Episode Summary
It’s good to be back! Check out the season 2 premiere of “Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up,” where our host, Indrias Kassaye, digs in to the complex issues in psychiatric mental health and healthcare today with Marcus Henderson, elected board member of the American Nurses Association and member of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. Marcus Henderson is a current MFP Fellow pursuing a PhD at John Hopkins University School of Nursing with the goal to improve care, eliminate disparities, and optimize outcomes for children and adolescents from marginalized backgrounds.
Henderson’s own adolescent experiences, like providing medical care for his grandmother and great aunt, drove him to pursue a healthcare profession later in life. Much of Henderson’s experiences as a biracial teen growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood of Philadelphia led to his research interest in child and adolescent mental health, mental health disparities, social determinants of health, and mental health services research. Empowered by his research and his identity as a person of color in healthcare, Henderson opens up about the effect racism and colonialism have had on his field.
Deeper in this episode, Indrias and Marcus dissect the social, economic, and political drivers that are putting a disproportionate number of individuals of color into inpatient psychiatric units. Focusing on Marcus’ area of research, they discuss the present state of child and adolescent mental healthcare and what needs to be done to fix the broken system. Together, Marcus and Indrias highlight the importance of creating a brave space where healthcare workers can learn together and share accountability in frustrating or uncomfortable situations.
To learn more about Marcus’ inspiring story and the Minority Fellowship Program that supports psychiatric and mental health nurses from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups pursing master’s and doctoral degrees, visit https://emfp.org
Episode Notes
It’s good to be back! Check out the season 2 premiere of “Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up,” where our host, Indrias Kassaye, digs in to the complex issues in psychiatric mental health and healthcare today with Marcus Henderson, elected board member of the American Nurses Association and member of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. Marcus Henderson is a current MFP Fellow pursuing a PhD at John Hopkins University School of Nursing with the goal to improve care, eliminate disparities, and optimize outcomes for children and adolescents from marginalized backgrounds.
Henderson’s own adolescent experiences, like providing medical care for his grandmother and great aunt, drove him to pursue a healthcare profession later in life. Much of Henderson’s experiences as a biracial teen growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood of Philadelphia led to his research interest in child and adolescent mental health, mental health disparities, social determinants of health, and mental health services research. Empowered by his research and his identity as a person of color in healthcare, Henderson opens up about the effect racism and colonialism have had on his field.
Deeper in this episode, Indrias and Marcus dissect the social, economic, and political drivers that are putting a disproportionate number of individuals of color into inpatient psychiatric units. Focusing on Marcus’ area of research, they discuss the present state of child and adolescent mental healthcare and what needs to be done to fix the broken system. Together, Marcus and Indrias highlight the importance of creating a brave space where healthcare workers can learn together and share accountability in frustrating or uncomfortable situations.
To learn more about Marcus’ inspiring story and the Minority Fellowship Program that supports psychiatric and mental health nurses from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups pursing master’s and doctoral degrees, visit https://emfp.org.