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Below are CHAP's stats from last month. For a more in-depth discussion of what the numbers mean (what type of clients do we support, what's our impact on the community, how do we do it...) click here: https://lnkd.in/eximEEig Also, CHAP has a wish list for items that our participants could use. If you would like to view the wish list, please click on the Amazon link below : https://lnkd.in/gYe5uVhj #communityhub #healthequity #publichealth #community #sdoh #impact

In Part 3 of our racial equity series, "Advancing Racial Justice Through The BUILD Health Challenge," we detail the recommendations for BUILD’s racial equity journey that emerged from our awardee partners. These recommendations include ways to: - Strengthen BUILD's commitment to racial justice; - Participate in field-building and thought leadership; and - Create interactive and supportive pathways for awardees to advance their goals. Read the article to learn more:

For people working to strengthen their communities, the chance to explore shared challenges and access peer support can be transformative. That’s why we ran a Community of Practice last year, and one participant told us: "It has been a remarkable experience. It has been a shared space for truly inspiring people to gain support with refocusing on how we perceive the world and the wicked problems we are trying to address." Read the new blog post to learn about its impact and the three important lessons that it taught us: https://lnkd.in/dV4C8d9T

Building Stronger Communities: The Power of Collaboration and Compassion Discover the importance of collaboration and compassion in building stronger communities. Learn how to recognize and address concerning situations in your neighborhood, and find out how you can make a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families. Let's work together to create a more compassionate and empathetic society. #BuildingCommunities #CollaborationMatters #CompassionInAction #StrongerTogether #CommunitySupport #YouthEmpowerment #CreatingChange #InspireKindness #NeighborhoodWatch #EmpathyMatters

Get this on your calendar, stat! Did you know rural suicide rates are 43% higher than in urban settings, and that the rate of increase is also higher in rural communities? According to the CDC's Rural Health initiative, "suicide rates increased 46% in non-metro areas compared to 27.3% in metro areas" in the decades between 2000 and 2020. Rural communities often have limited mental health resources and providers, and seeking mental health services carries a stigma for some. How can we address the mental health needs in rural communities and make a difference in those suicide rates? Kelley Packer Colleen Rosson Alexis Pickering, MHS Lee Flinn, MBA Sara L. Schmidt, MBA, RN, RYT Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)

“I believe we could change the lives of so many families if we just started listening, truly listening to their stories.” – Jessika Harlston   “Community change is a vocation, it’s not a recipe.” – Mark Cabaj   “So I think as we all pick this up as a priority, it increases the opportunities for us to work together, and really make some achievements that haven't been available in the past.” – Linda Hall   These are just a few responses to host Luke Waldo’s question “How might we overcome our most persistent, long-standing challenges, so that we can promote meaningful community change?”   In season 2 of Overloaded: Understanding Neglect, we hope to tell the story of how our systems and communities overload families with stress, and how we can learn from our past to do better by changing those conditions moving forward. To accomplish that, we invited people with lived experience to tell their stories and vision for their families, direct practice professionals to show how collaboration and innovation can help overloaded families overcome their challenges, and research and policy experts to share their frameworks and strategies that can change the conditions that overload families in the first place.   This collaborative effort inspired conversations focused on our four critical pathways – Economic Stability, Social Connectedness, Community Collaboration, and Workforce Inclusion and Innovation - that will shape the future of our Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities initiative that aspires to reduce family separations for reasons of neglect.   Listen and subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts or find it here: https://lnkd.in/eyfmaR6T Linda Hall, Clare Anderson, MSW, Timothy Grove, Jermaine Reed, Marc Seidl, Liz Weaver, Rebecca Murray, Jessika Harlston, Joshua Mersky, Ayesha Teague, Leah Cerwin, Meghan Christian, Gabriel McGaughey,

Enjoyed being apart of the discussion! Thanks, Connecticut Age Well Collaborative you for inviting me to the conversation! Looking forward to collaborating together and disrupting ageism and ableism! #agewellacademy

When you center the needs of those you serve in everything you do.

At a recent The Aspen Institute Ascend event, I was describing the work of Advancing Communities for Equity with a new connection, Kat Kaufmann of The Bridgespan Group. She is a passionate early childhood advocate who had wonderful questions about our work. The one that I continue to reflect on is this: "Who is community?" My answer at the time was that we combine quantitative data (census tracts, enrollment data, community surveys, eligibility information, and the like) with what we learn in conversation. Who are the individuals and organizations in the community who are trusted by children and families? Where do they turn for resources, help, and guidance? Sometimes this starts with one or two names. Our goal is that by the end of our work, we have weaved together connections between systems and trusted community partners, to enhance collaboration and build communication that leads to stronger families. At the same time as this mixer, I began a re-read of @bell hooks' "Belonging: A culture of place" and I know that my description of community is too narrow. Community is where families feel safe and cared for, rejuvenated and seen, supported and whole. Healed. The supports offered by systems are by their very nature bureaucratic in administration and delivery. Through community partnerships, systems can tap into what works for families. This will require widening the table, sharing resources, reconsidering how power is operating, and doing things differently than we have in existing systems. What might we accomplish if people were more connected to each other and to the resources intended to support them? That is the the work of Advancing Communities for Equity. I am excited to share more about our work on this page. Thanks for the follow.

There are a lot of terms and acronyms thrown around in the #SupportCoordination space, and sometimes even we can't keep up! 😅 To help families and professionals stay on top of the latest terms, we're going to share (and define) some common phrases we get asked about. We hope it helps! Up next: Community Care Program (CCP) A program that provides the needed supports and services for adult individuals 21 and older who reside in a variety of living arrangements, such as with family, in a licensed residential setting, or in an unlicensed setting. Questions about something specific? Let us know and we'll add it to our list to define! See our full glossary here 🔎 https://bit.ly/499mZj8