Selected Writings & Media
"Congress must pass The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act"
The Hill — January 2021 (with Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber)
"Address pandemic mental health crisis by implementing curriculum in schools"
USA Today — February 2021 (with Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber)
"Community Perspective: Scapegoating Mental Health"
The Harrisonburg Citizen — February 2022
https://hburgcitizen.com/2022/02/08/community-perspective-scapegoating-mental-health/
"Two years into the pandemic and our health care workforce is still suffering"
"How to Keep Momentum in the Fight Against Veteran Suicide"
Military.com — December 2022
"Brain injuries need more research and treatment"
New York Daily News — August 2025 (with Frank Larkin, retired Navy SEAL and former U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms)
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/04/brain-injuries-need-more-research-and-treatment/
Podcast Appearances
"Policy, Practice, and Compassion in Mental Health"
Practicing Connection (OneOp) — April 2025
https://oneop.org/learn/policy-practice-and-compassion-in-mental-health-with-dr-keita-franklin/
Featured Guest Episode
Brain Hijack — Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University
https://www.cstsonline.org/suicide-prevention-program/podcasts/brain-hijack/keita-franklin
Congressional Testimony
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee — June 2019
Testifying alongside VA Secretary Robert Wilkie on veteran suicide prevention.
House Armed Services Committee — October 2015
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