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Parenting for the FutureBorn This Way Foundation: Building a Kinder, Braver World: A Conversation With Claudia Santi F. FernandesIn this Episode you will learn about: The genesis and work of Born This Way Foundation The link between kindness and mental health The power of a public health approach to mental wellness Why youth advisory boards are crucial for the success of youth mental health initiatives The “Be There Certificate”, a free, online mental health course The LGBTQ+ Study by Born This Way Foundation and Hope Lab 2025-02-1136 min
NASP DialoguesCatalysts in Conversation: Ep. 2 – The Science of Youth EmpowermentNASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses the importance of youth empowerment and how school psychologists can leverage it in support of student mental health. This episode features a conversation with Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, the Director of Research + Evaluation for the Born This Way Foundation.2024-10-2838 minNASP DialoguesCatalysts in Conversation: Ep. 2 – The Science of Youth EmpowermentNASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses the importance of youth empowerment and how school psychologists can leverage it in support of student mental health. This episode features a conversation with Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, the Director of Research + Evaluation for the Born This Way Foundation.2024-10-2838 minNASP DialoguesCatalysts in Conversation: Ep. 2 – The Science of Youth EmpowermentNASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses the importance of youth empowerment and how school psychologists can leverage it in support of student mental health. This episode features a conversation with Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, the Director of Research + Evaluation for the Born This Way Foundation.2024-10-2838 min
Health DiscoveredBuilding Kinder Communities: Addressing Youth Mental Health with Born This Way FoundationWe are experiencing a youth mental health crisis. Young people worldwide are increasingly struggling to manage the escalating stress and complications of everyday life. In 2021, 42% of high school students reported feeling so sad or hopeless for two consecutive weeks that they would stop engaging in their usual activities, up from 26% in 2009. Is there a way to eliminate the stigma around mental health and make kindness cool? We spoke to Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, Ed.D., LPC, MCHES, and Rahul Rangan, MBBS of Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, about the ways p...2024-04-2522 min
FuturemakersSupporting the mental health of young people with Cynthia Germanotta, Dr Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes and Professor Mina FazelIn the seventh episode of the series, Professor Lennox is joined by Cynthia Germanotta and Dr Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes from Born This Way Foundation, and Professor Mina Fazel from Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry, to examine how to best help support the mental health of young people.
Cynthia Germanotta is President and Co-Founder of Born This Way Foundation and Global Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health at the World Health Organization. Cynthia co-founded Born This Way Foundation with her daughter, Lady Gaga, in 2012. Since then, the Foundation has connected with tens of thousands of young people across the world, launched inn...2023-09-0849 min
Women Leading Prevention ScienceRecognizing the Unique Needs and Strengths of Immigrant YouthIn this episode of Women Leading Prevention Science, Jasmine Ramirez talks with Dr. Lissette Saavedra from RTI International, and Dr. Claudia-Santi Fernandes, from Yale University School of Medicine. Lissette is a bilingual Colombian and indigenous woman. Claudia is the multilingual child of parents who immigrated to the US from Portugal and Italy. They discuss how these identities have shaped their work in prevention science, specifically their efforts to strengthen inclusivity and equity among multilingual immigrant youth. Lissette and Claudia discuss the importance of building trust, recognizing varied experiences and understanding cultural differences when working with immigrant populations. They also...2023-03-0828 min