Community Voices

Blog posts from grantee partners, people with lived experience, and our contributor's circle.
Rebuilding Trust in Our Systems of Care

Rebuilding Trust in Our Systems of Care

Trust is the foundation of every system that is supposed to support us—schools, hospitals, mental health services, and even the justice system. But for many communities, that trust has been broken again and again. 

Toward a More Effective 911 Alternative

Toward a More Effective 911 Alternative

This blog post is guest authored by Larry D. Brown Jr., PhD, associate director for Community Health and Violence Prevention Services at Harris County Public Health. He presented a session at the Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar as part of the Building Partnerships and Collaboration track.

Stronger Together

Stronger Together

This blog post is guest authored by Doug Beach, executive director of NAMI Greater San Antonio. He will be presenting at the Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar in the Building Partnerships and Collaboration track.

You Knew

You Knew

I will never reduce myself to conform to what others believe grief is and I will never let my losses be my demise..

Thrauma: From Surviving to Thriving

Thrauma: From Surviving to Thriving

This blog post was guest authored by Sandra Smith, PhD, vice president of Via Hope. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and a Certified Reentry Peer Specialist. At PeerFest 2024 she will be presenting the session, “Creating Trauma Responsive Reentry...