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Transforming Community, One Neighbor at a Time
When you think of mental health care and suicide prevention, what comes to mind? Therapists? Medication? Crisis hotlines? Most likely, connection wasn’t on the list.
Studies show that strong, meaningful connections are powerful protective factors in preventing suicide and bolstering mental health. This holds true everywhere, but it’s especially important in smaller, rural areas like Teller County, Colorado, where people are often physically isolated.
Idea to Impact: The Housing Navigator Network
When many of us think about systems change, it can feel daunting. Complex and inherently flawed, systems don’t change overnight. It requires time, energy, and resources, all things that each of us have a limited supply of. Besides, why even bother when we will probably never see the results of our actions?
But what if there was another way? What if we changed our mindset about what systems change is? What if the work could be more organic and authentic? What if it could feel less like drudgery and more like…fun?
Transformative Change Requires a New Kind of Leadership
Our community, like all communities, is so deeply interconnected that the well-being of one person has a ripple effect on us all. Studies show that communities that prioritize health and well-being tend to experience significant benefits in a variety of ways, including educational achievement, safety and crime, and life expectancy.
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