The Community Psychiatry Podcast

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Guest: Dr. Timothy W. Fong, MD is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, board certified in adult and addiction psychiatry, and he currently serves as President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, an organization he has belonged to since 1997. He co-directs the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, a clinical research program examining the underlying causes and clinical characteristics of gambling disorder in order to develop effective, evidence-based treatment strategies, and since 2009 he has directed the UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, a one-year accredited program providing clinical training in addiction psychiatry. He completed his undergraduate and medical training at Northwestern University, finished his adult psychiatry residency at UCLA in 2002, was the first accredited addiction psychiatry fellow at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, and serves in the faculty leadership of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, where he also sits on the Steering Committee of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids. He is a nationally sought voice on gambling policy, sports wagering, and behavioral addictions

Host: Dr. Mena Mirhom is a board-certified sports and performance psychiatrist who has worked with professional athletes in the NFL and NBA. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, where he has taught media training in the Public Psychiatry Fellowship for six years. He is a co-host of AACP's The Community Psychiatry Podcast and serves as Chief Wellbeing Officer at Athletes for Hope, where he leads national mental health initiatives for youth through sports. He is a Section Editor at Psychiatric Times, a Forbes contributor, and a recurring on-air medical expert, and his work sits at the intersection of sport, community mental health, and public communication about psychiatric science.  

Editor: Chelsea Matthews is a medical student and research assistant. 

Social Media Content Creators: Julia Kooser is a resident doctor who believes that addressing social drivers of health is imperative for maintaining psychological and mental health. During medical school, she was able to take part in initiatives to distribute naloxone to people within the community, and also took part in hosting voter registration events to mobilize individuals within the local community. Julia believes that when people have the ability to meet their basic needs, such as having access to housing and access to medical care and voting for individuals that represent their best interests, individuals are empowered to live happy and fulfilled lives. She feels that community psychiatry is the best vehicle for understanding these social drivers of health, and to enact change that makes the world more equitable and just.

Jesse Ortiz is a fourth-year medical student who came into community psychiatry through street medicine work, both fields that are committed to providing effective and compassionate healthcare to people who are often overlooked by medical institutions. He believes that community psychiatry is an innovative and meaningful way to address the complicated history of psychiatry and its relationship to the carceral state and various forms of violence. Jesse feels that community psychiatry is a field that truly aims to put the patient first and address their needs as whole people in their unique socioeconomic context. 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guest speakers and are not representative of their employers or affiliated organizations.

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Guest: Sally Littlefield is a schizophrenia advocate, speaker, and consultant who provides trainings on psychosis, crisis de-escalation, and stigma reduction for healthcare systems and community organizations. Drawing on her lived experience with schizoaffective disorder, she focuses on helping providers better understand what psychosis feels like from the inside and how that impacts engagement, trust, and outcomes. Her work has been featured in Slate, STAT News, and Psychology Today, and she regularly speaks with clinicians about improving care for people with complex mental health needs.

Website (general): sallylittlefield.com

Trainings for clinicians & mental health teams: sallylittlefield.com/trainings-workshops

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-littlefield-68876398/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schizophrenicsally/

Host: Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.

Editor: Mike Zhang, a fourth-year medical student, is drawn to community psychiatry because it bridges clinical care with public health and social support, allowing him to work directly with underserved populations. Having lived in diverse places and seen how community context shapes well-being, he values psychiatry’s potential to address mental health through connection and collaboration. He is especially interested in how preventive and rehabilitative services can improve long-term outcomes for individuals and families.

Social Media Content Creators: Julia Kooser is a resident doctor who believes that addressing social drivers of health is imperative for maintaining psychological and mental health. During medical school, she was able to take part in initiatives to distribute naloxone to people within the community, and also took part in hosting voter registration events to mobilize individuals within the local community. Julia believes that when people have the ability to meet their basic needs, such as having access to housing and access to medical care and voting for individuals that represent their best interests, individuals are empowered to live happy and fulfilled lives. She feels that community psychiatry is the best vehicle for understanding these social drivers of health, and to enact change that makes the world more equitable and just.

Jesse Ortiz is a fourth-year medical student who came into community psychiatry through street medicine work, both fields that are committed to providing effective and compassionate healthcare to people who are often overlooked by medical institutions. He believes that community psychiatry is an innovative and meaningful way to address the complicated history of psychiatry and its relationship to the carceral state and various forms of violence. Jesse feels that community psychiatry is a field that truly aims to put the patient first and address their needs as whole people in their unique socioeconomic context. 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guest speakers and are not representative of their employers or affiliated organizations.

Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP).

