Host: Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.

Editor: Mike Zhang, a fourth-year medical student, is drawn to community psychiatry because it bridges clinical care with public health and social support, allowing him to work directly with underserved populations. Having lived in diverse places and seen how community context shapes well-being, he values psychiatry’s potential to address mental health through connection and collaboration. He is especially interested in how preventive and rehabilitative services can improve long-term outcomes for individuals and families.

Social Media Content Creator: Julia Kooser, a resident at Penn Highlands DuBois, believes that addressing social drivers of health is imperative for maintaining psychological and mental health. During medical school, she was able to take part in initiatives to distribute naloxone to people within the community, and also took part in hosting voter registration events to mobilize individuals within the local community. Julia believes that when people have the ability to meet their basic needs, such as having access to housing and access to medical care and voting for individuals that represent their best interests, individuals are empowered to live happy and fulfilled lives. She feels that community psychiatry is the best vehicle for understanding these social drivers of health, and to enact change that makes the world more equitable and just.

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Guest:

Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey is a physician-scientist, writer, medical media consultant, and organizational leader. She conducted HIV viral immunology research and completed her doctoral degree at the University of Oxford. She later earned her medical degree from Columbia University and completed her psychiatry residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital where she served as chief resident. Afterwards, she completed her public psychiatry fellowship at Columbia University, working on mental health policy at the New York State Office of Mental Health. Dr. Smalls-Mantey is also certified in lifestyle medicine. She currently practices emergency psychiatry in New York City and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is president of the New York County Psychiatric Society. Within the American Psychiatric Association she has served on the Presidential Work Group for Lifestyle Psychiatry and is a member of the Council for Communications. Dr. Smalls-Mantey speaks and writes on mental illness, wellness, and public health and seeks to empower people to make informed decisions about their health. Her media consulting work includes several on-air appearances for ABC News, Fox 5 DC; podcasts, radio interviews, writing for ABC News Medical Unit, and serving on the Medical Advisory Board for VeryWell. Last year she was appointed by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee. Dr. Smalls-Mantey is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and is also the co-author of the award-winning children’s book Anjali the Brave: All about Vaccines. Social Media (IG, TikTok, YouTube): @doctoradjoa, also on LinkedIn.

Host:

Angela Liu, MD is a fourth-year psychiatry resident and Chief Resident of Medical Education at Northwell Health - Zucker Hillside Hospital. After graduating residency, she will be joining the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship.

Podcast Editor:

Daniel Carvallo Ruiz is a resident in BronxCare Health System. All of his years of offering free mental health consultations to the most underserved Venezuelan populations, along with his work at Columbia Psychiatry/NYSPI, and his current position as a PGY-1 at the BronxCare Health System Psychiatry Residency Program, have made him understand the critical importance and leadership role that community psychiatrists have for treating human beings in melting pots of pure diversity: an amalgamation of different races, genders, cultures, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, and ideals that converge into mental health disorders. His biggest desire is to become a leader in mental health advocacy, by using his skills in English, Spanish and ASL to help the most diverse communities and minorities, including those in forensic settings, that require immediate mental health attention, prevention, treatment, counseling and interdisciplinary support.

Social Media Content Creator:

Pooja Jaiswal

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Guest:

Kenneth Minkoff, MD is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ZiaPartners, Inc., a behavioral health system consultation firm in Tucson, AZ. He is Board-Certified as an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist, Board Member Emeritus of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, He is Co-Chair of the Community Psychiatry Committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, and one of the lead authors of the 2021 Report: Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System, the 2024 White Paper on CCBHCs and Crisis Systems, and the 2025 White Paper on the Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework, all published by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. He is a member of the National Council’s Medical Director Institute and consults to the National Council Centers of Excellence on Integrated Care and CCBHCs. Dr. Minkoff has been recognized as a national and international leader in the strategic development of quality-driven managed behavioral health care systems and integrated services and systems for complex populations for over 25 years.

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Host:

Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.

Social media content creators:

Pooja Jaiswal and Poyani Bavishi

Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP).

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guest speakers and are not representative of their employers or affiliated organizations. This is not intended as personal medical advice, but intended for educational purposes only.