Educational Videos
The following educational videos were developed as part of the Environmental Justice–Informed Mental Health Practice Framework (EJ-MHPF) doctoral capstone project. These interdisciplinary learning modules are designed to support greater awareness of environmental justice, housing conditions, trauma-informed perspectives, and environmentally informed social work practice.
Environmental Justice & Mental Health
Introduces environmental justice concepts, structural inequities, environmental racism, and the relationship between environmental conditions and mental health outcomes within social work and interdisciplinary practice.
Key Topics: Environmental justice · Mental health disparities · Structural inequities · Environmental racism · Person-in-environment
Approx. runtime: 3 minutes
Housing Conditions as Social Determinants of Mental Health
Explores how housing instability, mold exposure, indoor environmental conditions, and structural housing inequities may contribute to chronic stress, emotional distress, and psychological well-being.
Key Topics: Housing conditions · Social determinants of health · Chronic stress · Trauma-informed perspectives · Environmental inequities
Approx. runtime: 3 minutes
Recognizing Environmental Exposures & Environmental Health Resources in Clinical Practice
Introduces common environmental housing exposures and discusses interdisciplinary environmental health resources that clinicians and clients may encounter within practice settings.
Key Topics: Environmental exposures · Mold awareness · Indoor air quality · Environmental health resources · Interdisciplinary collaboration
Approx. runtime: 3 minutes
Introducing the Environmental Justice–Informed Mental Health Practice Framework (EJ-MHPF)
Provides an overview of the EJ-MHPF conceptual framework and explains how environmental justice principles can inform trauma-informed social work practice and interdisciplinary mental health perspectives.
Key Topics: EJ-MHPF · Trauma-informed care · Person-in-environment · Social determinants of health · Environmental justice
Approx. runtime: 3 minutes
Integrating Environmental Awareness Into Mental Health Assessment
Explores how social workers and mental health clinicians may incorporate environmental awareness into biopsychosocial assessment and trauma-informed conceptual practice.
Key Topics: Mental health assessment · Environmental awareness · Trauma-informed practice · Holistic care · Interdisciplinary referrals
Approx. runtime: 3 minutes
The educational videos presented on this platform are conceptual and educational in nature and do not provide medical, psychological, environmental, legal, or diagnostic advice.