Tag: mental health
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Habitual Podcast: Storytelling by Alexander and Questions About His Lengthy Sentence, and How Julie Gonzalez Used Podcast Platforms During Her Political Campaign
On April 26, 2026, I had the opportunity to attend a very interesting and important event created by truly gifted individuals with lived experience in the criminal justice system. They are the creators of the very important community platform Colorado Radio for Justice. Their work continues to educate not only people directly impacted by the system,…
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Who Really Is a Peer Recovery Coach? When Recovery Becomes a Business: The Story of ‘Camden’ and His Peer Recovery Coach Company, NAR — How Money, Image, Profit, and Ex-Cons Play the System.
A true peer recovery coach listens without judgment, guides with empathy, and supports with humility—helping others heal not for profit, but because they care. Back to Square One: The Two Paths After Prison And here we are again—back to square one, talking about life after prison. Over the years, I’ve seen countless men and women…
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What’s On Your Mind? Non-Profit Salaries, Reentry Services, and Mental Health Programs.
This article is written by someone with lived experience in Colorado’s reentry system—not always a positive one. It seeks to shed light on pressing issues within mental health services, reentry programs, and the broader non-profit sector in Colorado, which have reached what some describe as a pandemic of systemic dysfunction. The Facebook prompt “What’s on your…
Justice Unlocked. 