 2025

About: Global Solidarity for Liberatory Care highlighted the power of global solidarity in advancing mental health practices that reject coercion and institutionalization in favor of prioritizing rights, dignity, autonomy, and choice.

Panelists: Dainius Puras, Daniela Ravelli Cabrini, Benon Kabale, and Alberto Vásquez Encalada

Moderator: Noah Gokul

Resources: Watch the event on YouTube and access the caption transcript