About
Billy Bromage is an Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work) of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. He serves as Director of Community Organizing at the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) and the Connecticut Mental Health Center. His work focuses on promoting mental health, social justice, and inclusion through community organizing, grassroots collaboration, and systemic advocacy. Bromage has worked in New Haven’s mental health field for 25 years, co-founding initiatives like Focus Act Connect Everyday (FACE), Witnesses to Hunger New Haven, and U-ACT. He co-chairs the Structural Competency track in the Social Justice and Health Equity curriculum and advises Elm City COMPASS’s Community Advisory Board.
Education: MSW in Community Organization from the University of Connecticut (2012).
Research interests include citizenship practices in mental health recovery, community-driven solutions to health disparities, and the intersection of social justice with mental health policy. Notable projects include the Recovering Citizenship Learning Collaborative and summertime food relief programs in New Haven.
Collaborations: Works with peers like Ashley Clayton, Esperanza Diaz, Graziela Reis, and Mark Costa on studies addressing systemic barriers to mental health equity. Publications span interventions for marginalized populations, digital divide challenges during crises, and participatory approaches to policy change.
Awards: No specific awards listed, but recognized for innovative community programs and advocacy roles.
Grants: Likely involved in funding initiatives related to his programs, though specifics are not detailed here.
