Nathan E Botts / Thursday, March 21, 2024 / Categories: Mental Health NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing Lines NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing LinesDuring this lecture on February 20, 2024, Daniel E. Dawes, J.D. , explored the crucial link between mental health and systemic health through the lens of equity and discussed how we can learn from and repair past issues to achieve mental health equity moving forward. As David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, concluded, “there is no health without mental health .” And there is no health equity without mental health equity. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s approach to tackling the root causes of societal issues, Dawes focused on looking upstream at the fundamental determinants of mental health inequities. This presentation delved into the complex historical and contemporary reasons behind rising mental health problems and racial disparities in mental health and explored ways to ensure mental health equity for everyone in the U.S. Learn more at: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/events/2024/directors-innovation-speaker-series-changing-minds-advancing-lines-why-we-must-keep-pushing-for-mental-health-equityLink to original article Previous Article Hidden Histories: Racial Injustice at St. Elizabeths Mental Hospital Next Article Inside the NIMH Adult Psychiatry Unit: Your Guide to the House of Hope at the NIH Clinical Center Print 59 Rate this article: No rating 0Upvote 0Downvote Leave a comment Name: Please enter a name. Email: Please enter an email address. Please enter a valid email address. Comment: Please enter comment. Add comment