The Mental Elf

Nadha Hassen is a PhD Candidate at York University in Toronto. In this short podcast interview, recorded at the #Together4Action2022 conference in Baltimore, she talks about her "Park Perceptions and Racialized Realities" community-based participatory research (CBPR) dissertation, which explores the experiences of people of color in greenspaces in two underserved neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada,...

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen is the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. He is a transgender policy, advocacy, and messaging expert. As a transgender man, his wide-ranging experience in the LGBTQ movement has covered field organizing, leadership development, fundraising, and media advocacy. He previously worked with Freedom for All Americans, GLAAD, the Transgender Law Cent...

Deborah Klein Walker, EdD, a behavioral sciences researcher, public health leader, and advocate for public health and social justice, has more than 40 years of experience conducting research and evaluation in community settings, and developing and implementing programs. policies and system changes at the local and state levels, She was Vice President and Senior Fellow at Abt Associates for 13 year...

Ryan Kilmer is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychological Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Co-Editor of the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, and former President of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice. In this podcast, recorded at the Global Alliance Coming Together for Action conference, Prof Kilmer speaks about his w...

Mary Armstrong, Associate Professor Emeritus from the University of South Florida, looks back to the recent history of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice and forwards to consider the place of the organisation on the global stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Oscar Barbarin, Professor of Psychology and African American Studies at the University of Maryland speaks about his relationship with the Global Alliance for Behavioural Health and Social Justice, his work with young people affected by chronic disease and inequalities, and shares his thoughts on what mental health researchers can do to ensure their research actively tackles inequalities. Host...

Dr. Burke-Garcia is a seasoned health communications professional with nearly 20 years of experience in health communication program planning, implementation and evaluation, with specific expertise in developing and evaluating digital and social media communication and research programs. At NORC, she leads the organization's Digital Strategy and Outreach Program Area, where she designs and impleme...

Apryl Alexander is the Metrolina Medical Foundation Distinguished Scholar and an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UNC Charlotte. A recognized expert in sexual abuse treatment programs, her research has been published in leading journals, including Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice; Criminal Justice Review; Child Maltreatment; Journal of Child Sexual Abuse; J...

Dr Laura Bringmann is an assistant professor at the Psychometrics and Statistics department of the University of Groningen. Laura Bringmann's LaBLab is all about the methodology around intensive longitudinal data, with special attention to modelling change. This podcast interview took place before the 2022 International Conference on Urban Mental Health, which is taking place in Amsterdam on Frida...

Dr. Andrea Wittenborn is Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. In this podcast she talks about her research, which explores methods for personalising treatment for depression, which she will be presenting at the 2022 International Conference on Urban Mental Health, which is taking place in Amsterdam on Friday 7th October. Find out more on the  #ICoUMH...

Prof Sandro Galea from the Boston University School of Public Health talks about the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and previews his talk on urban mental health, which is taking place at the 2022 International Conference on Urban Mental Health in Amsterdam on Friday 7th October. Find out more on the  #ICoUMH Conference website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Prof Peter Sloot, Professor of Complex Adaptive Systems at the University of Amsterdam, speaks to us before the International Conference on Urban Mental Health, which is taking place in Amsterdam on Friday 7th October 2022. Find out more on the #ICoUMH Conference website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Claudi Bockting and Prof Reinout Weirs, Co-Directors of the International interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Mental Health at the University of Amsterdam, speak about the 2022 International Conference on Urban Mental Health, which is taking place in Amsterdam on Friday 7th October. Find out more on the #ICoUMH Conference website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edward Watkins is Professor of Experimental and Applied Clinical Psychology at the University of Exeter. At the #ECoWeB conference in Barcelona on Monday 12th September 2022, Ed speaks to Mark Brown who is reporting from The Mental Elf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Holly Bear is a postdoctoral researcher working in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Her current research focuses on how implementation science can be leveraged to enhance the adoption and sustainability of evidence-based digital interventions in child and adolescent mental health. At the #ECoWeB conference in Barcelona on Monday 12th September 2022, Holly speaks to...

Johnny R. J. Fontaine is associate professor the Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organizational Psychology at Ghent University in Belgium. At the #ECoWeB conference in Barcelona on Monday 12th September 2022, he speaks to Mark Brown who is reporting from The Mental Elf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Cathy Creswell (from the University of Oxford) and Rachel (the parent of a young child with anxiety) speak about child anxiety problems and the research going on in Oxford to help families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Sarah Watts and her former patient Paul Edwards speak abut their journey together as a CBT therapist and client, and the book they are writing together about hope and recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Michel Dugas, Professor of Psychology at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, speaks about his work looking at uncertainty and generalised anxiety disorder. Find out more about the 50th Annual Conference of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, which is taking place in London on 20-23 July 2022: babcp2022.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

How do they do that? Using Appreciative Enquiry to Develop Safety Culture. As they prepare for their workshop at the #Quality2022 conference in Gothenburg, Tony Kelly, Matt Hill and Nicola Mackintosh speak about:- Understanding the interdependence between safety culture and safety/quality improvement- Appreciating how the local relational aspects of effective teams can support shifts in safety cul...

Keir Harding and Hollie Kerrigan from Beam Consultancy talk about 'personality disorders', out of area placements and diagnostic labels, as they reflect on everything that has happened at the BIGSPD annual conference in Northampton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Gibbs and Allison Joseph share their thoughts on racism at the British and Irish Group for the Study of 'Personality Disorder' conference in Northampton. David is a trainer and consultant on race and mental health. He also serves as a Magistrate in Birmingham. As an Expert by Experience consultant, he works with the Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham and with the Common Award...

Having just performed their Open Letter piece at the BIGSPD Annual Conference: A Performed Exploration of Democratic Solutions for Distress Often Referred to as ‘Personality’, Fi and Mel talk about their lived experience of mental health difficulties, their creative approach to starting meaningful conversations about 'personality disorders', and their hopes for the future of training for people wh...

Dr Rob Schafer, a GP from the homeless medical centre in Oxford, speaks about his work with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, developing a personality disorder training programme for general practice teams that transforms attitudes and facilitates specific practice level change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ms Helen Morgan, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist from the British Psychotherapy Foundation, speaks about whiteness before her keynote talk at the 2022 BIGSPD Annual Conference, which is taking place in Northampton on 14-16 June 2022.bigspd.org.uk/conference-2022/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.