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Redemption, recovery and reentry: A conversation with Marc Novick, peer case manager

Have I told you how much you matter ...and do you believe me? A conversation with Dr. Gordon Flett

Season Six Trailer

Basaglian psychiatry through the prism of philosophy: A conversation with Dr. Mario Colucci

The human right to work in Italy: A conversation with Stefania Grimaldi of the social cooperative La Collina

Peer support to help "jump start" young people into independent life: A conversation with Michele Sipala of Recovery House

A teacher's life well-lived: A conversation with Caterina Vicentini in Trieste

Building trust takes time: A conversation with Claudia Battiston, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technician in Trieste

How I learned to love my madness: A conversation with author Elena Cerkvenic

An integrated ecosystem connecting community mental health centers with the central hospital psychiatric unit: What collaboration looks like with Drs. Alessandra Oretti and Tommaso Bonavigo

Life as a Basaglian Revolutionary: A history lesson with Dr. Giovanna Del Guidice

The special community at Luna e l'Altra and the role of peer support: A conversation with Beatrice Stanig

Trailer for Season Five

From Strength to Strength: A glimpse into what defines resilience with Georgette Darby in Hollywood

Beyond Treatment. How Clubhouses for People Living with Serious Mental Illness Transform Lives and Save Money: A Conversation with Fountain House

From radical hospitality in LA County Twin Towers to the reality of state prison: A conversation with former inmate Mental Health Assistant Adrian Berumen (Part Two)

From radical hospitality in LA County Twin Towers to the reality of state prison: A conversation with former inmate Mental Health Assistant Adrian Berumen (Part One)

Finding meaning in daily living: A conversation with Dr. Deborah Pitts on the untapped promise of integrating occupational therapy in mental health settings

Ten (10) recommendations to shore up fragile LA County licensed residential facilities. Part Two of our conversation with The Future Organization

Long-awaited research findings signal need to pay attention to our fragile system of licensed facilities serving people with mental illness: A conversation with The Future Organization (Part One)

Conservatorship: Inside California's System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness. (Part Two) A Conversation with author and NYU professor Dr. Alex Barnard

The Importance of Work to Identity and Recovery: A Conversation with Paul Barry

"Suffering in Silence." Operating a Los Angeles board and care home today

Season Four Trailer

The tragic intersection of mental illness with our criminal justice system. Making sense with Mark Gale.

Does the American mental health system stand the test of a human rights framework? A Conversation with Dr. Soumitra Pathare

What does it take to provide housing that heals? A conversation with Michael Weinstein and Lynda Kaufmann of Psynergy

My week in Los Angeles. A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina: shadowing LASD’s Homeless Outreach Services Team, visiting LA County jail and an update on the situation in Trieste.

Lessons learned from the mid-90's Village Integrated Services Pilot and why they're even more relevant today: A history lesson with Dr. Mark Ragins and Dr. Dave Pilon

Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia: his life, his impact, his legacy. A conversation with Professor John Foot.

What is Peer Respite and why don't we have more of these crisis beds available? A conversation with Guyton Colantuono of Project Return Peer Support Network

Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health. A conversation with the author, Dr. Tom Insel

Understanding California's 50-year old conservatorship law:  is there room for improvement?  An interview with gifted law student Savanah Walseth.

Unglamourous expertise: Recovery from acute psychosis to reflections on system change. A conversation with Lee Davis, Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board

Season Three Trailer

Is there anything more complicated than our public mental health funding system? Making sense with Alex Briscoe

What leadership looks like: A conversation with L.A. County former D.A. Jackie Lacey and the story behind the Mental Health Blueprint for Change

A Global Call to Action: pay attention to what is happening in Trieste right now. A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina

Whispering at Ground Level: How to build trust with people suffering on the street. A Conversation with Anthony Ruffin.

Peer-assisted Mental Health Care Inside the Country's Largest Jail: A panel conversation

What is CAHOOTS and why are more and more people talking about this? A Conversation with Ben Adam Climer

Who is Franco Basaglia and why is the English-speaking world not aware of him? A Conversation with Vincenzo Passante

Making Sense of California’s Conservatorship System. Part One. A Conversation with Dr. Alex Barnard

Once upon a time in the California mental health system: A history lesson with Barbara Wilson LCSW

Season Two Trailer

Part Two of our conversation with Dr. Mezzina and Dr. Sashidharan: Family relationships, law enforcement, human rights and mental health in the time of coronavirus

The U.S. Mental Health System seen through an international lens: A Conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina (Trieste) and Dr. S.R. Sashidharan (Glasgow)

Fountain House and the Promise of the Clubhouse Movement as a Place of Hospitality and Purpose: A conversation with Dr. Ashwin Vasan

He Came in with It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness. A conversation with the author -- and my former neighbor -- Miriam Feldman

Vocation, Purpose and Bridging the Digital Divide: A Conversation with David Israelian of Peer Mental Heath and the Painted Brain

Our Role as Mental Health Assistants at L.A. County Jail: A rare conversation with Craigen Armstrong and Adrian Berumen

The Power and Promise of Community Inclusion: What we can learn from Trieste. A conversation with Dr. Dave Pilon

Mutual Accompaniment and the Creation of the Commons: A Discussion with author Dr. Mary Watkins

Housing That Heals Part Two: A Conversation with Lauren Rettagliata and Teresa Pasquini

Housing That Heals Part One: A conversation with Lauren Rettagliata and Teresa Pasquini

Heart Forward: Conversations from the Heart Introduction