Media and Resources

 
 

Featured guest on the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) “Creating Zola Mondays” discussing Menticide and Genocide in a Global Context

 

JADE is a short film directed by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke, written by Kyra Jones, and produced by Tinheart Productions in collaboration with the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Systems Interventions (CCTASSI) at Northwestern University and the Kovler Center Child Trauma Program at Heartland Alliance International.

JADE was made as a resource for mental health workers and young people around recognizing racism and trauma in therapy practices. The story is about a young Black girl from a first-generation Trinidadian family but we hope that this work speaks to both those in and beyond these communities.

 
 
Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma | Infographic for Mental Health Providers | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2020)

Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma | Infographic for Mental Health Providers | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2020)

Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma | Infographic for Mental Health Providers | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2020)

Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma | Infographic for Mental Health Providers | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2020)

 
 

Groundings Podcast S3 E9: The ‘Residue’ of Gentrification

Filmmaker Merawi Gerima discusses his new film Residue with guest hosts Yasmina and Tarik, putting the spotlight on gentrification in DC, and all the racist, violent baggage and displacement that accompanies it. 

They discuss the process of 'community filmmaking' that helped create the film, the role of capital in dictating creative directing choices, the importance of Black film and narrative-shaping, the Gerima legacy of filmmaking and community building, the power of DC's go-go music, and much more.

Filmmaker Merawi Gerima discusses his new film Residue, which shines a lot on the violence of gentrification in Washington, DC.

Interview in Psychology Today | COVID-19 and Refugee and Immigrant Youth (2020)

Interview in Psychology Today | COVID-19 and Refugee and Immigrant Youth (2020)

 
Global Live Chat and Summary Article for The Correspondent | This Is What The Inequality Pandemic Looks Like (2020)

Global Live Chat and Summary Article for The Correspondent | This Is What The Inequality Pandemic Looks Like (2020)

 
Quoted in the Economist | A Crazy System: No One Spends Enough on Mental Health (2018)

Quoted in the Economist | A Crazy System: No One Spends Enough on Mental Health (2018)

 
Blog Post: mhGAP / Mental Health Training in Sierra Leone (2018)

Blog Post: mhGAP / Mental Health Training in Sierra Leone (2018)

 

As part of a new short series by KSLP, we explore the impact of decentralised mental health care across Sierra Leone in a project implemented by JSI and funded by USAID. Within Sierra Leone, there is a greater need for mental healthcare provision following the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Not only was mental health care neglected, but there was a notable increase in cases of depression. In 2015, mental health care was decentralised into various units in all districts across the country. This has made a difference across Sierra Leone, removing obstacles such as access to care and facilities, as well as beginning to address the stigma and taboo that exists around mental health. Treatment has been well received within communities and accepted as a meaningful intervention outside of a traditional hospital setting. However, mental health nurses have been supported to establish specialised mental health clinics in every district hospital, creating connected national access to mental health care for the first time in Sierra Leone. It is acknowledged that although this is a positive development and a strong start, there is a need to improve data capture for the efficacy of front-line treatment and to inform future policy.