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Scholar Social: Mental Health for Me but Not for Thee06jun9:45 pm9:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
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Mental Health for Me but Not for Thee: Exploring Equity in Mental Health Care Join us as we talk about the unique challenges faced by marginalized individuals navigating the
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Mental Health for Me but Not for Thee: Exploring Equity in Mental Health Care
Join us as we talk about the unique challenges faced by marginalized individuals navigating the American mental health care system: race, inadequate care, and health equity and systematic biases continue to impact mental health care for marginalized communities.
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Devin Cromartie Bodrick, M.D., M.P.H.
Devin Cromartie Bodrick, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Devin Cromartie Bodrick, M.D., M.P.H. is an Attending Psychiatrist and Assistant Professorat Boston University Medical Center and Codman Square Health Center.She grew up in Prince Georges County, Maryland, and graduated from Howard University withher Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology in 2012 with summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappahonors. She went on the receive her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Harvard Medical Schooland her Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in2017. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at Boston Medical Center in June 2021.Dr. Cromartie Bodrick is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, and Alpha KappaAlpha Sorority, Incorporated. She is also a proud member and the First Lady of the HistoricTwelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, MA, where her husband, Willie Bodrick, II serves as SeniorPastor. They currently have a 4-year-old son, Willie Bodrick, III.Her mission in medicine and public health is to fight for health equity for African Americans andother disenfranchised populations. Her clinical and research interests include communitypsychiatry, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities, stress and trauma disorders,community-based research and implementation science, substance use disorders, andintersections between religion/spirituality and mental health.
"next to normal" Artists and Audiences13jun9:45 pm9:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
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Join the cast and creative team for a behind the scenes look at the process of creating this production of next to normal.
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Join the cast and creative team for a behind the scenes look at the process of creating this production of next to normal.
I Need Help (But I’m Too Afraid to Ask)19jun9:45 pm9:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
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I Need Help (But I’m Too Afraid to Ask) With childhood mental illness becoming more pronounced in the 21st century, how we can help our kids—and teens—seek help when
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I Need Help (But I’m Too Afraid to Ask)
With childhood mental illness becoming more pronounced in the 21st century, how we can help our kids—and teens—seek help when they’re too afraid to ask for it? In this conversation with Dr. Christine Crawford, we will discuss how to recognize childhood and adolescent mental illness as well as how we can treat it both intimately and systemically.
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Dr. Christine M. Crawford
Dr. Christine M. Crawford
Dr. Christine M. Crawford is a Harvard trained adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist who sees patients in the Boston Medical Center Child & Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. Dr. Crawford currently serves as the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Medical Student Education and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Crawford is a staff member of the Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) where she provides psychiatric care for adolescents experiencing symptoms of psychosis. She completed her adult psychiatry residency as well as child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital. She received her MD from University of Connecticut and her Masters in Public Health at BU School of Public Health where she concentrated in Social and Behavioral Sciences. She has been engaged in a number of community outreach initiatives through the Boys and Girls Club of Boston and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) where she serves as the Associate Medical Director. She is the author of the book “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health”.