Media and Resources
JADE is a short film directed by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke, written by Kyra Jones, and produced by Tinheart Productions in collaboration with the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Systems Interventions (CCTASSI) at Northwestern University and the Kovler Center Child Trauma Program at Heartland Alliance International.
JADE was made as a resource for mental health workers and young people around recognizing racism and trauma in therapy practices. The story is about a young Black girl from a first-generation Trinidadian family but we hope that this work speaks to both those in and beyond these communities.
Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma | Infographic for Mental Health Providers | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2020)
Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma | Infographic for Mental Health Providers | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2020)
Groundings Podcast S3 E9: The ‘Residue’ of Gentrification
Filmmaker Merawi Gerima discusses his new film Residue with guest hosts Yasmina and Tarik, putting the spotlight on gentrification in DC, and all the racist, violent baggage and displacement that accompanies it.
They discuss the process of 'community filmmaking' that helped create the film, the role of capital in dictating creative directing choices, the importance of Black film and narrative-shaping, the Gerima legacy of filmmaking and community building, the power of DC's go-go music, and much more.
Interview in Psychology Today | COVID-19 and Refugee and Immigrant Youth (2020)
Global Live Chat and Summary Article for The Correspondent | This Is What The Inequality Pandemic Looks Like (2020)
Quoted in the Economist | A Crazy System: No One Spends Enough on Mental Health (2018)
Blog Post: mhGAP / Mental Health Training in Sierra Leone (2018)