From the Margins to the Mainstream: Mental Health Over the Last Decade with Academy Gold — June 25, 2026

Join us for a conversation on how mental health has shifted into the mainstream over the past decade, and how storytelling and advocacy continue to shape public understanding, expectations and meaningful progress.

Click here to join virtually on Thursday, June 25

Panelists:
Vernon L. Davis, Former NFL Player, Actor and Advocate
Jon Sherin, M.D., Ph.D. Vice Chair, UCLA Psychiatry, and former Director, LA County Department of Mental Health
Courtney B. Vance, Actor and Producer

MODERATOR Tamika Lewis, Licensed Therapist and Mental Health Practitioner

This program is made possible in partnership and collaboration with the Ruderman Family Foundation. Academy Gold Rising is made possible in part by leadership support from Mazda. Additional support is generously provided by Snap Foundation, Ruderman Family Foundation, The Walt Disney Company, Leon Silverman, and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.

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