4. Facing Off the Tsunami: Innovative Mental Health Care to the Rescue

In this episode, Paweł Świeboda talks to Dr. Andy Keller, President and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, one of the leading US nonprofit organizations working on improving mental health care delivery. Based in Texas, the Institute works at the intersection of policy and programs to ensure all people in Texas, across the US and in the world can obtain the health care they need.  Andy is a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health policy, its organization and funding. He has been on a mission helping state and local health systems implement evidence-based and innovative care. He has also heavily influenced the federal debate and policy action. Prior to joining the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Andy directed a range of community-based and care management programs in Colorado and served as a partner at a national behavioral health management consulting firm. The conversation covers the mental health crisis and its roots; tsunami of anguish, depression, anxiety and anguish unleashed by the pandemic; importance of preventative care and early intervention; collaborative care model; policy coalition to transform mental health and substance use care; digital mental health and international collaboration to advance innovation in mental health.  #andykeller #MeadowsMentalHealthPolicyInstitute #brain #mentalhealth #neurocentury #innovationinmentalhealth ________________ neurocentury.com Music for the NeuroCentury podcast is composed by Rafał Kulczycki