Barbara Meyers

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, yet only 1 in 10 individuals suffering from the disorder receive treatment. Host Barbara Meyers talks with Julia F., who has lived with eating disorders for much of her life, and Marybeth Weinstock, a therapist on the staff of New Dawn Recovery Center in San Francisco to learn more about this debilitating condition.

Peer respite centers are community-based alternative models of mental health residential care. They foster wellness, are holistic in scope, and are staffed by people who are peers in terms of having experience in psychiatric crisis. Join host Barbara Meyers as she talks with Yana Jacobs and Dr. Michael Cornwall, two individuals who have experience with this promising practice.

Host Barbara Meyers chats with guests Gigi Crowder and Pastor Horacio Jones about a specialized training in Alameda County aimed at educating and encouraging a much needed collaboration between spiritual leaders and mental health providers. Learn how mental health and spirituality interact in the African American community and the importance of cultural responsiveness.

What is the Alameda County BestNow! program and how does it promote recovery and consumer employment? Learn the answer as host Barbara Meyers chats with BestNow! Program Coordinator Jamie Works Wright and graduate Jeffrey Caiola.

Crisis Intervention Training, or CIT, is a program that trains police officers on how to better understand and interact with people who are having mental health crises. Join host Barbara Meyers as she chats with a police officer from the Oakland Police Department, a family member, and a consumer about this promising program.