Mental Health: Changing Perceptions

<p><i><strong>Meet the Guests:</strong></i></p><p>Stephanie Hartselle, M.D. is a pediatric and adult Psychiatrist and CEO of Hartselle & Associates. Alison Darcy, Ph.D. is the President and Founder of Woebot Health. Solomé Tibebu is a Senior Fellow for Digital Transformation at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, a Venture Partner at GreyMater, and Founder and Host of Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech.</p><p> </p><p><i><strong>Key Insights:</strong></i></p><p>This episode dives into the current state of mental healthcare in terms of perceptions, practice, and patient choice.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Perceptions in Media. </strong>Dr. Hartselle is a consultant for big name movie producers, including Harley Quinn’s “Birds of Prey”. She notes a growing interest in Hollywood to represent mental health illnesses more accurately.</li><li><strong>Treatment Challenges. </strong>There is high demand for mental healthcare services. However, Dr. Darcy points out that care practices are archaic and challenging to scale to meet that demand. </li><li><strong>Investing in Care.</strong> Solomé shares that there is more funding, attention, and interest than ever in mental healthcare. Now is the time to make change.</li></ul><p> </p><p>This episode is part one of a special two-part series on mental health. Check out part two on <i>Day Zero</i>!</p><p> </p><p><i><strong>Relevant Links:</strong></i></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.thinkmedium.com/her-story/ep-45-medicine-in-movies-working-for-accurate-representation-of-psychiatry/">Check out Dr. Hartselle’s full interview</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thinkmedium.com/day-zero/ep-45-scaling-mental-health-care-with-ai-2/">Check out Dr. Darcy’s full interview</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thinkmedium.com/her-story/ep-35-breaking-the-stigma-expanding-access-to-mental-healthcare/">Check out Solomé Tibebu’s full interview</a></li></ul>