“Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health”
Thomas R. Insel, MD
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract: America faces a mental health crisis. Problems with mental health care preceded the pandemic, but over the past two years we've seen these problems grow into a crisis as young people were more likely to die from deaths of despair than Covid-19. This presentation describes the path to solve this mental health crisis. Part of the solution involves fixing the care system -- moving from a crisis-driven sick-care system to a comprehensive, continuous health care system. Innovative technology will be part of this fix. So will innovative policy. But mental health is about more than mental health care. The path to mental health requires a focus on recovery defined by the 3 P's : people, place, and purpose. This presentation suggests that we reframe our approach to mental illness, recognizing that the problem is medical but the solutions are social, environmental, and political.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Free and open to the public. Email Conte@Harvard.com for zoom info