Bridging the Gap: Integrating Addiction Care Into Community Mental Health

Welcome to the premiere of The Transformed Minds Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Owusu — psychiatrist, researcher, and advocate for equity in mental health and addiction care.Today, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Ayana Jordan—addiction psychiatrist, NYU researcher, and national voice for health equity.We explore her groundbreaking study, “Integrating Ambulatory Addiction Consultation Service Into a Community Mental Health Center,” and how this model transforms care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.🎙️ In this episode:The real-world impact of dual diagnosesWhy addiction and mental health care must be integratedHow embedding addiction specialists into a CMHC improved access and outcomesA clinical case walkthrough inspired by the studyDr. Jordan’s insight on scaling this model nationallyThis is more than research—it’s a blueprint for transforming how we care for the most vulnerable among us. New episodes drop every Tuesday at 11 AM EST.Follow us @TheTransformedMindsPod on all platforms for more conversations where faith, psychiatry, and community meet.www.thetransformedminds.com#DrAyanaJordan #TransformedMindsPodcast #AddictionCare #MentalHealthPodcast #DualDiagnosis #IntegratedCare #BlackPsychiatrists #PublicPsychiatry #CommunityHealth #FaithAndHealing