Heart Forward: Conversations from the Heart
What if America embraced a bold new vision for mental health care? Hosted by Kerry Morrison, this podcast explores the internationally acclaimed Trieste model from Italy, a community-based approach recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for its commitment to human rights, social connection, and whole-person care. Through conversations with experts, advocates, and practitioners, the series examines how principles such as radical hospitality, social recovery, accountability, and thriving could inspire a new future for mental health care in America.
Host/Curator: Kerry Morrison, Founder & Project Director of Heart Forward
Technical partner: Aaron Stein at Capstone Audio
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Season 4 Trailer
Wow—t's been 10 months since we uploaded the final episode of Season Three!
The Tragic Intersection of Mental Illness with Our Criminal Justice System
Episode 10: Making sense with Mark Gale
Does the American Mental Health System Stand the Test of a Human Rights framework?
Episode 9: A conversation with Dr. Soumitra Pathare
What Does It Take to Provide Housing That Heals?
Episode 8: A conversation with Michael Weinstein and Lynda Kaufmann of Psynergy
My Week in Los Angeles
Episode 7: A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina: shadowing LASD’s Homeless Outreach Services Team, visiting L.A. 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
Episode 6: A history lesson with Dr. Mark Ragins and Dr. Dave Pilon
Italian Psychiatrist Franco Basaglia: His Life, His Impact, His Legacy
Episode 5: A conversation with Professor John Foot
What Is Peer Respite and Why Don't We Have More of These Crisis Beds Available?
Episode 4: A conversation with Guyton Colantuono of Project Return Peer Support Network
Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health
Episode 3: A conversation with the author Dr. Tom Inselv
Understanding California's 50-Year-Old Conservatorship Law: Is There Room for Improvement?
Episode 2: An interview with gifted law student Savanah Walseth
Unglamourous Expertise: Recovery from Acute Psychosis to Reflections on System Change
Episode 1: A conversation with Lee Davis, Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board
Season Three Trailer
An introduction to the topics and interviews that will be presented during the Spring of 2022
Is There Anything More Complicated Than Our Public Mental Health Funding System?
Episode 9: Making sense with Alex Briscoe
What Leadership Looks Like
Episode 8: A conversation with former L.A. County 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
Episode 7: A conversation with Dr. Roberto Mezzina
Whispering at Ground Level: How to Build Trust with People Suffering on the Street
Episode 6: A conversation with Anthony Ruffin
Peer-Assisted Mental Health Care Inside the Country's Largest Jail
Episode 5: A panel conversation
What Is CAHOOTS and Why Are More and More People Talking About This?
Episode 4: A conversation with Ben Adam Climer
Who Is Franco Basaglia and Why Is the English-Speaking World Not Aware of Him?
Episode 3: A conversation with Vincenzo Passante
Making Sense of California’s Conservatorship System, Part One
Episode2: A conversation with Dr. Alex Barnard