Ben Miller is the chief strategy officer for Well Being Trust, a national foundation advancing the mental, social, and spiritual health of the nation. Ben joins Grant to discuss the importance of a holistic approach to health and the challenges facing those with mental health issues as they navigate the tangled health delivery system. Together, they explore ever-rising health care costs, an emerging definition of spiritual health, and the ongoing effects of the pandemic on mental health.
Expanding the definition of health
Who wouldn’t want to flourish?
JFK de-institutionalized mental health: the origin story for fragmentation
More money for a failing system is not the answer
Structural impediments to care
Mental health is foundational
Impact philanthropy: making a difference; advancing mental health
The business side of health care: co-opting of health by the “wealth-care” system
“If it’s not working, stop doing it.”
Ongoing healthcare crisis: market prices keep rising
Providers fear reform
Spiritual health for the Nones
“Remix religions”: new spiritual expressions by young Americans
COVID-19 and deaths of despair
Isolation vs loneliness
Teachers are on the frontline of the pandemic, and we’re to blame
Suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility
Social media and the fundamental need to connect
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents
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