Join host, Scott Bryant-Comstock, as he conducts a captivating conversation with three individuals involved with improving mental health services and supports for youth and young adults, living in Broward County, Florida. Tiffany Lawrence, Latrice Richards, and Crysta Snyder, working under the umbrella of the One Community Partnership 3 System of Care Grant, Broward Behavioral Health Care Coalition, have created an innovative social marketing campaign called, Unmask Your Feelings. In this episode, you will learn how this innovative team is helping youth and young adults learn to express their feelings through masks. And during this time of Pandemic, we all have a lot of experience with masks!

To learn more about the One Community Partnership 3 System of Care Grant, contact:

• Tiffany Lawrence, Project Director for Broward County’s One Community Partnership 3 System of Care SAMHSA grant – tlawrence@bbhcflorida.org / https://ocp3.org/
• Learn more about the Unmask Your Feelings Campaign through the eyes of one of the participants – https://bit.ly/2GIa7bO

Guests for the Unmask Your Feelings episode

Tiffany Lawrence, LMFT

• Tiffany is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida who has been working in the behavioral health field for 7 years. She works at Broward Behavioral Health Coalition as the Project Director for Broward County’s One Community Partnership 3 System of Care SAMHSA grant. Her expertise is in assisting communities to develop programs that promote success for transition-age youth with behavioral health needs. Tiffany values an integration of traditional and non-traditional methods in her work to help others. She is a certified Regional Transition to Independence Process (TIP) model trainer and fidelity reviewer as well as an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment trainer and fidelity reviewer.

South Florida Wellness Network:

• South Florida Wellness Network (SFWN) is a recovery-focused support network run and driven by youth, adults, and family peers. We are a community of individuals who have been strengthened by our lived experiences with behavioral, emotional, mental health, trauma, and/or substance use. Our shared experience united and empowers us to help others discover their unique path to recovery. The peers go into jails, treatment centers, mental health receiving centers, Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC), and the child welfare system to provide peer support and outreach to adults and children.

Crysta Snyder, CRPS

• Crysta is a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist at South Florida Wellness Network and identifies as a person in recovery. She has been providing direct services for the last four years utilizing the TIP Model in the community. Crysta hopes to share her experience as a young person serving young people and her perspectives on youth culture. She currently attends Palm Beach State College majoring in Social Work and enjoys fine cuisine and cross-fit in her spare time.

Latrice Richards, LPC-S, CLC

• Latrice is the System of Care Clinical Integration Coordinator for the One Community Partnership 3 (OCP3) grant program at Broward Behavioral Health Coalition. OCP3 is a community grant program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in partnership with Broward County.

This episode is sponsored by:

Broward Behavioral Health Coalition:

In 2011, the State of Florida’s Department of Children and Families designated the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc. (BBHC) as Broward’s local Managing Entity. BBHC is responsible for the contracting, monitoring, clinical quality oversight and performance improvement of the DCF/State funded behavioral health services. BBHC provides a comprehensive system of care for substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders for individuals in Broward County. As a non-profit organization, BBHC also manages local and national grants to develop evidence-based practices and practice improvement for providers and persons served. One Community Partnership is a SAMHSA system of care grant contracted through Broward County government to BBHC. This podcast is brought to you through these grant dollars.

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