Best Twins Clubhouse Podcasts (2024)

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Beyond Treatment. How Clubhouses for People Living with Serious Mental Illness Transform Lives and Save Money: A Conversation with Fountain House 56:35

29d ago56:35

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In this episode, we visit with two representatives from Fountain House in New York. Our primary intent was to provide a platform to share the results of a recent research report issued by Fountain House: Beyond Treatment: How Clubhouses for People Living with Serious Mental Illness Transform Lives and Save Money. This first of its kind analysis not…

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From radical hospitality in LA County Twin Towers to the reality of state prison: A conversation with former inmate Mental Health Assistant Adrian Berumen (Part Two) 46:14

2M ago46:14

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In Part II of this interview with Adrian Berumen, an inmate at Calipatria State Prison, we track his journey from serving as an inmate Mental Health Assistant (MHA) at LA County Twin Towers to being sentenced to serve a 25-year to life sentence. Adrian’s story resonates with Heart Forward because his peer service, under the supervision of the LA Sh…

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From radical hospitality in LA County Twin Towers to the reality of state prison: A conversation with former inmate Mental Health Assistant Adrian Berumen (Part One) 56:05

3M ago56:05

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In this 2 -part interview with Adrian Berumen, an inmate at Calipatria State Prison, we track his journey from serving as an inmate Mental Health Assistant (MHA) at LA County Twin Towers to being sentenced to serve a 25-year to life sentence. Adrian’s story resonates with Heart Forward because his peer service, under the supervision of the LA Sheri…

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Finding meaning in daily living: A conversation with Dr. Deborah Pitts on the untapped promise of integrating occupational therapy in mental health settings 47:44

4M ago47:44

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Dr. Deborah Pitts is a Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Her practice expertise includes community-based mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation, particularly in the permanent supportive housing (PSH) context, and the ‘lived experience’ of recovery for persons …

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Ten (10) recommendations to shore up fragile LA County licensed residential facilities. Part Two of our conversation with The Future Organization 53:20

6M ago53:20

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This is Part Two of a conversation with Leila Towry and Aimery Thomas of The Future Organization (TFO) about their recent year-long research study into Los Angeles County ARFs and RCFEs. These are commonly referred to as “board and care” homes, but the researchers make a case that the community and regulators should intentionally move away from tha…

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Long-awaited research findings signal need to pay attention to our fragile system of licensed facilities serving people with mental illness: A conversation with The Future Organization (Part One) 1:02:54

6M ago1:02:54

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This is Part One of a two-part podcast interview. A long-awaited research study and report prepared by The Future Organization (TFO) helps to shine a light on an important, but fragile segment of our housing continuum for people with mental health conditions, many formerly homeless. Colloquially referred to as “board & care homes,” they are officia…

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Conservatorship: Inside California's System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness. (Part Two) A Conversation with author and NYU professor Dr. Alex Barnard 59:22

7M ago59:22

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Is involuntary psychiatric treatment a solution to the intertwined crises of untreated mental illness, homelessness, and addiction? In recent years, elected officials and advocates have sought to expand the use of conservatorships, a legal tool used to require someone deemed “gravely disabled" (e.g., unable to meet their needs for food, clothing, o…

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The Importance of Work to Identity and Recovery: A Conversation with Paul Barry 1:10:06

8M ago1:10:06

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What we do each day and how we define ourselves to others is critical to our identify and sense of self worth. In this interview, we will explore the importance of identity as a foundational component of mental health recovery. For those who are involved in designing social enterprise businesses, or creating more pathways to employment for people l…

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"Suffering in Silence." Operating a Los Angeles board and care home today 59:40

9M ago59:40

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This interview with an amazing couple – Rhoda and Gochin – who have operated a small family-style board and care home in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles) for the last 22 years, will leave you feeling anxious at the end. And that is the objective: to stimulate not just a sense of urgency, but emergency, to protect precious beds that provide hom…

