Social Justice Resources
As a mental health clinician, I recognize the unique mental health needs resulting from historical, intergenerational, and racial trauma. I also acknowledge the oppressive practices and complicities of the mental health industry, both past and present. To minimize the perpetuation of harm, I root my practice in social justice and bring much intention into my work. I am passionate about contributing to the collective healing of generations of harm and the remembering of our humanity and potential for love and connection. I envision, and am continually moving toward, a co-constructed future based in transformative justice and community care.
“Without inner change there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.”
-REV ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS
The consequences of colonialism, white supremacy, and cultural erasure reverberate throughout the lives and psyches of all of us today.
The impact of settler colonialism has far-reaching consequences that we continue to witness across every layer of society - from the education system and criminal justice system to healthcare and the mental health industry - with disproportionate on BIPOC, queer, trans, and disabled communities.
In the pursuit of justice, equity, and collective liberation, my hope is that, with intention, we can move towards decolonizing our minds, our practices, and the systems in which we live and work. I believe this begins with listening to and amplifying the experiences and knowledge of marginalized communities, while also holding ourselves accountable for the ways in which we each participate in and reinforce systems of inequity, both locally and globally.
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