Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity’s Disability, Equity, and Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Transforming Mental Health Disability Research Through Lived Experience Leadership and Co-Production
Date and Time
August 8, 2024
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
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General description
This webinar will present a range of approaches to meaningfully integrating people with lived experience of psychiatric disabilities into mental health research.
Dr Nev Jones will discuss proven methods of integration and co-creation, including co-production, integration, and co-leadership, and highlight ways in which the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) research portfolio would benefit from increased emphasis and high standards for meaningful inclusion.
About the speakers
Dr. Jones is an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work and an interdisciplinary mental health services researcher focusing on serious mental illness (SMI). Dr. Jones’ work is informed by her personal and family experiences of schizophrenia and experiences associated with public sector mental health services. She has been a strong advocate for participatory methods and the integration and co-leadership of individuals and families directly affected by psychiatric disability in research, policy formulation, and implementation. She currently leads research focusing on early psychosis, community-based services for SMI, civic engagement, and poverty and unemployment.
About the Office of Workplace Disparities and Diversity Research’s Disability, Equity, and Mental Health Research Webinar Series
The Office of Workplace Disparities and Diversity Research is hosting a Disability, Equity, and Mental Health Research Webinar Series, which focuses on exploring health disparities experienced by people with disabilities. These include disparities in mental health outcomes, which can be further exacerbated for those with intersecting identities. This webinar series brings together researchers, advocates, and people with lived experience to discuss the intersection of disability, mental health, and race and ethnicity. Particular emphasis will be placed on how disability relates to other populations with health disparities to contribute to mental health outcomes and on ways to increase equity, accessibility, and inclusion and reduce disparities. Additionally, the series explores the notion of mental health conditions as a disability and considers the perspectives of those with lived experience.
Record
This webinar is free, but Registration is required .
Hosted by
National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Workplace Disparities and Diversity Research
Contact
If you have questions, please contact Beshaun Davis, Ph.D., Director, Minority Mental Health Research Program, Office of Workforce Disparities and Diversity Research.
