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SUMMARY:Ask the Expert: Exploring Metabolic Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by NAMI:  \nThursday\, April 9\, 2026 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET \nWant to learn more about the cutting-edge science of metabolic psychiatry?\nThis webinar will explore metabolic therapies for psychiatric conditions from both a clinical and lived experience perspective.\nDr. Calogero (Carlo) Longhitano\, psychiatrist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University (JCU)\, will share his insights on the potential of ketogenic therapy as both a clinician and researcher. He is co-investigator of JCU’s randomized controlled trial comparing a ketogenic diet with a standard diet in adults with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.\nHannah Warren will share her experience of putting symptoms of bipolar I disorder into remission using metabolic therapies\, including a ketogenic diet. She will also discuss testimonials from additional individuals with a wide variety of diagnoses. \nYou’ll hear more about:\n•	The potential for meaningful improvements in both mental and physical health through ketogenic therapy\n•	How to mitigate risks and access the growing number of resources available to help individuals explore this promising intervention safely\n•	How a grassroots movement is emerging to expand awareness of an access to metabolic therapies for psychiatric conditions\nWhether you’re seeking answers for yourself\, a loved one\, or your patients\, this session will provide cutting-edge information grounded in the latest research and lived experience. \nReserve your spot today and submit your questions for our presenters through the registration form!  https://nami-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jGyO45I4TI2jN3-bOvRp6g#/registration \nGuest Prsenters:\nDr. Carlo Longhitano\, MD \nAssociate Professor of Psychiatry\nJames Cook University\, Australia \nCarlo Longhitano is the Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University medical school and a psychiatrist at North Queensland Forensic MH Services. He obtained his MD in 1999 (Italy) before completing his psychiatric residency in Oxford and London (UK) where he held senior positions before moving to Townsville\, Australia\, in 2018. Carlo is completing a PhD project on the effects of nutritional interventions in psychosis. He is the co-investigator with Prof Zoltan Sarnyai at JCU’s randomized clinical trial of ketogenic metabolic therapy vs standard diet in adults with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The project is supported and funded by the US-based Baszucki Brain Research Foundation. Additionally\, Carlo is a member of the forensic faculty of the RANZCP\, a board member at Margaret Roderick Centre for MH Research and a scientific advisor to the Australasian Metabolic Health Society. He is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and two textbook chapters.  \nHannah Warren \nLived Experience Advocate\, Communications & Advocacy Manager\nMetabolic Mind \nHannah serves as Communications and Advocacy Manager at Baszucki Group and Metabolic Mind\, where she works to advance awareness of metabolic psychiatry. Following her remission from bipolar I disorder through ketogenic therapy in 2021\, she dedicated herself to sharing the growing scientific foundation of metabolic therapies and promoting their potential as first-line interventions.\nShe is cofounder of Metabolic Collective\, a nonprofit organization building grassroots communities to expand awareness of and access to metabolic therapies for psychiatric and neurological conditions.\nHannah has spent much of her career in the nonprofit sector\, most recently serving as Marketing and Development Director at Serenity Hospice and Home.\nShe holds an M.A. in Fashion Entrepreneurship from the London College of Fashion and a B.A. in South Asian Studies and Linguistics from the School of Oriental and African Studies\, University of London. She is currently writing a book titled Radiant Beast: The Mitochondrial Pathway. \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/ask-the-expert-exploring-metabolic-psychiatry/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Behavioral Health,Office Hours,Treatment
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SUMMARY:Community-Informed Justice Diversion and Care
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by NAMI: \nTuesday\, April 14\, 2026 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET \nThe Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) is a key tool to help communities identify strategies to implement policies and programs that divert people with mental illness from the criminal justice system. By detailing how people come into contact and move through the system\, this model helps communities identify resources and service gaps that prevent them from reaching their diversion and treatment goals. \nThe SIM has changed how communities think and plan for mental health diversion and treatment\, and in doing so has impacted countless lives. But despite progress\, there are still barriers to making mental health services available to everyone. To address these concerns\, Policy Research Associates Inc. (PRA) has developed a new application of the SIM to support more comprehensive and inclusive approaches to services and treatment.  \nThis webinar will present a new approach to leverage in SIM to ensure communities are considering their members’ unique needs. Using the lens of “nothing about us\, without us”\, this session will explore ways to identify the unique needs of communities and avoid pitfalls that can be barriers to success. \nLearning Objectives:\n•	Understanding of how the criminal justice system impacts people with mental illness based on their individual needs and experiences.\n•	Strategies to ensure reforms and strategic plans are addressing all unique needs within communities.\n•	Ways to enhance the use of SIM workshops to ensure strategic plans are leveraging resources in a way that reforms and services are structured to meet communities’ unique needs.   \nReserve your spot today and submit your questions for our presenter through the registration form! https://nami-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GPUNuXlsQn-S7DDv_QSwuw#/registration \nSpeaker:\nDr. Melissa Neal Stein is Senior Project Associate II within the Criminal Legal Area at Policy Research Associates\, Inc. She leads broad technical assistance projects focused on issues at the intersection of the behavioral health and criminal legal systems\, including increasing public health approaches in criminal legal programs\, addressing racial and ethnic inequities\, and ensuring use of evidence-based practices. She directs communications for SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation\, which involves the production and dissemination of written materials and events to the national audience of behavioral health and criminal justice professionals. Dr. Stein also leads technical assistance and research related to providing substance use treatment in criminal legal settings\, including medication-assisted treatment\, specifically medication for opioid use disorders\, in state department of corrections\, rural jails\, and treatment courts. She is a certified Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) mapping workshop facilitator and developer of the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion-focused SIM mapping workshop. Dr. Stein earned her Master’s and Doctorate in Public Health from East Tennessee State University. In 2007\, she co-founded Families Free\, Inc.\, a non-profit organization supporting families interfacing with the criminal legal system. Immediately prior to joining PRA\, Dr. Stein was the Criminal Justice Planning Manager for Mecklenburg County\, North Carolina\, where she led research and planning for the local criminal justice system\, oversaw local collaborating bodies\, and directed grant programs. Her work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals\, including Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry\, Journal for Advancing Justice\, and the Journal of Public Child Welfare. Dr. Stein brings knowledge and passion from her own experience and recovery from complex trauma into her work. She resides outside Charlotte\, NC\, with her family.  \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/community-informed-justice-diversion-and-care/
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CATEGORIES:Advocacy
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