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Season Four Trailer 2:44

10M ago2:44

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Wow - it's been 10 months since we uploaded the final episode of Season Three! This podcast is a labor of love -- and is not something that is casually produced on the fly. So, the time is right to jump back in and resume these interviews! We are excited to provide a platform for some compelling guests and stories in the coming months. The theme re…

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The tragic intersection of mental illness with our criminal justice system. Making sense with Mark Gale. 1:20:39

1+ y ago1:20:39

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Mark Gale’s credentials for this interview are unparalleled. He serves as the Criminal Justice Chair of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Greater Los Angeles County. Mark also represents NAMI on the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Criminal Justice Mental Health Advisory Board, serves as a member of the Permanent Steering Committee o…

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Does the American mental health system stand the test of a human rights framework? A Conversation with Dr. Soumitra Pathare 1:11:22

2y ago1:11:22

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Soumitra Pathare trained as a psychiatrist at Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital Mumbai and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. He has a doctoral degree from VU University, Amsterdam and is a Member of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom. Dr. Pathare is based in Pune, India and is the director of the Centre for Mental Health Law and Po…

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What does it take to provide housing that heals? A conversation with Michael Weinstein and Lynda Kaufmann of Psynergy 1:11:06

2y ago1:11:06

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Psynergy operates four facilities or campuses – Morgan Hill is the first one, which is discussed in the interview. In addition, they operate Greenfield Monterey County, Tres Vista supported living at the Morgan Hill campus and Nueva Vista in Sacramento. On deck is the proposed Vista de Robles campus in Sacramento. In this interview, we talk with Ly…

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My week in Los Angeles. A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina: shadowing LASD’s Homeless Outreach Services Team, visiting LA County jail and an update on the situation in Trieste. 58:58

2y ago58:58

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Dr. Roberto Mezzina headed the Dipartimento di Salute Mentale in Trieste until his retirement in late 2019. Both of the California delegations that visited Trieste (in 2017 and 2019) were graciously welcomed by Dr. Mezzina and his staff in our quest to understand the culture and principles that make this system so noteworthy. Within those two deleg…

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Lessons learned from the mid-90's Village Integrated Services Pilot and why they're even more relevant today: A history lesson with Dr. Mark Ragins and Dr. Dave Pilon 1:22:58

2y ago1:22:58

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This interview will regale the history of a mental health pilot from the early 90’s that remains as relevant today as the day it was started. Back in the day, the Wright-Bronzan-McCorquodale Act of 1988 (known as AB 3777) funded – from the state’s general fund -- three Integrated Service Agency programs for mentally ill consumers. The most well-kno…

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Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia: his life, his impact, his legacy. A conversation with Professor John Foot. 50:05

2y ago50:05

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John Foot is a professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Bristol in the U.K. He is an expert on the life of Dr. Franco Basaglia, the visionary psychiatrist whose lasting impact on the Italian mental health system continues to inspire the world. We will explore Professor Foot’s journey into this avocation, which was sparked by the cha…

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What is Peer Respite and why don't we have more of these crisis beds available? A conversation with Guyton Colantuono of Project Return Peer Support Network 1:05:48

2y ago1:05:48

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Guyton Colantuono is the executive director of Project Return Peer Support Network, a position he has held since 2014. He has spent more than 25 years working in the field of mental health and has led a multitude of programs including those addressing homeless outreach and shelter, transition-aged youth and employment development. He has an unwaver…

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Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health. A conversation with the author, Dr. Tom Insel 1:03:40

2y ago1:03:40

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Dr. Tom Insel is a psychiatrist, a neuroscientist and an influential voice in the national conversation that is gaining momentum around the failures of the American mental health system and the need to do better for the humans that are suffering as a result. His new book, released in February 2022, is a worthy read, Healing: Our Path from Mental Il…

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Understanding California's 50-year old conservatorship law: is there room for improvement? An interview with gifted law student Savanah Walseth. 57:59

