Minding the Gap

In this Social Justice Salon, Solid Ground explores how community navigates the intersections of poverty, race, culture, social/emotional well-being, behavioral health, and homelessness. Human services providers have long understood that behavioral health access is essential for communities to thrive. Barriers to accessing culturally competent care have led to agencies embedding services within our programs through partnerships and other initiatives.

At MINDING THE GAP, local experts from the human services community and program participants will discuss some of the facts and myths impacting how behavioral health is viewed. We’ll also dig into innovative approaches to services for trauma-impacted families, people facing housing insecurity, and others with lived experiences with poverty.

Panelists include:

DeAunte Damper (Moderator) – Co-chair, WA Therapy Fund, and Host, Converge Media’s We Live in Color

Johnny Bousquet, Participant Support Specialist Supervisor, CoLEAD – Dignity. Action. (PDA)

Phillip Carr, CEO & Clinical Director, Good Intentions Counseling

Susan McLaughlin, Director of the Behavioral Health & Recovery Division, King County Department of Community & Human Services

Paul Park, Senior Director of Programs, Solid Ground

Alix Van Hollebeke, Director of Nursing, Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)

Solid Ground works to solve poverty through a combination of services that meet basic needs and nurture success along with advocacy to spread social change.