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Guest: Jessica Isom, MD, MPH  is a board-certified community psychiatrist, assistant clinical professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, and a nationally recognized expert in mental health equity and quality improvements. She earned her MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also completed an MPH in public health leadership. Dedicated to addressing the impact of structural racism in health care, Dr. Isom’s work spans teaching, clinical practice, content development, organizational leadership and consultation through her company Vision for Equity LLC, empowering service providers to adopt equity-minded approaches that improve outcomes for racially marginalized populations. She is currently the lead editor for an APA publisher text under development entitled Embracing Racial Equity: A Clinical Guide for Psychiatrists.

Host: Angela Liu, MD is a Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellow and Director of Communications at the American Association for Community Psychiatry.

Editor: Daniel Carvallo Ruiz, MD is a resident in BronxCare Health System. All of his years of offering free mental health consultations to the most underserved Venezuelan populations, along with his work at Columbia Psychiatry/NYSPI, and his current position as a PGY-1 at the  BronxCare Health System Psychiatry Residency Program, have made him understand the critical importance and leadership role that community psychiatrists have for treating human beings in melting pots of pure diversity: an amalgamation of different races, genders, cultures, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, and ideals that converge into mental health disorders. His biggest desire is to become a leader in mental health advocacy, by using his skills in English, Spanish and ASL to help the most diverse communities and minorities, including those in forensic settings, that require immediate mental health attention, prevention, treatment, counseling and interdisciplinary support.

Social Media Content Creator: Julia Kooser is a resident doctor who believes that addressing social drivers of health is imperative for maintaining psychological and mental health. During medical school, she was able to take part in initiatives to distribute naloxone to people within the community, and also took part in hosting voter registration events to mobilize individuals within the local community. Julia believes that when people have the ability to meet their basic needs, such as having access to housing and access to medical care and voting for individuals that represent their best interests, individuals are empowered to live happy and fulfilled lives. She feels that community psychiatry is the best vehicle for understanding these social drivers of health, and to enact change that makes the world more equitable and just.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guest speakers and are not representative of their employers or affiliated organizations.

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Guest: Dr. Tara Chandrasekhar is a psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Duke University School of Medicine, where she directs the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Her work focuses on supporting autistic people across the lifespan — especially during the transition to adulthood — and helping clinicians provide neurodiversity-affirming care. Through her clinical work, teaching, and research, Dr. Chandrasekhar is passionate about improving how we understand and support autistic adults in healthcare, education, and everyday life.

Host: Anish Dhamija, MD, MS is Board-Certified in both Psychiatry and Family Medicine, completing residency training at UC San Diego in 2022. He attended the Public Psychiatry Fellowship at Columbia University from 2022-2023 and also served as Clinical Director of the Crisis Team and 988 Headquarters in Westchester County, New York. His current position is as the Director of Behavioral Health at an FQHC by the border of San Diego and Mexico, where he works in an integrated care setting closely with primary care. He lives in San Diego with his wife and young child.

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Editor: Raquel Nunez, a medical doctor from Venezuela, has seen how social and economic hardships deeply affect mental health. These experiences shaped her approach to psychiatry, teaching her that the most meaningful care comes from working alongside communities and learning about their struggles to develop solutions on their journey towards healing. Community psychiatry embodies this approach to mental health care that she is so passionate about, emphasizing equality, accessibility, and care for all.

Social Media Content Creator: Jessica Johnston, a first-year medical student, is passionate about providing human-centered care for people experiencing mental health crises and chronic mental illness within the contexts of their communities and lived experiences. Through her work in crisis residential care, street medicine, and public health, she has seen how community-based approaches can promote healing, dignity, resilience, and long-term support for individuals and families. She is especially interested in addressing the social and structural factors that shape mental health outcomes and in building systems of care that are accessible, equitable, and rooted in social justice.

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Host: Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.

Editor: Mike Zhang, a fourth-year medical student, is drawn to community psychiatry because it bridges clinical care with public health and social support, allowing him to work directly with underserved populations. Having lived in diverse places and seen how community context shapes well-being, he values psychiatry’s potential to address mental health through connection and collaboration. He is especially interested in how preventive and rehabilitative services can improve long-term outcomes for individuals and families.

Social Media Content Creator: Julia Kooser, a resident at Penn Highlands DuBois, believes that addressing social drivers of health is imperative for maintaining psychological and mental health. During medical school, she was able to take part in initiatives to distribute naloxone to people within the community, and also took part in hosting voter registration events to mobilize individuals within the local community. Julia believes that when people have the ability to meet their basic needs, such as having access to housing and access to medical care and voting for individuals that represent their best interests, individuals are empowered to live happy and fulfilled lives. She feels that community psychiatry is the best vehicle for understanding these social drivers of health, and to enact change that makes the world more equitable and just.

