Training the Trainers with Lived Experience - Advocacy Series with Sally Littlefield

<p><a href="https://pci.jotform.com/form/261306091732148" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Register for the AACP 2026 Fall Un-Convention in Atlanta, GA here!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Guest: Sally Littlefield is a schizophrenia advocate, speaker, and consultant who provides trainings on psychosis, crisis de-escalation, and stigma reduction for healthcare systems and community organizations. Drawing on her lived experience with schizoaffective disorder, she focuses on helping providers better understand what psychosis feels like from the inside and how that impacts engagement, trust, and outcomes. Her work has been featured in Slate, STAT News, and Psychology Today, and she regularly speaks with clinicians about improving care for people with complex mental health needs.</p><p><br></p><p>Website (general): sallylittlefield.com</p><p>Trainings for clinicians &amp; mental health teams: sallylittlefield.com/trainings-workshops</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-littlefield-68876398/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schizophrenicsally/</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system.</p><p><br></p><p>Editor: Mike Zhang, a fourth-year medical student, is drawn to community psychiatry because it bridges clinical care with public health and social support, allowing him to work directly with underserved populations. Having lived in diverse places and seen how community context shapes well-being, he values psychiatry’s potential to address mental health through connection and collaboration. He is especially interested in how preventive and rehabilitative services can improve long-term outcomes for individuals and families.</p><p><br></p><p>Social Media Content Creators: Julia Kooser is a resident doctor who believes that addressing social drivers of health is imperative for maintaining psychological and mental health. During medical school, she was able to take part in initiatives to distribute naloxone t