Mark Ragins

Mark Ragins, MD was the Medical Director for 27 years at the Mental Health America Village in Long Beach, California, an award-winning model of recovery based mental health services, before leaving to become the only campus psychiatrist at CSULB. His new book, "Journeys Beyond the Frontier: A Rebellious Guide to Psychosis and Other Extraordinary Experiences" is based on the true stories of more than 30 years of clinical work with some of the most underserved and difficult to engage people in our community. He has written numerous recovery articles and given hundreds of presentations to wide ranging audiences nationally and internationally. He was featured in Steve Lopez’s book "The Soloist". Over the years, Mark has won a number of awards including from the American Psychiatric, the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) as well as being honored by Mental Health Advocacy Services and selected as a distinguished fellow by the American Psychiatric Association.