“Bridging and Strengthening Community, Care, and Culture in the BX” Panel

Join us for “Bridging and Strengthening Community, Care, and Culture in the BX” panel presented during the Jameel Arts & Health Lab UNGA Healing Arts Week hosted by NYC Health + Hospitals- Arts in Medicine

Part 1 – Bridging Mental Health Care

Exploring emerging mental health challenges in outpatient, inpatient, and long-term psychiatric care in the Bronx, and how clinicians and artists are collaborating to address them.

Welcome Address:

Cristina Contreras – CEO, Lincoln Hospital, NYC Health + Hospitals

Moderator and Opening Remarks:

Dr. Nisha Sajnani – Professor and Director, Drama Therapy Program, NYU; Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab; Co-lead researcher for the Hospital Murals Evaluation study

Invited Panelists:

Larissa Trinder – Assistant Vice President, Arts in Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals

Akhila Khanna – Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

Dr. Nermica Sarcevic – Vice Chair, Behavioral Health Service; Director, Inpatient Psychiatry, Jacobi Medical Center

Dr. Tyson Boudreaux – Clinical Director, Bronx Psychiatric Center

Part 2 – Strengthening Creative Assets

Discussing the role of artists, cultural workers, and community organizations in addressing mental health needs, and how to integrate cultural resources into healthcare systems across the Bronx.

Moderator: Larissa Trinder – Assistant Vice President, Arts in Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals

Invited Panelists:

Christine Licata – Arts Consultant, Urban Health Plan’s Arts for EveryBody

Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez – CEO, Urban Health Plan (UHP)

Andrea Sofia Matos – Arts & Wellness Manager, Arts for EveryBody, UHP

Viviana Bianchi – Executive Director, Bronx Council on the Arts

This event is presented as part of , a New York City-wide celebration of arts and health during the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, produced by the in collaboration with the World Health Organization

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, 234 East 149th Street, Employee Lounge- Lower Level, The Bronx, United States