Radical Mental Health

Event Details

 

About the Conversation –Radical Mental Health Education as a Tool for Transformation: Lessons from IDHA’s Core Curriculum Judi’s Room event will feature IDHA’s Transformative Mental Health Core Curriculum as an example of this vision. Drawing from fields like psychiatric survivors, mad pride, peer support, disability justice, and abolition, the curriculum critiques existing models and provides practical skills for building dignified alternatives. Developed over many years and launched in 2023, the curriculum is now in its second year. Its eight modules combine theory with practical tools, covering topics such as navigating power, community-based crisis response, and uncertainty in support roles. Presenters will share insights from the curriculum’s development and implementation, illustrating how it connects diverse roles and how education can drive justice and resistance. The session will include a brief presentation followed by an open discussion, inviting participants to share their experiences and visions for change.

About the Presenter(s)

Noah Gokul (they/them) is a Queer multidisciplinary artist and educator here to create liberated worlds through art, storytelling, and sound. They are the Program Manager of the Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA), where they lead the Transformative Mental Health Core Curriculum project. Noah identifies as a trauma survivor with sensitivities to the world around them. They use music and art for meaning-making and the healing of others, integrating these passions into their work as a peer for young adults in a first-episode psychosis program. They have facilitated in a wide variety of settings, at the intersections of anti-oppression, trauma, incarceration, Caribbean ancestry, music, and mental health.

Jessie Roth (she/her) is the Director of the Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA). She is a writer and activist with more than a decade of experience organizing at the intersection of mental health and social justice. She is a longtime organizer with IDHA, supporting the development of initiatives such as Mental Health Trialogue, a forum bridging the perspectives of peers, family members, and providers. Inspired by her family’s experiences with the mental health system, Jessie’s work is focused on the healing power of storytelling and the importance of cross-movement organizing for mental health liberation. Her writing has been published in Been Too Patient: An Anthology of Voices from Radical Mental Health, the Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine, and the Village Voice.

 

About Judi’s Room

Named after celebrated human rights activist Judi Chamberlin, Judi’s Room is a free event presented jointly by MindFreedom International (MFI) and I Love You, Lead On to facilitate opportunities for ongoing cross-disability dialogue. It typically begins with a presentation by one or more expert panelists, followed by an open public discussion. If you require accommodation for this event, such as sign language interpretation, please email office@mindfreedom.org at least three business days prior to the presentation date. If you would like to support Judi’s Room, please consider donating to MFI and I Love You, Lead On. If you are not yet subscribed to our mailing list for Judi’s Room and would like to sign up to receive notifications about upcoming events in the future, please send an email to office@mindfreedom.org with “Add me to Judi’s Room” in the subject heading. A recording of this event will later be posted on MFI’s official YouTube channel.

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