Season 2 Episode #19 – The Impact of Racism on Young People of Color

In My Backyard

May 31 2023 | 00:48:57

00:00 / 00:48:57

Show Notes

Today’s podcast revisits the pandemic of systemic and institutionalized racism against people of color, and the impact it has on the emotional well-being of children and youth. The mental health system has long recognized that chronic stress has a negative impact on mental health, but it is only relatively recently that trauma and chronic stress […]

Other Episodes

Episode 0

July 14, 2022 • 00:55:14

Season 2: Episode #4 - A Discussion About the First Episode of Psychosis

Today’s podcast discusses First-Episode Psychosis, sometimes referred to as a first psychotic break. First-Episode Psychosis is when a person begins to lose contact with...

Episode 0

January 14, 2022 • 00:57:14

Episode #17 - The Aftermath of Suicide

This episode is a very important conversation about suicide, which might be painful and triggering for some listeners. If you are experiencing thoughts of...

Episode 0

April 29, 2021 • 00:29:56

Episode #1 - Children's Mental Health

In our first episode, Patricia Costales talks with Guidance Center clinical social worker, Mickey Prince, ACSW, who treats some of our most psychiatrically troubled...