HELEN News

  In Smarter Healthcare’s Episode 21 podcast, Daniel E. Dawes reveals his initial spark which drove him into health policy and discusses the upstream drivers called the Political Determinants of Health affecting America’s health outcomes. Listen to the full podcast and/or read the full transcription of the podcast here. LISTEN TO FULL PODCAST INTERVIEW HERE

REGISTER FOR SESSION 2: Bridging the Gaps Roundtable Series Behavioral Health Equity and Incarceration: Please join the Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity’s second installment in this five-part series, on February 15th 11:00 – 12:30 EST. Registration is free and open to the public!   REGISTER HERE TODAY! https://kennedysatcher.org/event/criminal-justice-and-equity-webinar-series-session-2-behavioral-health-equity-and-incarceration/  

 “Criminal Justice and Equity: Bridging the Gaps”  January 2022 – May 2022  The Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity (KSCMHE), in partnership with the Wellpath Cares Foundation, will host a series of virtual roundtables to address the landscape of inequities that affect justice-involved individuals. The invited panelists will represent a diverse, inclusive, and unique set of voices in the field, to speak on a myriad of issues that influence outcomes for individuals affected by the criminal justice system. KSCMHE will outreach experts, leaders, and people with lived experience to accurately depict the state of criminal justice and equity in…

2021 has been a year of growth, opportunities, innovation, and successes for the team at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine. This year we welcomed new staff members, senior fellows, and interns to the team who have all contributed to advancing Dr. David Satcher’s legacy of working towards eliminating health disparities for racial and ethnic minorities through education, programs, and continued research of health inequities. READ FULL LETTER HERE

  The Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity (KSCMHE), in partnership with the Wellpath Cares Foundation, will host a series of virtual roundtables to address the landscape of inequities that affect justice-involved individuals. The invited panelists will represent a diverse, inclusive, and unique set of voices in the field, to speak on a myriad of issues that influence outcomes for individuals affected by the criminal justice system. KSCMHE will outreach experts, leaders, and people with lived experience to accurately depict the state of criminal justice and equity in America, in real-time. Participation in our programming will be as equitable and inclusive as the system…