For those interested, please check out a recording of the event! youtube.com/watch?v=R7lL4K…

Join me in raising money for Cristosal! via Givebutter givebutter.com/cristosalboard…

This is wonderful to be mentioned by Joshua A. Gordon cheers to UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Sheryl Kataoka Michelle V. Porche - @[email protected] excited to see the focus on #Latinx mental health

Very excited to see #latinx #mentalhealth be highlighted as important to National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Joshua A. Gordon blog!

Featured Lisa R. Fortuna new grant to test interventions to decrease disparities in access to care
And Guillermo Prado implementation of Familias Unidas

nimh.nih.gov/about/director…

Explore research by UCSF experts inlcuding, Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH (Lisa R. Fortuna), uncovering how genetics, trauma, and societal pressures affect the teenage brain. Gain a deeper understanding of the links between brain circuitry and MH.
Read full article: ow.ly/3j9a50P5mrw

Letters: This change to state’s conservatorship law would get drug users off streets and save lives sfchronicle.com/opinion/letter… via San Francisco Chronicle

Can Neuroscience Help Stem the Tide of Teen Depression? magazine.ucsf.edu/can-neuroscien… Great article featuring some of us UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

I’m so inspired by our community leaders and —partners: Indigenous healing center set for former S.F. Cellspace warehouse site. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/ind…

So proud of our very own UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Citywide: How Citywide’s ‘Magic’ Supports Clients with Serious Mental Illness ucsf.edu/news/2023/05/4…

Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (Lisa R. Fortuna) has been named chair of the UC Riverside SOM Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Fortuna is board-certified in general, child & adolescent psych and addiction medicine.

Her appointment begins on Aug 1, 2023.

somnews.ucr.edu/articles/2023/…

This was so wonderful to present with @CamarenaAdriana & Somos Esenciales Brenda Cartujano, MD and German Velez American Psychiatric Association

Inspiring presentation of Impactful and creative initiatives to improve the #Mentalhealth and well-being of @Latinx populations by Lisa R. Fortuna Brenda Cartujano, MD German Velez MD @CamarenaAdriana and Community led group 'Somos esenciales SF'
American Psychiatric Association National Hispanic Medical Association #LatinxInPsych

⁦American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry⁩ representation ⁦American Psychiatric Association⁩ 2023 talk on anti racism in school mental health and supporting thriving for all children

⁦UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences⁩ with ⁦Marina Tolou-Shams⁩ and Ramotse Saunders where we were celebrated for being newly appointed endowed chairs and professors at UCF along with ⁦Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS⁩ and ⁦Kristine Yaffe⁩

May 17th 5PM PST! Join the AACAP Latinx Caucus! #LatinxInPsych Child & Adol Psych Med Students & Residents Lisa R. Fortuna Dr. Angel Adolfo Caraballo, MD #aacap #APA #latinxinpsych #psychiatrylatinx

We’re working to get the word out about the risks of –
and solutions for - extreme heat. More materials at
climatepsychiatry.org/heattoolkits An enormous thank you to our funders and partners in this work. @UCSF_Earth UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
@ZSFGcare Lisa R. Fortuna

I’ve always said that people closest to the problem, have the solution. This is an example. I visited the Black Lives Matter Paterson Harm Reduction Center and I was in awe. Even with limited resources, they are IMPACTING lives. Thank you zellie & Bre for doing this work.

Important article I am happy to have contributed to; Black and women researchers are less likely to hold three or more NIH grants simultaneously spectrumnews.org/news/black-and… via Spectrum (Autism Research News)

Excited to share this resource…Hopefully it will be helpful for clinicians working with People of Color experiencing racial trauma