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Guest:

Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey is a physician-scientist, writer, medical media consultant, and organizational leader. She conducted HIV viral immunology research and completed her doctoral degree at the University of Oxford. She later earned her medical degree from Columbia University and completed her psychiatry residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital where she served as chief resident. Afterwards, she completed her public psychiatry fellowship at Columbia University, working on mental health policy at the New York State Office of Mental Health. Dr. Smalls-Mantey is also certified in lifestyle medicine. She currently practices emergency psychiatry in New York City and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is president of the New York County Psychiatric Society. Within the American Psychiatric Association she has served on the Presidential Work Group for Lifestyle Psychiatry and is a member of the Council for Communications. Dr. Smalls-Mantey speaks and writes on mental illness, wellness, and public health and seeks to empower people to make informed decisions about their health. Her media consulting work includes several on-air appearances for ABC News, Fox 5 DC; podcasts, radio interviews, writing for ABC News Medical Unit, and serving on the Medical Advisory Board for VeryWell. Last year she was appointed by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee. Dr. Smalls-Mantey is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and is also the co-author of the award-winning children’s book Anjali the Brave: All about Vaccines. Social Media (IG, TikTok, YouTube): @doctoradjoa, also on LinkedIn.

Host:

Angela Liu, MD is a fourth-year psychiatry resident and Chief Resident of Medical Education at Northwell Health - Zucker Hillside Hospital. After graduating residency, she will be joining the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. 

Podcast Editor:

Daniel Carvallo Ruiz is a resident in BronxCare Health System. All of his years of offering free mental health consultations to the most underserved Venezuelan populations, along with his work at Columbia Psychiatry/NYSPI, and his current position as a PGY-1 at the  BronxCare Health System Psychiatry Residency Program, have made him understand the critical importance and leadership role that community psychiatrists have for treating human beings in melting pots of pure diversity: an amalgamation of different races, genders, cultures, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, and ideals that converge into mental health disorders. His biggest desire is to become a leader in mental health advocacy, by using his skills in English, Spanish and ASL to help the most diverse communities and minorities, including those in forensic settings, that require immediate mental health attention, prevention, treatment, counseling and interdisciplinary support.

Social Media Content Creator:

Pooja Jaiswal

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Guest:

Kenneth Minkoff, MD is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ZiaPartners, Inc., a behavioral health system consultation firm in Tucson, AZ. He is Board-Certified as an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist, Board Member Emeritus of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, He is Co-Chair of the Community Psychiatry Committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, and one of the lead authors of the 2021 Report: Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System, the 2024 White Paper on CCBHCs and Crisis Systems, and the 2025 White Paper on the Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework, all published by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. He is a member of the National Council’s Medical Director Institute and consults to the National Council Centers of Excellence on Integrated Care and CCBHCs. Dr. Minkoff has been recognized as a national and international leader in the strategic development of quality-driven managed behavioral health care systems and integrated services and systems for complex populations for over 25 years. 

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Host:

Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.

Social media content creators:  

Pooja Jaiswal and Poyani Bavishi

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Guest: 

Angela Coombs Mumuni, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist and Associate Medical Director for Alameda County Behavioral Health Department where she works both clinically in East Oakland, CA as well as serves as administrator supporting psychiatric providers, system-wide psychiatric quality improvement and workforce development. She completed her adult psychiatry residency training at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where she also served as Chief

Resident before going on to complete Columbia’s Public Psychiatry Fellowship. She now serves as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Thus far her career spans early psychosis services, mental health inequities facing Black American populations and other minoritized groups as well as public-sector system transformation. Her scholarship appears in Psychiatric Services, JAACAP, and Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Social Media: on LinkedIn.

Host:

Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey is a physician-scientist, writer, medical media consultant, and organizational leader. She conducted HIV viral immunology research and completed her doctoral degree at the University of Oxford. She later earned her medical degree from Columbia University and completed her psychiatry residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital where she served as chief resident. Afterwards, she completed her public psychiatry fellowship at Columbia University, working on mental health policy at the New York State Office of Mental Health. Dr. Smalls-Mantey is also certified in lifestyle medicine. She currently practices emergency psychiatry in New York City and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is president of the New York County Psychiatric Society. Within the American Psychiatric Association she has served on the Presidential Work Group for Lifestyle Psychiatry and is a member of the Council for Communications. Dr. Smalls-Mantey speaks and writes on mental illness, wellness, and public health and seeks to empower people to make informed decisions about their health. Her media consulting work includes several on-air appearances for ABC News, Fox 5 DC; podcasts, radio interviews, writing for ABC News Medical Unit, and serving on the Medical Advisory Board for VeryWell. Last year she was appointed by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee. Dr. Smalls-Mantey is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and is also the co-author of the award-winning children’s book Anjali the Brave: All about Vaccines. Social Media (IG, TikTok, YouTube): @doctoradjoa, also on LinkedIn.

