Cook County Jail
About the Episode
Black men with mental health problems are more likely to be incarcerated than white men. 50,000 people pass through Cook County Jail each year and 90% are black. One inmate, Jeremiah Robinson, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, anxiety, bipolar and PTSD, and has been arrested 15 times since high school. How did prisons and jails become a frontline treatment for the mentally ill?
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Dr. Igda Martinez | Decolonizing Mental Health
Dr. Igda Martinez is dedicated to empowering unhoused people and breaking stereotypes.3:24 -
Rosalba Calleros & Alan Alfaro | Decolonizing Mental Health
A mother's struggle to find adequate mental healthcare for her son with a disability.5:22 -
Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi | Decolonizing Mental Health
Dr. Keshavarzi is building psychological treatment processes around faith-based concepts.4:03 -
Adriana Alejandre | Decolonizing Mental Health
Adriana Alejandre decides to change the way the Latinx community views mental healthcare.4:17 -
Shelby Rowe | Decolonizing Mental Health
Struggle against a culture that robs Native people of their identity and sense of self.4:55 -
Drs. Fosters-Circle of Life | Decolonizing Mental Health
Native psychologists push for a move away from self and into the circularity of nature.3:24 -
Drs. Fosters-Modern Warrior | Decolonizing Mental Health
Those leaving the reservation for higher education have tools to protect their community.4:11 -
Linh An and Sharyn Luo | Decolonizing Mental Health
A good mental health treatment process must include families and friends.5:14 -
Kelvin Nguyen | Decolonizing Mental Health
Kelvin Nguyen unlearns shame and embraces therapy to help himself and others.4:00 -
Natasha Stovall | Decolonizing Mental Health
Natasha Stovall’s centering of whiteness aims to cure psychiatry’s colorblindness.5:51
