IN THIS ISSUE
- Join us on September 22 for a virtual IDHA intern-hosted event
- Public mentions of our work in the media and a new mental health podcast
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For those of us working in mental health, this work is both personal and political. We are often able to point to moments in time that ignited a desire to transform the system, whether as a result of personal encounters, or those experienced by loved ones. These moments of rupture hold grief, but they also open up the possibility for radical imagination – inviting us to build systems of care rooted in systemic change and lived experience.
In summer 2022, IDHA hosted three psychology students as interns. Over the course of a summer internship, Rachel, Giselle, and Alex all experienced revelations regarding mental health experiences, the system, and their own professional training. While some of these revelations have been experienced as ruptures, they also created openings for new knowledge and understandings of transformative mental health.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, September 22 from 7:30-9 pm EST for a virtual event to explore how moments of rupture can be harnessed to facilitate mental health change. Our three interns will discuss how being part of the organization has shaped how they think about mental health and reshaped their future plans. Posing a series of questions to one another, and spotlighting a polyphony of voices from the IDHA community, there will be ample opportunity for community discussion.
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Public Mentions of IDHA's Work
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What mental health activists are saying about the 988 suicide hotline | USA Today
IDHA Director Jessie Roth and Board Member Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu of Project LETS spoke to Sammy Gibbons at USA Today about the national roll-out of 988, uplifting lived experience and the importance of informed consent about the service.
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What is transformative mental health? | DEPTH Work
IDHA Co-Founder Jazmine Russell has a brand new podcast that talks about mental health, madness, trauma, mind-body practices, energy work, ancestry, spirituality, societal change, somatics, and more. The first episode focuses on IDHA's vision for transformative mental health.
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Until September 21, we are offering a late summer promotion where you can access a bundle of all five self paced classes in our "Crisis as Catalyst" series for $50! (50% off the list price of $100). The bundle includes:
- Original videos full of history, research, and unique perspectives
- (~2 hours of content per class, ~10 hours total in the full series bundle)
- Exclusive readings and resources
- Discussion with a community of professionals and advocates
- Reference and resource lists to aid ongoing learning and exploration
IDHA's self-paced courses can be enrolled in at any time and taken at your own pace, while engaging with one another on our online community platform.
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ABOUT IDHA
IDHA is an organization of current and prior mental health service users and survivors; psychiatrists, psychologists, and other clinicians; community activists; and artists who have come together to transform mental health care through advanced education and community development.
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