The Healing Lab

Tom lnsel, M.D., a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, has been a national leader in mental health research, policy, and technology. From 2002-2015, Insel served as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. More recently he has co-founded, advised, or served on the board of several mental start-ups and non-profit foundations. He is the author of the forthcoming book Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health, to be published by Penguin Random House in February 2022. With journalist co-founders, he recently launched MindSite News, a non-profit digital publication focused on mental health issues.

Jonathan J. Goldfinger, M.D., is with the California Office of the Surgeon General and Department of Health Care Services’ Trauma-Informed Primary Care Advisory Committee, and the LA County Department of Public Health. He is also the CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. He has published with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Perspectives, and in Health Affairs.