Equity in Mental Health
Equity in Mental Health is a series of events and resources for our faculty and staff to support their development in service to our students, especially those most impacted by mental health challenges and access to resources. This program focuses on learning outcomes around trauma-informed practices, self-care and mental well-being through an equity lens.
This initiative is made possible through funding from the UC Office of the President to deliver education and training resources to UC San Diego faculty and staff in service to our students.
Updated Learning Outcomes
Participants in Equity in Mental Health will be able to:
- Understand trauma-informed program design and implementation to support student well-being.
- Identify stressors and practice self-care strategies to model and share with impacted student populations.
- Center the needs of our most vulnerable and impacted student populations.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Past Equity in Mental Health events featured insight on the mental health of students impacted by system equity gaps, burnout in higher education, implicit bias, intersectionality and more.
2025 Events
"Safety, Voice, and Choice: Infusing Trauma-Informed Practice into our Work and Workplaces"
A workshop was facilitated by Marianne Frapwell, Director of the Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education at the Sexual Assault Resource Center (CARE at SARC). These workshops support our learning outcomes for student-facing staff and faculty, as part of the Equity in Mental Health quarterly series. The goal of this session was for participants to gain a deeper understanding of trauma-informed practices and how to implement tangible tools and strategies into their workspaces and programming to support students.
2024 Events
“Mental Health: Practical Strategies to Manage Emotions in Our Daily Lives”
Workshops were offered in two independent sessions, presented by Dr. Dalia Pimentel, an expert working with the Latino community. Her research and clinical experience focused on the stress associated with living and working in a new environment.
Session in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation
Salud Mental: Estrategias Prácticas para Manejar Nuestras Emociones en Nuestro Día a Día
Grabación del evento:
Event Presentation (Presentación de PowerPoint del Evento)
Session in English with Spanish interpretation
Mental Health: Practical Strategies to Manage Emotions in Our Daily Lives
Event Recording:
Series Podcast
Podcast Series Host
Kyler Nathan, IV, MBA, D-Enterprise Program Manager at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Podcast Host of the Banquet Hall Podcast
Episode 1 | Series Kickoff
Guests: UC San Diego Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
- Jennifer Triana, LCSW, FSAP Counselor
- William Youngblood, M.S., LMFT, CEAP, CATP, FSAP Counselor
- Cathy (Cat) Thompson, Ph.D., FSAP Counselor
- Crystal Green, Ph.D., LMFT, CEAP, Director
- Izabel Francy, LCSW, PMH-C, CEAP, FSAP Counselor
- Bryan McNutt, Ph.D., LMFT, CEAP, FSAP Counselor
- Christina Lambert, Ph.D., FSAP Counselor
Episode 2 | Trauma Informed Pedagogy with Dr. Mays Imad
Guest: Dr. Mays Imad, Associate Professor of Biology at Connecticut College
Episode 3 | Rest as Resistance
Guest: Izzy Narvaez is the Assistant Director of Equity and Inclusion Education and Training at the Cross-Cultural Center
Episode 4 | Building a Culture of Care: A Collective Impact Approach for Holistically Supporting Black College Men’s Mental Health
Guest: Dr. Jarrel T. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Utah
Episode 5 | Equidad en Saludad Emotional
Host: Dr. Miriam Wood Alameda, VCOT Program Coordinator
Guest: Dr. Dalia Pimentel
Episode 6 | Safety, Voice and Choice: Infusing Trauma-Informed Practice into our Work and Workplaces
Host: Vanessa L. Haro, MSW, Strategic Initiatives Manager
Guest: Marianne Frapwell, MSW, MBA, Director of Campus Advocacy, Reso
Recommended Reading
- The Essential Role Of Mental Health For A Diverse, Inclusive Workplace (Forbes)
As employers strive to advance racial justice, they should focus on mental health in both their workplaces and their communities. This article offers several important actions they can take. - The Four Bodies: A Holistic Toolkit for Coping With Racial Trauma
A holistic strategy to rest, rehabilitate and rebuild by recognizing that bodies are made up of four distinct parts: the mental body, the emotional body, the physical body and the spiritual body. This toolkit shows what a holistic approach to coping with racial trauma. - Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety (by Cara Page, Erica Woodland)
A profound offering and call to action—collective stories, testimonials, and incantations for renewing political and spiritual liberation grounded in Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Queer and Trans healing justice lineages. - Healing Justice Practice Spaces: A How-To Guide
A Healing Justice Practice Space is an all-gender, all-bodied, inclusive and accessible space for practicing and receiving healing that is built in partnership with social justice movement work and sites of political action. - It’s a New Era for Mental Health at Work (Harvard Business Review)
In a follow-up study of their 2019 Mental Health at Work Report, the authors offer a rare comparison of the state of mental health, stigma, and work culture in U.S. workplaces before and during the pandemic. They also present a summary of what they learned and their recommendations for what employers need to do to support their employees’ mental health. - Take a critical look at equity, diversity, and inclusion policies (American Psychological Association)
Evaluate your company policies and programs to ensure they support people of color, LGBTQ+ populations and people with disabilities.
Mental Health Focused Events Hosted by UC San Diego Campus Partners
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