Today on Into the Fold we’re talking about music therapy as a uniquely powerful way to help kids with their mental health, including for those dealing with traumatic experiences such as parental incarceration. Our guests are Cynthia Smith, founder and director of Sparks for Success, amd Amber Sarpy, one of their music therapists.

Related links:

Episode 69: Mental Health and the Musician's Life
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-musician-mental-health

Episode 88: Young Minds Matter
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-young-minds-matter

Episode 136: Diverse Works: A New Art Experience
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-mental-health-art

Music credits: 
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Track: AcidJazz
Album of origin: Jazz Sampler
Creative Commons Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 148: In Tune: Music Therapy for Kids

On today’s Into the Fold we’re talking about Juneteenth, the federal holiday on June 19th that commemorates the day in 1865 that the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in Texas. Also known as Emancipation Day, it's also an opportunity to celebrate African American mental health and resilience. Helping us do this is mental health advocate Tracy Yvette Green, an awardee of the New Voices Showcase in 2022 and current member of the Hogg Foundation Contributors Circle. 

Pride Month Statement
https://hogg.utexas.edu/statement-on-lgbtq-pride-month

Mental Health Awareness Month Videos
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-twp1sk908vSOOgapujp7hRnqFLGRXos

Op-ed: Listening to all Uvalde voices will promote true healing in the community
https://news.utexas.edu/2023/05/24/listening-to-all-voices-in-uvalde-will-promote-true-healing/

Episode 120: Why History?
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-why-history

Episode 65: The Past Does Matter: Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-the-past-does-matter

Episode 149: Juneteenth and Mental Emancipation

June is an interesting month for mental health! It is both Pride Month as well as the month of Juneteenth. The theme of emancipation runs through the month —i.e. emancipation from trauma, emancipation from stigma, emancipation from loneliness and isolation. 

June also happens to be Men’s Health Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month. Carrying on the emancipation theme, we look at Black men’s mental health with the help of author, speaker and college basketball Hall of Famer Thabiti Boone. 

Related links:

Episode 149: Juneteenth and Mental Emancipation
https://hogg.utexas.edu/juneteenth-and-mental-emancipation

Episode 83: Minority Men's Mental Health
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-minority-mens-mental-health

Episode 52: Black Student Athlete Mental Health
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-wnba-athlete-mental-health-sports

Blog post: Uncovering Transgender History in Texas
https://hogg.utexas.edu/uncovering-transgender-history-in-texas

SAMHSA Report on lesbian, gay and bisexual behavioral health: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt41899/2022_LGB_Brief_Final_06_07_23.pdf

Parents article on fathers' mental health:
https://www.parents.com/parents-survey-finds-59-of-dads-wish-they-felt-more-seen-7509558

Episode 150: Uplifting Black Men

DAWA, standing for Diversity, Awareness and Wellness in Action, is an Austin-based organization that honors, celebrates, and empowers the essential work of community frontliners and creatives of color through direct financial support, and culturally relevant health-centered programming. In the process they are modeling a form of social entrepreneurship that shows how small organizations can make a big difference, in ways even a major philanthropy like the Hogg Foundation can learn from. Their founder and director, Chaka Moore, is in our studio today to tell us all about it. 

Related links:

Hogg Foundation Co-signs Statement in Response to Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision
https://ow.ly/JNoi50P7OB7

APA Speaks Out Against Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action in Higher Education
https://alert.psychnews.org/2023/06/apa-speaks-out-against-supreme-court.html

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
https://hogg.utexas.edu/minority-mental-health

Episode 69: Mental Health and the Musician's Life
https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-musician-mental-health

Episode 151: Diversity, Awareness and Wellness in Action

Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health is the monthly podcast by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Consistent with the spirit of the foundation's work, the podcast captures the human implications of mental health and related issues, bringing you conversations with mental health advocates, researchers, consumers, officials, and others who carry the torch on behalf of mental health and wellness in Texas and beyond.

Into the Fold is part of the Texas Podcast Network. Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.

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