2y ago57:59

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Savanah Walseth is a student at Loyola Law School and was most recently a program manager for the L.A. County Department of Health “Housing for Health” Program. At a young age, she is guided by both lessons learned “in the trenches” given her experience in homeless outreach and engagement for People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), but also in progra…

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Unglamourous expertise: Recovery from acute psychosis to reflections on system change. A conversation with Lee Davis, Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board 53:34

2y ago53:34

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Lee Davis is currently the chair of the Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board. In her official bio, she indicates that she is a Civil Engineer and Journeyman Electrician by profession. She comes to her work on the Advisory Board as a woman with lived experience of a mood disorder. In this interview, we explore three themes about which Lee is …

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This Shi* is Barrancas Actor/Model/Comedian 1:14:08

2y ago1:14:08

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Jonas is A 31 year Old bro From Brooklyn NYC. He's live there all his Life & You Can Tell. He Probably gets exposed to more culture Before he Makes it to work in the AM than I get in ten years. Truly Have you Ever Met Someone & Click like Old friends?That's how it went w/ Jonas + MyselfWere the Same Dude Basically from wildly different Environments…

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Season Three Trailer 3:24

2y ago3:24

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I am grateful for good advice I received when I started this podcast in the summer of 2020: break your podcast into seasons. For a small operation like Heart Forward, this allows for breathing room and the opportunity to plan and curate guests that are worth listening to! So, we’ve taken a six-month break since our last episode was uploaded in Augu…

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Joke lab With Collin 1:16:22

2y ago1:16:22

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To be honest I don’t really remember this one because I came right out of the Twinning room and into this one and I was still pissed off at the little shrill voice redhead killjoy. I know that we go over a bunch of different premises and work out jokes with each other and it really does turn out to be a fun time. My abstract thinking skills are jus…

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Twinning Game on Clubhouse 56:23

2y ago56:23

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Laura Levits is an unfunny bitch. She’s always had a grudge against me because she’s not funny surprise surprise and I make her look even more unfunny if you can believe it. Unfortunately taking away from everyone else in the room. It’s a good thing most of these people are at least professionals. A lot of fun when you take her out of the equation …

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Black Magic Standup Comedy 1:40:23

2y ago1:40:23

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Featuring Ant Pasquetti does well, Niko comes on and almost makes me want to quit comedy because her/their/his jokes are so good she has to explain that all her jokes are funny. Ryan Kilborn improvs for 3 solid funny minutes. Jeremy Wagner, Collin Ryan does great as usual, Everyone gets 3 minutes. It’s a shiii show. I get 8 as the closer. Some are …

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A Podcaster And A Hypnotist 2:04:34

2y ago2:04:34

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Joined by Maverick a hypnotist and sales team trainer and also Shawn my friend and Podcaster. Forgot I had this piece of content stuck back in the vault. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keith-burr6/message

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Throw that Ass in a Crucifix 43:07

2+ y ago43:07

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Paul and I have terrible terrible time on this episode with female comedian from California Angie Bell and her oddly enough her family. Paul and her bullshit for the first 10 minutes until Angie shows up at 13 minutes I figure out Angie’s my spirit animal 15:30 we serenade Angie 24 minutes and we talk about Dixon search 28:40 in we try to decipher …

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Episode 10? Nate Lowe 1:00:04

2+ y ago1:00:04

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Paul’s on it in this episode! We talk about my ongoing war with tiktok. We go over what people could consider white culture and other controversial topics before we’re joined by our guest Nate Lowe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keith-burr6/message

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I Got These Growin Pains - Anthony Kovach 1:11:38

2+ y ago1:11:38

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In the first episode I host Solo I’m lucky to have Anthony Kovach. Anthony is a singer, songwriter, and a comedian. Cross Examination still has hard questions you’ve come to love mixed with that manic energy I have no choice but to provide. Really fun episode. The search for a co host continues! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti…

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Is there anything more complicated than our public mental health funding system? Making sense with Alex Briscoe 1:06:58

