Ongoing Projects
From Seed to Table: Change Matrix Wraps Up Project on Food Insecurity
Change Matrix (CM) has just completed work on the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids (HFDK) Initiative! As the evaluation and learning partner over the past several years, CM helped the HFDK Commission to develop its vision, funding strategy, and an evaluation approach to measure change and impact over time. HFDK [...]
CM Partners on AANHPI Data Summit
Change Matrix (CM) partnered with AAPI Data to plan and implement the Seeding Policy Action through Research and Community (SPARC) Summit. Held on January 12, 2024, in Sacramento, CA, the purpose of the SPARC Summit was to cultivate knowledge and partnerships toward the goal of increasing understanding about critical [...]
Reflections From The Power of Black Sisterhood Healing Circle
After obtaining their certifications as healing circle practitioners, Change Consultants Drs. Ghia Kelly and Tonicia Freeman-Foster developed a healing circle for Black women working in System of Care (SOC), mental health, and wellness organizations and programs. The Power of Black Sisterhood Healing Circle was designed under the National Training & [...]
Change Matrix Embarks on New Achieving Behavioral Health Equity Initiative
After almost two decades of leading the work of the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED), Change Matrix (CM) is embarking on an expanded endeavor! The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) sought to enhance the work into a [...]
CM Represents at White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Mental Health Summit
On July 20, the Biden-Harris Administration hosted its inaugural Mental Health Summit focused on improving equity and access to behavioral health care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and the U.S. Department [...]
Change Matrix Partners With Altarum on Technical Assistance Center for 988 and Crisis Services
In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to be operated through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the lead federal agency, in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission and the Veterans Administration, working to make the promise [...]