June 23 at 10:30 am PDT / 1:30 pm EDT  

Mental health research and models of care have been criticized for excluding groups disproportionately burdened by mental health challenges. The convergence of youth movements, equity movements, and new awareness of mental health challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the landscape. Organizations focused on mental health and well-being are driving new models of engagement by empowering once-sidelined communities: youth, BIPOC, and those living with serious mental health disorders. These changes have the power to create more inclusive systems of research and care accessible to all. Further, philanthropy can help usher in a new era within mental health care by amplifying different voices, including those of lived experiences. Panelists will discuss how the mental health landscape is becoming more inclusive. They will explore diverse perspectives and experiences that can be harnessed to ensure that mental health support reaches those who need it.
 

Moderator

Paul Karon
Contributing Editor and Writer, Health and Science, Inside Philanthropy
 

Speakers

Paul Dalio
Filmmaker and Activist

Kay Jamison
Co-Director, Mood Disorders Center, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Solome Tibebu
Director, The Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health
 

Materials

Moonshots for Youth Mental Health and Well-Being: Exploration of Big Bets and Bold Goals

Supporting Wellness: Initial Findings from a Survey of Lived Experience and Research Priorities of Depression and Bipolar

Philanthropic Action for America’s Mental Health System