2+ y ago1:06:58

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This episode tackles the gnarly tangle known as our public mental health funding system. So many questions I had. Why is there a chronic shortage of mental health treatment beds at every step of the continuum? Why do people get released too early from the hospital when they would benefit from long-term care? Why are mental health clinics limited in…

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What leadership looks like: A conversation with L.A. County former D.A. Jackie Lacey and the story behind the Mental Health Blueprint for Change 57:02

2+ y ago57:02

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Jackie Lacey served as District Attorney for Los Angeles County from 2012 to 2020. She was both the first woman and the first black person to serve in this important role. A District Attorney is an elected official, and their role is to represent the people in prosecuting crimes in the county. In 2014, DA Lacey initiated a committee to look at the …

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Big Girls Don’t Piss Themselves “literally this chicks never pissed herself” 56:20

2+ y ago56:20

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Jesus cupped our balls and made us cough in this episode. Our guest today is Callie Coogle- a 4-month-old comedian who’s taking LA by storm. A guest at one of her shows was quoted saying, “We don’t even understand what she’s saying but we Fu*k*ing love that baby!”. Well, she’s not 4 MO but her career is, and we got to 💥 that podcast 🍒Talent. Short …

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How many Licks to a Bad DMT trip? This ones a mess 1:25:55

2+ y ago1:25:55

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Joined by Metthew McConaughey in between his court ordered appearances! We compare felonies and shoot the breeze talking DMT and drive thrus with this laid back cat. Paul is horrified into philosophical conversation.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keith-burr6/message…

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Ba Ba Booey*~ Not Gooey 1:14:29

2+ y ago1:14:29

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I promise the episodes title is the real instagrams username for our guest. Do I know this before hand? Maybe. Does it help push my baba gooey narrative? Absolutely. We’re joined by writer and our Friend Akash Jogi from all the way from Paris! We have a lot of fun in their episode! Especially With one of Paul’s ideas when we each had to make up a s…

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Jokes & Ho's 1:20:36

3y ago1:20:36

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Had not one but two hilarious and talented standup comedians on the show this time. Andrew Sanblas @drewthecomedian on IG joins us for the initial part of the show and headed back to the audience so we could cross examine Comedian MARK GIOBBE @mark_giobbe on IG. Fun episode and we get deep into the subject of comedy. Please hit the notification bel…

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Obamasturbation 1:32:11

3y ago1:32:11

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The test episode of Cross Examination, originally called “Nitty Gritty”.We talk how fireworks help haircuts and go off the rails begging for our first live listener interview,. Newsflash- Darcia gave is more than we masturbated for. Bargained for. Let’s just say, going to court just got a little wetter. We have the self-proclaimed Obama of masturba…

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Fighting kids and Getting Hitched 1:28:53

3y ago1:28:53

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Everyone, Round of applause for the Very funny Daniel Mendez joins as special guest as we recant the few happenings over the last week. Everything’s been quiet since he who shall not be named was let go from prizzun. Super fun episode. Hilarious guy, and super quick witted. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keith-…

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Ellen Degenerate can BaBaGoooo 1:04:40

3y ago1:04:40

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Another great guest on this episode. Keith and Paul are joined by Comedian Adam Chong a comedian and host of the HADOOLAMSEY podcast. Paul is professional as always, and Keith forgot we even had an episode. To be fair it's Keith here writing this so im not gonna shit talk myself. God im such a good writer. An Essayist not for lack of better.... shi…

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Who would you Knuckle Dust. Betty White/The Rock??? 1:09:04

3y ago1:09:04

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If you're here thinking, "How dare they talk about punching Betty White. She's a National Treasure!". First, she's more of an antique and the only other choice is to punch The Rock. One of the only humans on earth that could beat you to death with your own limbs. We have some delusional fella with a race identity crisis and then the closest thing t…

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Tortoises in Cosby Hell- Take a Shot everytime we say Bill Cosby.. responsibly 1:04:43

