Minding the Gap: Gender and the Mental Health Crisis
Friday, April 28, 9 AM ET
Knafel Center or Online on Zoom
10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
In a world challenged by COVID-19, the climate crisis, and political and economic instability, mental health issues are escalating. Although recognized as a critical component of public health, mental health services and support remain unevenly available.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s 2023 gender conference will explore the relationship between gender and mental health from an intersectional perspective, with a focus on youth, underserved communities, and the impact of social justice issues. Physicians, scholars, writers, educators, scientists, artists, and activists will consider the relationship between gender and mental health along multiple axes—including genetics, lived experience, vulnerabilities, disparate impacts, and access to healthcare. Finally, we will discuss ways to increase resilience and focus on prevention.
Speakers:
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Chase Anderson, associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, University of California San Francisco
Rahn K. Bailey, chair, Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University New Orleans School of Medicine
Sara Bleich, director of the social sciences program and Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of public health policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and vice provost for special projects, Harvard University
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; professor of history, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; and chair, Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery
V Varun Chaudhry, assistant professor of women's, gender and sexuality studies, Brandeis University
Munmun De Choudhury, associate professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Immaculata De Vivo, codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; and professor of epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Renee M. Johnson, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Laura Kubzansky, professor of social and behavioral sciences, director of the Society and Health Laboratory, and special advisor of the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Teresa LaFromboise, professor of education in developmental and psychological sciences, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Richard Layard, professor of economics emeritus and codirector, Wellbeing Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
Tey Meadow, associate professor of sociology, Columbia University
Alisha Moreland-Capuia, assistant professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; director of trauma-informed treatment, consultation, and outreach, Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, McLean Hospital
Devin-Norelle, professional model, trans advocate, opinion writer, and public speaker
Olivia Okereke, associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; inaugural director, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry’s Center for Racial Equity and Justice
Rebecca Shansky, associate professor of psychology, Northeastern University
Lise Van Susteren, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Esmé Weijun Wang, writer and founder, Unexpected Shape Writing Academy
Michelle A. Williams, dean of the faculty and Angelopoulos Professor in Public Health and International Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
To register, visit www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-minding-the-gap-conference.
In-person attendees will be provide boxed lunches.
Live closed captioning will be available for this conference. This event is free. All are welcome to attend.