
Voices of NEXUS
A podcast series featuring leading experts discussing and debating questions about mental health for women, youth, and people in contact with the justice system.
Episodes
14 episodes
The Cost of Mental Health Inequities
Following the release of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute's ‘The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States’ report, policy experts Molly ...
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35:43

Healing & Recovering From PTS
Though post-traumatic stress (PTS) can feel insurmountable, recovery is possible. To make the complex journey of healing from PTS more approachable, board-certified psychiatrists Dr. Napoleon Higgins and Dr. Alauna Curry break down the anatomy ...
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44:06

Peer-Support for Mental Health and Trauma
Peer-support expert and activist Vesper Moore and youth advocate Felicity Krueger join Gabe Howard to discuss peer-support’s vital role in answering what healthcare systems and educational institutions are missing: symmetry of understanding. Ch...
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42:25

Cultural Perspectives on Trauma
Voices of NEXUS invites listeners to explore the interconnectedness of racial injustice and trauma with guests Juliet Dorris-Williams, author and executive director of The P.E.E.R. Center, and Dr. Jenny Wang, founder of Asians for Mental Health...
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46:32

Understanding the Broad Impact of Trauma
Tara Galovski, PhD, Director of the Women’s Health Sciences Division at the National Center for PTSD, and Gerard Ilaria, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Director of the Center for Trauma and Addiction at Weill Cornell Medicine, discuss the broad impact of ...
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44:18

What is Trauma?
ADAA sits down with ADAA Member Paul Greene, PhD to discuss the many aspects of trauma: what it is, how it’s different from PTSD and stress, and how to get help if suffering from a traumatic experience.Guest: Paul Greene, PhD, ADAA Memb...
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20:11

Lessons From Lived Experience in Mental Health: A Mental Health Advocate’s Transition From Youth to Adulthood
Francesca Bas, an accomplished 20-year-old college student and mental health advocate, discusses her transition from youth to adulthood and the challenges she faced along her journey. Since recovering from her eating disorder, she has dedicated...
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33:59

Lessons From Lived Experience in Mental Health: A Mother’s Struggle With Suicidal Ideation
Emergency physician Dr. Loice Swisher shares her journey with navigating her own emotional trauma after her daughter was diagnosed with severe neurological damage caused by a brain tumor. At the time of the diagnosis, Dr. Swisher’s devotion to ...
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30:48

Lessons From Lived Experience in Mental Health: A Football Player’s Battle With Depression
Tre Gabriel, a former varsity football player and mental health advocate, shares his story of growth and resilience after hitting what he describes as “rock bottom” not once, but twice. As a Black man and an athlete, Gabriel struggled to naviga...
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38:58

Lessons From Lived Experience in Mental Health: A Father-Son Journey Through the Justice System
Best-selling author Pete Earley and his son Kevin Earley candidly share their long journey navigating the mental health and justice systems in the United States. Their story offers hope in that a strong father-son bond, an outstanding case mana...
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41:31

NEXUS: A Different Approach
Three NEXUS leaders discuss the origins, purpose, and goals of NEXUS. They explore the concept of critical junctures, the urgency to create solutions, and ways that NEXUS supports the mission of their respective organizations.Guests: Ch...
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Episode 1
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25:15

Women’s Mental Health: One Size Does Not Fit All
A women’s health advocate and a psychotherapist discuss how to more fully meet the mental health needs of women. They explore the connections between clinical care and mental health and discuss the barriers that prevent women from seeking care,...
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Episode 2
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43:04

Mental Health and the Justice System: Inside and Outside Incarceration
An educator in correctional facilities and a mental health advocate discuss why people with serious mental illnesses are more likely to be incarcerated than hospitalized. They emphasize the need for better information exchange between mental he...
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Episode 3
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33:13

Youth Mental Health: Young Minds Need Unconventional Support
A youth mental health advocate and a psychiatrist discuss how conventional ways of thinking about mental health are not meeting the needs of children and adolescents. They discuss how younger generations are more willing to talk openly ab...
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Episode 4
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