3y ago1:04:43

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It’s the big first one! We riff on Cosby Sweater hell. Paul’s boyfriend calls in from the car, and special guest Tiffany is finally confronted with her tortoises’ sexual assault allegations. Welcome to Cross Examination. We’re not sorry. Had the dope turtle pic done by my pal @dr_wolfinbarger on IG--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo…

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Cross Examination (Trailer) 0:59

3y ago0:59

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A Global Call to Action: pay attention to what is happening in Trieste right now. A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina 44:38

3y ago44:38

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In May 2021, five former directors of the regional mental health departments in Friuli Venezia Giulia issued a letter to sound the alarm that “the Trieste mental health model is under threat.” That letter was translated into multiple languages, and started the chain of events that are unfolding with respect to raising awareness and voices to advoca…

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Whispering at Ground Level: How to build trust with people suffering on the street. A Conversation with Anthony Ruffin. 57:12

3y ago57:12

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Anthony Ruffin is a gifted and compassionate crisis worker who relentlessly seeks to establish trust with the most vulnerable people living on the streets. His career spans working with both nonprofit organizations and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. He gives homage to a mentor who many were privileged to know during her amazing…

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Peer-assisted Mental Health Care Inside the Country's Largest Jail: A panel conversation 1:17:22

3y ago1:17:22

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Rarely has such a diverse group of people been convened to discuss innovation in the jail setting. This panel occured on April 22, 2021, and was co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Social Medicine and Humanities and Heart Forward LA. The power of Zoom – captured as an audio file for this podcast – presented an opportunity to hear about the origins …

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What is CAHOOTS and why are more and more people talking about this? A Conversation with Ben Adam Climer 53:33

3y ago53:33

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2020 will go down in history for many things, including the significant push for a diversion of mental health related calls from law enforcement to a different model. The CAHOOTS program, initiated in Eugene, Oregon, has captured the imagination of many throughout the country who are looking for a tested approach which shifts the burden to a peer-l…

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Who is Franco Basaglia and why is the English-speaking world not aware of him? A Conversation with Vincenzo Passante 46:53

3y ago46:53

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Vincenzo Passante is a psychologist who lives in London but hails from Trieste, Italy. He was raised and educated in Trieste, which gives him a unique vantage point to contribute given the mission of this podcast. In this conversation, we compare and contrast the system in Trieste against the vision behind mainstream mental health care in the UK. V…

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Making Sense of California’s Conservatorship System. Part One. A Conversation with Dr. Alex Barnard 52:14

3y ago52:14

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Alex Barnard is an assistant professor of sociology at New York University, and received his PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019. He is writing a book, tentatively entitled "Mental States," that examines why people with similar illnesses have very different trajectories between institutions of care and control in Fr…

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Once upon a time in the California mental health system: A history lesson with Barbara Wilson LCSW 58:19

3y ago58:19

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Barbara Wilson, LCSW, has had a distinguished career in social service and helping people for over 50 years. She is well-known in Los Angeles County as a tireless advocate for improved services to people coping with serious mental illness and the families who care for them. She also is credited for being one of the first in the state to sound the a…

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Season Two Trailer 3:02

3y ago3:02

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We ended Season One as the pandemic held its grip on our country in the middle of December. Now, a little over four months later, the sun is shining more brightly. There is a vaccine. The scary Covid surge has abated and we have a functioning government that is making public health, returning to school and jumpstarting the economy a priority. So, I…

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Part Two of our conversation with Dr. Mezzina and Dr. Sashidharan: Family relationships, law enforcement, human rights and mental health in the time of coronavirus 59:31

3+ y ago59:31

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This is the second of a two-part conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina and Dr. S. P. Sashidharan that brings Season One of this podcast to a close. Roberto joins from Trieste Italy where he served for 40 years in the Dipartimento di Salute Mentale, and most recently headed their world-renowned mental health system. Dr. S.P. Sashidharan calls in fro…

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