Podcast editor: Mike Zhang, a third year medical student, is drawn to community psychiatry because it bridges clinical care with public health and social support, allowing him to work directly with underserved populations. Having lived in diverse places and seen how community context shapes well-being, he values psychiatry’s potential to address mental health through connection and collaboration. He is especially interested in how preventive and rehabilitative services can improve long-term outcomes for individuals and families.

Social media content creator: Pooja Jaiswal

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Guest: 

Dr. Sosunmolu Shoyinka is an award-winning psychiatrist, speaker and author, trained at Yale, Columbia, and NYU. Dr Shoyinka is Triple Board certified and holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellow of the Philadelphia College of Physicians. He serves on the Board of the American Association for Community Psychiatry. Dr Shoyinka led the redesign of Philadelphia’s crisis system. This effort resulted in Philadelphia’s recognition by the Biden Administration as a model city for 988 implementation. Dr Shoyinka is the co-creator of the SMART Tool, which facilitates self-directed antiracism work within organizations. Dr Shoyinka is also co-creator of a patent-pending risk-stratification analytic software that facilitates population addiction treatment. Dr Shoyinka’s leadership expertise has been nationally recognized. In May 2022, he received a Special Presidential Commendation from the American Psychiatric Association. He has been recognized as Black Leader shaping the Future of Psychiatry and is a regular guest speaker at state and national conferences. Dr Shoyinka is married to Dr. Kemi Shoyinka. They live in the Greater Philadelphia area and are blessed with 3 wonderful children: Nimi, Nife and Nisimi.

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Host:

Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.

Editor: Chelsea Mathews is a medical student and research assistant.

Social Media Content Creator: Poyani Bhavishi and Pooja Jaiswal

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Guests: 

Brandon Spatz has been an active member of Miracle Clubhouse for a decade, demonstrating a deep and consistent commitment to the Clubhouse Model. In 2024, he joined the Clubhouse International Faculty, facilitating Clubhouse Accreditation visits. Since joining the Faculty, Brandon has completed three accreditation visits, with his fourth scheduled for November 2025. He currently serves on the Miracle Clubhouse Advisory Board, is actively involved in the Clubhouse Ohio Coalition, and contributes to multiple committees both within and beyond the Clubhouse network. He is also the co-creator and host of a mental health podcast developed with his colleagues as part of the Work-Ordered Day at Miracle Clubhouse called EmpowerHalfAnHour. Since its launch, the podcast has reached listeners in 20 countries and 37 U.S. states. Brandon has presented and served as a panelist at Clubhouse conferences and other conferences both in Ohio and nationally. Most notably, he was a panelist at the Clubhouse International USA Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he shared insights on integrating innovative work into the Work Ordered Day—particularly podcasting—into the Clubhouse.

EmpowerHalfAnHour podcast: https://empowerhalfanhour.wordpress.com/

Podcast instagram:

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John Delman has been a member of Fountain House for fifty years, and was on the staff for thirty-five years.  As a member he engaged in all aspects of the program--vocational, residential, and social--and as a social practitioner he worked extensively in Visiting Colleague Training, as well as with the educational and housing components of the clubhouse.  He recently attended a psychiatric conference in Berlin, and will be writing an article for the ROAR journal on the founder of the model, John Beard, whom he knew well.  He is currently a member of the Partners in Care team, creating closer bonds between clubhouses and the psychiatric community, and at age 75 is something of a Fountain House historian, assisting  a History professor from Bryn Mawr in a review of the archives in preparation for a book on Deinstitutionalization.

Resources:

Clubhouse Model International -  https://clubhouse-intl.org/

Fountain House - https://www.fountainhouse.org/

Host:

Angela Liu, MD is a fourth-year psychiatry resident and Chief Resident of Medical Education at Northwell Health - Zucker Hillside Hospital. After graduating residency, she will be joining the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. 

Editor:

Mike Zhang is a third year medical student. He is drawn to community psychiatry because it bridges clinical care with public health and social support, allowing him to work directly with underserved populations. Having lived in diverse places and seen how community context shapes well-being, he values psychiatry’s potential to address mental health through connection and collaboration. He is especially interested in how preventive and rehabilitative services can improve long-term outcomes for individuals and families.

Social Media Content Creator:

Pooja Jaiswal

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guest speakers and are not representative of their employers or affiliated organizations. This is not intended to provide personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only.

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