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Personal Stories

Piecing Together the Puzzle: Change Consultant Ryza Corcino on Mental Health within the Asian Community

Ryza Corcino is a queer, first-generation Filipino American from Southern California. In 2022, they earned their B.S. in Public Health with a concentration in Health Education and Promotion from California Baptist University. Throughout Ryza's college journey, they took on various roles, including serving as the senior captain of their school's speech and debate team, actively participating in the honors society for public health majors (Eta Sigma Gamma), and dedicating their time as a student volunteer at the hospice their mom managed. Post-graduation, they went into the healthcare field, working briefly as a medical assistant for an OBGYN clinic and an [...]

Podcasts

  • Shannon CrossBear

Equity in Action Podcast — Episode 7

Equity in Action Podcast - Episode 7 About the Series: Change Matrix has launched a new Podcast Series for 2021, called Equity in Action. Since our inception in 2008, founders Elizabeth Waetzig, Rachele Espiritu, and Suganya Sockalingam have maintained a focus on cultural competence and eliminating disparities. We continue a focus on equity on all of our current projects, continuously look for ways to take action, and look forward to a world where all people get what they need, in ways that work for them, in their communities. What we Discuss in this Episode: Shannon CrossBear, formerly a change specialist [...]

Ongoing Projects

  • Change Matrix partnering to embed equity in 988 crisis response line banner

CM Partnering to Embed Equity in 988

Change Matrix (CM) is pleased to be partnering with Altarum and W2 Consulting to partner with the Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) to support states and local communities as they build systems around the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We are working to ensure that everyone has a number to call, someone to respond, and a safe place to be. Across the lifespan, in every community, in states, tribes, and territories we are working hard to implementing funded, appropriately staffed systems to support all people who are in need of crisis response. CM is tasked specifically to [...]

CM Messages

Change Matrix’s 2024 Words of Intention

At the beginning of each year, our Change Matrix staff selects a word that embodies how we plan to approach the next 12 months. These words not only set our intentions but also help guide how we approach our work and personal lives. What’s your word for 2024? Alina | Aloha: I love the dual meaning of goodbye and hello mixed in there with love and peace. As of this week, it is the last year of my twenties, so I'm saying goodbye to that decade but with lots of love and peace. I did good there, but a lot [...]

Internal Work

  • A photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.

Observing the National Day of Racial Healing

Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 marks the seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing. The day was created by La June Montgomery Tabron of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to be celebrated annually on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The intent is for the day to be celebrated during a time when "racial healing activities happen in homes, schools, businesses and communities across the country with the goal of creating a more just and equitable future for our children," according to Foundation. "When we envisioned (in 2016) how we could support the actions of people inspired by Dr. King," [...]

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