When we think about policy change, we often think about experts, statistics, and long hours at the Capitol. But some of the most powerful tools for change aren’t data points, they’re stories. Today’s conversation looks at how lived experience becomes a catalyst for advocacy. We’ll explore how young people, and really anyone, can use their personal story to shape systems, influence policy, and make their communities stronger.
When someone leaves a state hospital and returns to their community, recovery doesn’t pause — it often becomes more complicated. Housing, connection, medication, transportation, stigma, isolation — the real work of healing often begins outside the hospital walls.
Two of this year’s Special Opportunity Funding grants were awarded to programs that support student wellness at the university level.
In recognition of National Recovery Month, we talk to two friends from within the Hogg Foundation’s wide network of changemakers.