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Peer Support and Resistance: Becky Brasfield’s Vision for Mental Health Justice

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B ecky Brasfield has emerged as a formidable advocate for change in the complex landscape of mental health care.A She has been a fellow with both the IL Care and HSRI Behavioral Health Policy programs and was appointed Commissioner of the Southeast Expanded Mental Health Services Program.

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Is Public Psychiatry Responding to the Mental Health Crisis or Just “Treating the Chart?”

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The topic of mental health is on the public’s mind, whether it’s the popularizing of therapy speak, the increased attention paid to severe mental illness and homelessness, or pop psychology advice on TikTok. This scenario in public psychiatry settings is, unfortunately, a familiar one.

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Jo Watson Chats With Rob Wipond About His Work and His Book

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R ob Wipond is known for his critical work on mental health, psychiatry, and civil rights. This event is scheduled for March 25th but ahead of this I took the opportunity to ask Rob a few questions. He reached out for mental health help, as were all told so often to do.

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Lessons from a Global Psychiatric Conference: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

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The theme of the conference was public mental health. It was a star-studded event, with prominent figures from world psychiatry in attendance. Elites of the global mental health movement such as Vikram Patel were also present and so were eminent Indian psychiatrists, especially from public sector teaching hospitals.