Addressing Mental Health Conditions

08/29/22 • 30 min

Listen to our HealthTeamWorks' Practice Facilitators Diane Cardwell, Angie Schindler-Berg and Katie Ebinger discuss their thoughts about the importance of addressing mental health conditions to impact patients’ overall health.

During this conversation, the team touches on how mental health conditions can impact the emergency department and hospital utilization, also, how important it is to have the tools and skills to promptly intervene when mental health conditions are detected.

You will hear about how understanding the patient's stories can promote psychological safety, subsequently, this sense of safety or belonging can create a sense of dignity that leads to more engaged and empowered patients.

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Health Equity: Circles of Protection - Part 1

During this two-part podcast episode, you will listen to a conversation about Health Equity. This time, we had the honor to have Indra Lusero as our guest. Indra is the founder and director of Elephant Circle, an organization that brings an intersectional, feminist, reproductive justice, and design thinking approach to birth justice.
Listen to how Cecilia and Indra dive into topics like the circles of protection, trauma during birth, health equity policy, the difference between equity and equality, and steps to address structural inequity.
Below is the list of resources and thought leaders discussed during this:

Elephant Circle https://www.elephantcircle.net/
Birth Place Lab Giving Voice to Mothers https://www.birthplacelab.org/giving-voice-to-mothers/
Why Are Health Disparities Everyone’s Problem? By Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12659/why-are-health-disparities-everyones-problem
Your Words Matter – Language Showing Compassion and Care for Women, Infants, Families, and Communities Impacted by Substance Use Disorder - https://nida.nih.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/health-professions-education/words-matter-language-showing-compassion-care-women-infants-families-communities-impacted-substance-use-disorder

Thought Leaders:

Karen Scott, MD, MPH https://profiles.ucsf.edu/karen.scott
Dána-Ain Davis, PhD https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/dana-ain-davis
Hakima Tafunzi Payne, BSN, RN https://uzazivillage.org/faces/
Audre Lorde https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde

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Integrated Care

Angie and Mary talk about Integrated Care, specifically the integration of Behavioral Health into primary care.

During this conversation, you will hear about Mary’s journey as a patient in a non-integrated care model, and how she is now sharing her passion to help others to make healthcare work in an integrated care setting.