In our latest episode of Collab Chats, Kyra Baker talks with Miranda Spencer, a Staff Editor at the webzine Mad in America, about her recent article Voting While "Mentally Ill": A Legacy of Discrimination.

In episode 5 of Collab Chats, we had Dr. Gretchen Snethen back on the podcast to tell us about one of her recent studies, Welcoming Spaces. Kyra sat down with Gretchen to talk about creating the study, what types of places participants identified as welcoming, and the importance of creating spaces that are welcoming for all.

Credits:

This episode is hosted by Kyra Baker and produced and edited by Sydney Taylor.

The music in this episode was found at http://filmmusic.io, and the song is "Wholesome" by Kevin Macleod (https://incompetech.com), License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this podcast, Collab member Kyra Baker and intern Tiger Russell-Yeh talk about navigating college while living with serious mental illnesses. They also discuss Kyra's experiences working as a Supported Education Specialist in the Collaborative's Campus-Oriented Supported Education Study, and some tips for helping students succeed in their educational endeavors!

Our guest host this podcast was Tiger Russell-Yeh, a student at the University of Michigan and intern of the Collaborative. Our guest this time was Kyra Baker, the regular host of the show! Our editor and producer is Sydney Taylor. For more information about the Collaborative visit: http://www.tucollaborative.org/

Dr. Gretchen Snethen and Mr. Brandon Snead discuss a recent bike program they conducted. The Temple University Collaborative recently led four bike pilot programs for consumers of mental healthcare services in Philadelphia. Providers, consumers, bikeshare representatives, and bike advocacy groups worked with us to develop and run groups. Everyone seemed as excited as us throughout the process.

In March of 2019, we sat down with Dr. Judith Cook, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Director of the Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, to talk about one of her recent publications, "Mental Health Self-Directed Care Financing: Efficacy in Improving Outcomes and Controlling Costs for Adults with Serious Mental Illness." To learn more, or read the full transcription of the podcast visit www.tucollaborative.org. Funding for the project was provided by the Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), music provided by Fredji (https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic/fredji-happy-life-original-mix).

In September of 2018, we sat down with Dr. Mark Salzer, founder and director of the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion to talk about community inclusion for individuals with serious mental illnesses, the center's work, and the future of community inclusion. To learn more, or read the full transcription of the podcast visit www.tucollaborative.org. Funding for the project was provided by the Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), music provided by Fredji (https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic/fredji-happy-life-original-mix).