Changing the Conversation

Welcome to Changing the Conversation! We discuss critical and timely topics focused on equity, homelessness, substance use, mental health, and trauma. Our hosts interview health and human service experts, researchers, and advocates. Conversations explore how we can adapt our systems to the rapidly changing landscape of social services.

Power of the Language We Use with People We Serve (originally released February 7, 2022)

Aug 8, 2022

Elizabeth Black and host Steven Samra discuss why words matter and the importance of using strengths-based, person-centered, trauma-informed language with people we serve. This episode originally released February 7, 2022.

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Impact of Military Sexual Trauma on Male Veterans

Mar 21, 2022

Emil Caron and David Galloway discuss the impact of military sexual trauma and ways to support male Veterans seeking and in recovery with host Steven Samra.

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Power of the Language We Use with People We Serve

Feb 7, 2022

Elizabeth Black and host Steven Samra discuss why words matter and the importance of using strengths-based, person-centered, trauma-informed language with people we serve.

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Together in Recovery: Facilitating Collective Action and Systems Change in Massachusetts (originally released July 19, 2021)

Oct 11, 2021

Julie Burns and host Livia Davis discuss the process of bringing diverse perspectives together, breaking down barriers, exploring solutions, and moving forward for collective action to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts. This episode was originally released on July 19, 2021.

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Together in Recovery: Facilitating Collective Action and Systems Change in Massachusetts

Jul 19, 2021