Ongoing Projects
Culturally Responsive and Anti-Racist Behavioral Health Care Resources for Providers
It is vital that cultural responsiveness and anti-racism are central components in both one's health care and health care practice, however, that is not always the case. July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and one of Change Matrix's partner organizations, The Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) Technical Assistance [...]
Colorado Equity Compass Completes 7-Month Community Storytelling Project
On Friday, July 1, 2022, Change Matrix (CM) project Colorado Equity Compass (CEC) completed a seven-month-long community storytelling project. In December 2021, CEC awarded 20 organizations across Colorado $2,000 each to share community stories related to their services and the social determinants of health (SDOH) — factors that have a [...]
Reflections on System of Care During Mental Health Awareness Month
This month, one of Change Matrix's (CM) projects, The National Training and Technical Assistance Center for the Mental Health of Children, Youth, and Families (NTTAC), held its System of Care Strategy Summit. This two-day event served as a learning space for both NTTAC grantees and children's mental health advocates to [...]
Infusing Equity in Early Childhood Systems: First Steps
By Elizabeth Waetzig and Ghia Kelly *This article was written as part of CM's involvement in the Early Childhood Systems Technical Assistance and Coordination Center (ECS-TACC) Early childhood systems leaders across the country are citing the desire to infuse equity throughout their systems as both a strong goal and a [...]
Change Matrix LGBTQ-Focused Project Receives State Funding, Extends Services Another 4 Years
Announced this month, the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) received state funding that will be available to support the project's second phase, extending its span through June 30, 2026. Created after former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher emphasized the reduction of mental health disparities among historically unserved, underserved, and inappropriately [...]
Change Matrix, RWJF Partnership Highlights Underrepresented Minority Researchers
At Change Matrix (CM), we understand the value of creating opportunities for researchers so that they may apply their knowledge to advance the public health field. It is with great pleasure that we announce that we have been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to [...]