Scholar Social: Mental Health for Me but Not for Thee

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 American mental health care system: race, inadequate care, and health equity and systematic biases continue to impact mental health care for marginalized communities.



Speakers for this event

  • 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.