About the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative
The video introduces Yale’s LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to understanding and reducing mental‑health disparities affecting LGBTQ individuals worldwide. It highlights that LGBTQ people face higher rates of depression, anxiety, and substance use, largely driven by social stigma. The initiative’s flagship project is an LGBTQ‑affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, built from interviews with nearly 100 community members and dozens of clinicians, and tested in the first randomized controlled trials of a queer‑specific mental‑health treatment. Speakers note that training therapists multiplies reach—tens of thousands of patients in community centers, college counseling services, and the Veterans Health Administration now receive the evidence‑based protocol. Partnerships such as Nashville Cares and research on Black LGBTQ populations illustrate the program’s breadth and community focus. The work informs public‑policy, clinical guidelines, and broader efforts to combat marginalization. Continued investment is portrayed as vital; without it, the hard‑won gains of the past two decades could erode, leaving LGBTQ individuals without tailored, scientifically validated care.
Evaluation and Optimization of the Philadelphia Medical Case Management Model
City and university leaders detailed a partnership-led evaluation of Philadelphia’s Ryan White EMA medical case management model aimed at strengthening HIV treatment under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania...
Leaders in Public Health: Mr. Chris Klomp
The Yale School of Public Health hosted Chris Klomp, the new director of Medicare and deputy administrator of CMS, to discuss his unconventional path from a personal health tragedy to leading national health‑policy initiatives. Klomp recounted how early exposure to inequities...
What's One Way We Can Rebuild Trust in Public Health?
The short video asks viewers to name a single action that could restore confidence in public‑health institutions, emphasizing that trust erosion is a pressing challenge after the pandemic. Speakers repeatedly stress that listening, radical empathy, and humility must precede the delivery...
Cheshire Network Seminar: Network of Implementation Science Hubs
The Cheshire Network Seminar presented a systematic evaluation of the Implementation Science Hubs, examining three core questions: how the network affected scientists’ knowledge, skills, and practices; how it reshaped collaborations and relationships; and whether it boosted research productivity. The...
Cheshire Network Seminar: R3EDI Hub Presentation
The Yale R3EDI Hub presented its mission to accelerate the end of the HIV epidemic through rigorous, rapid, and relevant evidence adaptation, emphasizing community‑engaged implementation science. Leveraging partnerships with Yale’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS and the Center for...
What's One Way We Can Rebuild Trust in Public Health?
The video asks “What’s one way we can rebuild trust in public health?” and outlines a human‑centered approach that prioritizes empathy, humility and genuine dialogue. Speakers stress listening to all viewpoints, even uncomfortable ones, and validating emotions before presenting data. Relationship‑building...
Leaders in Public Health: Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet
The event introduced Dr. Mary‑Ann Etiebet, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, as Yale’s inaugural Leaders in Public Health of the Year. Etiebet, a Yale‑trained physician‑economist from Nigeria, recounted a career that spans frontline HIV work, a $650 million Merck for Mothers initiative, and...
Doctor Mike on the Latest Health Trends and Becoming a Scientist Content Creator
Doctor Mike, a board‑certified family physician and social‑media star with over 30 million followers, recently spoke at Yale School of Public Health about leveraging digital platforms to improve health outcomes. He explained how his short‑form videos translate clinical evidence into engaging...