Dr. Tara Chandrasekhar on Adult Autism for the Community Psychiatrist

Dr. Tara Chandrasekhar on Adult Autism for the Community Psychiatrist

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. Autism Resources: * General: https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity/ndrd.html [https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity/ndrd.html] * For healthcare appts: https://autismandhealth.org/ [https://autismandhealth.org/] * Employment training: https://www.neurodiversityhub.org/ * Disability Resources: Employment, Voc Rehab, Education https://www.ndrn.org/about/ndrn-member-agencies/ [https://www.ndrn.org/about/ndrn-member-agencies/] * https://autisticadvocacy.org/ [https://autisticadvocacy.org/] * Podcast Notes [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mgA6Rdj5TdFfs7Lc6FDnzeJi5A7XO2SD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114133879698261021252&rtpof=true&sd=true] 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. Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). ⁠Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows⁠ [https://www.communitypsychiatry.org/membership-application-aacp] | ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/aacp_communitypsych/] | ⁠Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/AACP123] | ⁠Listener Survey⁠ [https://forms.gle/d69Td9UpLx54tywv6] | Follow, review, and share! Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5 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 as personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only.””

Advocacy Update with Dr. Rob Gadomski

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. Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows [https://www.communitypsychiatry.org/membership-application-aacp] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aacp_communitypsych/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/AACP123] | Listener Survey [https://forms.gle/d69Td9UpLx54tywv6] | Follow, review, and share! Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5 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 as personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only.””

Meet the Team: Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey on Trends in Emergency Psychiatry

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 [https://anjalithebrave.com/]the Brave: All about Vaccines [https://anjalithebrave.com/]. 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 Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows [https://www.communitypsychiatry.org/membership-application-aacp] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aacp_communitypsych/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/AACP123] | Listener Survey [https://forms.gle/d69Td9UpLx54tywv6] | Follow, review, and share! Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5 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 as personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only.

Textbook Talk: Dr. Kenneth Minkoff on Comprehensive Integrated Systems of Care

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.  Purchase the Textbook of Community Psychiatry [https://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Community-Psychiatry-American-Association/dp/303110238X] 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 Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows [https://www.communitypsychiatry.org/membership-application-aacp] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aacp_communitypsych/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/AACP123] | Listener Survey [https://forms.gle/d69Td9UpLx54tywv6] | Follow, review, and share! Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5 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 as personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only.

Dr. Angela Coombs Mumuni on Lifelong Unlearning in Public Psychiatry

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 [https://amp.abcnews.com/author/dr_adjoa_smalls_mantey] 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 [https://anjalithebrave.com/]the Brave: All about Vaccines [https://anjalithebrave.com/]. 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 Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows [https://www.communitypsychiatry.org/membership-application-aacp] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aacp_communitypsych/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/AACP123] | Listener Survey [https://forms.gle/d69Td9UpLx54tywv6] | Follow, review, and share! Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5 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 personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only. Please use the link to suggest topics you would be interested in learning more about on The Community Psychiatry Podcast.