Heart Forward: Conversations from the Heart
The American mental health system is broken and voices for change will be featured in each episode. We are inspired by the global best practice in Trieste Italy. If they can treat people with such kindness, then so can we. Be inspired.
Curator and host: Kerry Morrison, Founder and Project Director of Heart Forward
Technical partner: Aaron Stein at Verdugo Sound
Beyond Treatment. How Clubhouses for People Living with Serious Mental Illness Transform Lives and Save Money
Episode 9: A conversation with Fountain House
From Radical Hospitality in LA County Twin Towers to the Reality of State Prison
Episode 8: A conversation with former inmate Mental Health Assistant Adrian Berumen (Part two)
From Radical Hospitality in LA County Twin Towers to the Reality of State Prison
Episode 7: A conversation with former inmate Mental Health Assistant Adrian Berumen (Part one)
Finding Meaning in Daily Living
Episode 6: A conversation with Dr. Deborah Pitts on the untapped promise of integrating occupational therapy in mental health settings
Ten (10) Recommendations to Shore up Fragile LA County Licensed Residential Facilities
Episode 5: Part two of our conversation with The Future Organization
Long-Awaited Research Findings Signal Need to Pay Attention to Our Fragile System of Licensed Facilities Serving People with Mental Illness
Episode 4: A conversation with The Future Organization (Part one)
Conservatorship: Inside California's System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness
Episode 3: (Part two) A conversation with author and NYU professor Dr. Alex Barnard
Season 4 Trailer
Wow—t's been 10 months since we uploaded the final episode of Season Three!
The Tragic Intersection of Mental Illness with Our Criminal Justice System
Episode 10: Making sense with Mark Gale
Does the American Mental Health System Stand the Test of a Human Rights framework?
Episode 9: A conversation with Dr. Soumitra Pathare
What Does It Take to Provide Housing That Heals?
Episode 8: A conversation with Michael Weinstein and Lynda Kaufmann of Psynergy
My Week in Los Angeles
Episode 7: A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina: shadowing LASD’s Homeless Outreach Services Team, visiting L.A. County Jail and an update on the situation in Trieste
Lessons Learned from the Mid-90's Village-Integrated Services Pilot and Why They're Even More Relevant Today
Episode 6: A history lesson with Dr. Mark Ragins and Dr. Dave Pilon
Italian Psychiatrist Franco Basaglia: His Life, His Impact, His Legacy
Episode 5: A conversation with Professor John Foot
What Is Peer Respite and Why Don't We Have More of These Crisis Beds Available?
Episode 4: A conversation with Guyton Colantuono of Project Return Peer Support Network
Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health
Episode 3: A conversation with the author Dr. Tom Inselv
Understanding California's 50-Year-Old Conservatorship Law: Is There Room for Improvement?
Episode 2: An interview with gifted law student Savanah Walseth
Unglamourous Expertise: Recovery from Acute Psychosis to Reflections on System Change
Episode 1: A conversation with Lee Davis, Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board