During the public presentation of  THE PERCH, “SOCIAL,” Nicolás will read his essay Breathing a Kinder World / Breath-Body-Mind™ Practices for All who Care

The Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) in the Yale University Department of Psychiatry announces the release of the latest issue of THE PERCH, a creative arts journal with a mental health theme.

The new issue, titled “SOCIAL,” will be launched in person and online at an event at Yale on February 4, from 2 to 4 pm. At the event, the journal’s editors and authors will speak and read from their work. They will be joined by John Krystal, Chair of the Yale Department of Psychiatry, and Nancy Navarretta, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

The theme of the new issue explores the role of social support in promoting wellness and recovery from mental health challenges. The issue—202 pages in length—features poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, visual art, and scholarly contributions that reflect the many dimensions of social connection. Contributors include people with lived experience, family members, caregivers, and scholars. THE PERCH celebrates a wide range of original voices.

The lead editors of SOCIAL are author Charles Barber, Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale, and Chyrell Bellamy, Professor of Psychiatry. The journal was designed and produced by Jeanne Criscola, Professor of Graphic/Information Design at Central Connecticut State University. THE PERCH is co-produced by the College of Letters at Wesleyan University and Central Connecticut State University.

The launch event will be held at the PERCH offices, 319 Peck Street, Erector Square, Building 1, New Haven, CT 06513.

To join online via Zoom, use this link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/95256588242?from=addon

For more information, contact: Graziela Reis at graziela.reis@yale.edu