The Community Psychiatry Podcast

Judge Steve Leifman discusses the intersection of the criminal-legal system and mental health, advocates for systemic changes to reduce the criminalization of severe mental illness, and highlights diversion and treatment programs, including the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery. Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 03:11 Mental Healthcare and the Criminal System 06:18 Crisis Intervention Team...

Dr. Sarah Vinson discusses interpersonal and structural adultism, explores the implications of adultism on the social determinants of mental health and population mental health, and provides recommendations for community psychiatrists to help address the youth mental health crisis.  Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 01:25 Overview of Adultism 03:51 Interpersonal vs Structural Adultism 08:44 Impacts...

Dr. Rob Gadomski and Dr. Van Yu discuss key takeaways from the Housing First and the Role of Psychiatry in Supported Housing chapter of the Textbook of Community Psychiatry and more! Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 02:00 Supportive Housing and Housing First 19:25 Experience Working in Supportive Housing 25:30 Managing Boundaries as a Community Psychiatrist 33:15 Final Thoughts Purchase the Textboo...

Dr. Atasha Jordan discusses her journey in establishing the Christian Mental Health Initiative, her passion for improving mental health education in faith-based communities, and her recommendations for community psychiatrists to ask patients about their religious and spiritual preferences. Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 01:58 Overview of the Christian Mental Health Initiative 08:34 Collaborating...

Dr. Rob Gadomski and Dr. Monica Taylor-Desir discuss key takeaways from the Social and Political Determinants of Health and Mental Health chapter of the Textbook of Community Psychiatry and more! Timestamps: 00:10   Introductions 02:15   Social Determinants of Mental Health  12:05   Political Determinants of Mental Health  18:37   Different Forms of Advocacy 21:51   Advice for Trainees and Communi...

Dr. Jeff Eisen describes his career path from a background in Business and Healthcare Operations to becoming the Chief Medical and Operating Officer for Behavioral Health at a large health system in Washington state and lessons learned along the way! Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 03:00 Business and Healthcare Operations Training 09:40 Prior Careers in Community Psychiatry 16:47 Current Role as a...

Dr. Rachel Talley and Dr. Rob Gadomski discuss the importance of community education, family psychoeducation, mental health education on social media, task-sharing, and more! Timestamps: 0:10 Introductions 01:40 What is Community Education? 03:40 Three Types of Community Education 13:10 Community Education Through an Equity Lens 28:55 Final Thoughts Purchase the Textbook of Community Psychiatry Cr...

Dr. Stephanie LeMelle and Dr. Angela Liu discuss public psychiatry fellowships, the benefits of fellowship training over getting a job straight out of residency, and the unique aspects of Columbia's Public Psychiatry Fellowship! Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 00:57 Overview of Public Psychiatry Fellowships 07:24 Columbia's Public Psychiatry Fellowship 10:32 Finding the Right Fit 14:20 Ben...

Dr. Gadomski and Dr. Baker discuss advocacy, empathy, and systems-based care in medical education! Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 03:39 Healthcare Disparities and Medical Humanities 07:59 Empathy Cultivation in Medical Education 09:24 Teaching Systems of Care 17:27 Advocacy in Community Psychiatry 27:05 Final Thoughts Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP...

Dr. Francis Lu and Dr. Jessica Isom discuss cultural competency in mental healthcare, mentorship, networking, cultivating relationships, and more! Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions 05:54 Importance of Mentorship and Networking 08:32   Cultural Competency in Mental Healthcare 18:13 Cultivating Relationships 22:33 Most Significant Accomplishments 27:24 Key Takeaways Personal Transformation Through an...

Dr. Peter Chien and Dr. Michael Flaum discuss the Acute Recovery Center at the Hines Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Chicago, IL.  Timestamps: 00:25 Creation of the Acute Recovery Center 07:18 Managing Suicide Risk 11:55   Mental Health Recovery 20:45 Evidence-based Care Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and...

Dr. Michael Flaum and Dr. Rob Gadomski discuss key takeaways from the Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a Core Communication Style chapter of the Textbook of Community Psychiatry and more! Timestamps: 00:25 Introductions 05:30 Paradoxical Effect of Coercion 08:10 Change Talk and Sustain Talk 11:39 The Power of Language 17:22 The 'Meta-Processes’ of MI 25:16 Advice to Trainees and Community Psy...

Dr. Sandy Steingard shares her journey to becoming the Editor-in-Chief of the Community Mental Health Journal (CMHJ), an overview of the journal, and more! Timestamps: 00:25 Introductions 06:10 Becoming Editor-in-Chief of the CMHJ 09:03 Aim and Scope of the CMHJ 14:20 Journal initiatives 18:30 Favorite journal articles 22:00 Call for medical student reviewers Created by the American Association fo...

Dr. Jessica Isom shares her passion for health equity, lessons learned from her 1st job out of psychiatry residency, and more! Timestamps: 00:10   Introductions 01:24   Health equity 05:48   First job out of residency 10:21   Addressing isolation as an early career psychiatrist 16:45   Overcoming burnout as an early career psychiatrist 21:51   Becoming a physician entrepreneur Created by the Ameri...

Dr. Rob Gadomski and Dr. Hunter McQuistion discuss the new Textbook of Community Psychiatry, key takeaways from the Psychiatric Care for People Experiencing Homelessness Chapter, and more! Timestamps: 00:10   Introductions 03:23  How would you define a community psychiatrist? 06:33  Care for people who are unhoused or experiencing homelessness 11:05   Phasic model of work with homelessness 16:12  ...

Join us as we officially launch The Community Psychiatry Podcast! Make sure to subscribe, review, and share.  This monthly podcast for medical students, residents, fellows, and early career professionals will include interviews with community psychiatrists to learn about their career trajectories, conversations about recent articles from the Community Mental Health Journal, discussions of key conc...