Research Community Link: #12 Emerging Adults w Mental Illness
Dr. Motley studies emerging black males & females with mental illness compounded by racism & violence. They need support systems & a chance for upward mobility. About the Show Welcome to Health Hats, learning on the journey toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once. I’m the Rosetta Stone of Healthcare. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life’s realities in the awesome circus of healthcare. Let’s make some sense of all this. We respect Listeners, Watchers, and Readers . Show Notes at the end. Watch on YouTube Read Newsletter The same content as the podcast, but not a verbatim transcript. Could be a book chapter with images. download the printable transcript here Contents Proem.. 2 Podcast intro 01:07. 2 Exposure to community violence 03:54. 2 Emerging adults 2 Emerging and experiencing violence and mental illness 06:12. 3 Breaking the cycle – support systems 08:05. 3 Breaking the cycle – transportation 08:44. 3 Breaking the cycle – belonging 10:51. 4 Breaking the cycle – upward social mobility. 4 A word from our sponsor, Abridge 11:40. 4 Call to action 12:22. 4 Identifying the research question 13:54. 5 Gaps in research 15:27. 5 Staying in touch, up to date 16:06. 5 Think, read, write, talk 18:10. 6 Measuring police violence 18:49. 6 Vacuum-filler, gap filler 20:55. 6 Community Advisory Board 23:00. 7 People with lived experience analyzing study results 25:31. 7 Research without implementation – ink on paper 26:22. 8 Strategies for Youth 28:47. 8 Community uptake of research 29:49. 8 Social media 33:11. 9 Reflection 35:40. 10 Podcast Outro 38:34. 10 Episode Proem Image by Susan Wilkenson on Unsplash Trauma and mental illness seem inexorably linked with racism and homelessness contributing to severity and complexity. How do we know? Does evidence exist? Do we even need proof? Isn’t it obvious? I think I need to speak with a social worker, researcher. Fortunately, I met Whitney Irie, Ph.D., MSW , Assistant Professor at Boston College School of Social Work, who introduced me to Robert Motley, Ph.D., MSW , also at Boston College. Robert examines the intersection of racism, violence, and trauma for emerging black adult men and women ages 18-29 and associated mental and behavioral outcomes. Eureka, a match! Image by Stefano Pollio on Unsplash Podcast intro Welcome to Health Hats, the Podcast. I’m Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged cisgender old white man of privilege who knows a little bit about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life’s realities in the awesome circus of healthcare. Let’s make some sense of all of this. Exposure to community violence Robert Motley: During my doctoral studies, my research focused on exposure to community violence among black emerging adults. I conducted a systematic literature review on trauma. What was the prevalence of trauma among black males? What were some barriers or facilitators to using mental health services? Looking at the literature, we found high levels of trauma exposure for black men: 50% to 60% had experienced trauma, some of them seven or eight times during their lifetime. They also had high rates of mental health illnesses such as anxiety, generalized anxiety, psychotic disorders, etc. But the most critical finding was that roughly 56% to 74% of the black males across these studies may have had an unmet need for mental health services. So, you’re talking about a large population of black men walking around what I like to call ticking time bombs because they are experiencing a lot of traumas. And we know the adverse effects of trauma on one’s mental health. But when you’re not receiving services, it could intensify many of the symptoms they’re already ex