Barbara has over 8 years of speaking and facilitation experience, and has spoken locally and internationally on topics including:
community-based mental health with children and families (from micro to macro)
the intersection of mental health and social justice
addressing the public mental health crisis and public mental health workforce crisis
civic engagement
circle keeping, anti-racism and healing-centered approaches
crisis-debriefing
mission-driven and values-based leadership
Key Highlights include:
Panelist, The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Innovations and Updates from the Field, Philanthropy New York, 2025
Presenter, Leadership in Uncertain Times: Supervising with Strength and Empathy, Partnership for Afterschool Education (PASE), 2025
Panelist, The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference, Philanthropy New York, 2024
Panelist, Building Resilience: Supports for Youth Mental Health, PASE, 2024
Reach out to Barbara at b@barbaradigangi.com to inquire about speaking engagements.
Presenter, Equitable Access to Mental Health Care as a Matter of Social Justice and Democracy, International Federation of Settlement and Neighborhood Centers (IFS) Conference (Lille, France), 2023
Facilitator, Readying Yourself for the World of Work Seminar, University Settlement Graduate Student Cohort, 2023-present
Co-creator and facilitator, Connection Circle Model, University Settlement, 2020-present
Facilitator, Crisis Debriefing Training, United Neighborhood Houses (UNH), 2019
Facilitator, I’m Not Racist… Am I? Film Screening, Point Made Learning, 2019
