01. What is Transformative Mental Health?

The field of Mental Health is in need of drastic change, but we need a vision to get us there. What would it look like in practice to build a system that truly transformed those it seeks to serve? What does mental health that is rooted in rights based, peer-centered, and holistic care look like? In this episode you’ll learn: why we are in desperate need for a new vision of mental health care what transformative mental health is, in theory and practice 3 core ingredients for practicing transformative mental health what systemic change really looks like  what survivor led research and practice can do to change the landscape Links: Institute for the Development of Human Arts - https://www.idha-nyc.org/ Get bonus episodes on substack! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://depthwork.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research: Definition of Transformative Mental health and IDHA’s history in developing it https://www.idha-nyc.org/about-idha IDHA’s founding memebers: https://www.idha-nyc.org/our-team Epistemic Injustice in psychiatry : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376720/#:~:text=Epistemic injustice is a harm,of one's experiences (interpreting). Poverty & mental health : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-018-0063-2 Systemic causes of poverty and inequality in mental health: https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/spc3.12168 Survivor-led research: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09687599.2017.1320270 From cultural to structural competency: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2665216 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2665217 Disclaimer: The DEPTH Work Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Information on this podcast in no way to be construed or substituted as psychological counseling, psychotherapy, mental health counseling, or any other type of therapy or medical advice.

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