S6 | EP1: TRAUMA OF SEPARATION ~ In Conversation with Dr.Ron-Li Liaw

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast.Hosted by Ebony Underwood.Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesThis season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.Together, Ebony and Dr. Liaw engage in a weekly conversation exploring important realities that shape the lives of children separated from a parent by incarceration — from the trauma of witnessing a parent’s arrest to the impact of separation on the body, nervous system, and developing mind.Over the next seven weeks, Ebony guides a powerful conversation rooted in lived experience, leadership, and a deep commitment to centering children and young adults impacted by parental incarceration, with Dr. Liaw bringing clinical expertise and systems-level insight to help illuminate each reality.This series invites us to listen more deeply, understand more fully, and respond more compassionately to one of America’s most invisible populations.Season 6 begins now. Episode One is live.POWERED by: Chicago Beyond, RWJFTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#ChildMentalHealth #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #ParentalIncarceration #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW