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Heart Forward Conversations from the Heart

Kerry Morrison

The American mental health system is broken beyond repair. Rather than trying to tweak a system which fails everyone, it is time to commit to a bold vision for a better way forward. This podcast explores the American system against the plumb line of an international best practice, recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), in Trieste, Italy. The 40-year old Trieste model demonstrates how a community-based treatment system upholds the human rights of the people served.The Trieste story is anti-institutional and models the therapeutic value of social connection. Topics will address contemporary challenges in the American failed mental health system as contrasted with the Italian approach toward accoglienza – or radical hospitality – as the underpinning of their remarkable culture of caring for people. Interviews will touch upon how the guiding principles of the Italian system – social recovery, whole person care, system accountability, and the human right to a purposeful life – are non-negotiable aspects if we are to have any hope of forging a new way forward in our American mental health system.This podcast is curated and hosted by Kerry Morrison, founder and project director of Heart Forward LA (https://www.heartforwardla.org/). Heart Forward is collaborating with Peer Mental Health as the technical partner in producing this podcast (https://www.peermentalhealth.com/about/). Kerry Morrison is also the author of the blog www.accoglienza.us.
Episodes
The tragic intersection of mental illness with our criminal justice system. Making sense with Mark Gale.September 26, 2022
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Does the American mental health system stand the test of a human rights framework? A Conversation with Dr. Soumitra PathareJuly 19, 2022
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What does it take to provide housing that heals? A conversation with Michael Weinstein and Lynda Kaufmann of PsynergyJune 27, 2022
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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.May 22, 2022
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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 PilonMay 13, 2022
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Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia: his life, his impact, his legacy. A conversation with Professor John Foot.April 18, 2022
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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 NetworkApril 05, 2022
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Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health. A conversation with the author, Dr. Tom InselMarch 28, 2022
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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.March 20, 2022
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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 BoardMarch 12, 2022
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Season Three TrailerFebruary 19, 2022
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Is there anything more complicated than our public mental health funding system? Making sense with Alex BriscoeAugust 31, 2021
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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 ChangeAugust 17, 2021
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A Global Call to Action: pay attention to what is happening in Trieste right now. A conversation with Dr. Roberto MezzinaJune 21, 2021
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Whispering at Ground Level: How to build trust with people suffering on the street. A Conversation with Anthony Ruffin.June 04, 2021
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Peer-assisted Mental Health Care Inside the Country's Largest Jail: A panel conversationMay 28, 2021
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What is CAHOOTS and why are more and more people talking about this? A Conversation with Ben Adam ClimerMay 21, 2021
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Who is Franco Basaglia and why is the English-speaking world not aware of him? A Conversation with Vincenzo PassanteMay 14, 2021
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Making Sense of California’s Conservatorship System: A Conversation with Dr. Alex BarnardMay 07, 2021
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Once upon a time in the California mental health system: A history lesson with Barbara Wilson LCSWApril 30, 2021
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Season Two TrailerApril 22, 2021
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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 coronavirusDecember 19, 2020
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The U.S. Mental Health System seen through an international lens: A Conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina (Trieste) and Dr. S.R. Sashidharan (Glasgow)December 11, 2020
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Fountain House and the Promise of the Clubhouse Movement as a Place of Hospitality and Purpose: A conversation with Dr. Ashwin VasanDecember 04, 2020
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He Came in with It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness. A conversation with the author -- and my former neighbor -- Miriam FeldmanNovember 28, 2020
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