Future of Psychiatry! Innovations in Mental Health
Mental Health Curriculum with Ross Szabo
Dec 13, 2023
Ross Szabo, a mental health advocate, discusses the importance of his mental health curriculum for schools, normalizing conversations about mental health, tackling issues early on, and providing a framework for mental health literacy. He shares his personal journey and the challenges he faced, eventually becoming director of outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign and creating large scale mental health assemblies in the U.S.
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Quick takeaways
- Normalize conversations about mental health through school curriculum.
- Importance of early intervention in mental health education for students.
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Changing the Mental Health Spectrum
The importance of reforming the mental health spectrum in the country is emphasized. The existing spectrum from sane to severe disorders is deemed flawed as individuals can be in multiple points simultaneously. Drawing a parallel to physical health, the need to address mental health issues as functional challenges requiring appropriate support is stressed.
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