In 2008 Jenna Ritter founded DHARA, a non-profit organization for low-income adults living with various emotional and mental health issues. The focus of her teaching is supporting students to integrate effective and appropriate self-healing techniques adapted from ancient yoga lifestyle systems into their daily lives. Six Weeks to Wellness is a program developed in collaboration […]
Recovery / reclaiming
Hoy Recovery Program: Incorporating Cultural Healers & Agriculture in Substance Abuse Recovery
Hoy Recovery works to incorporate traditional cultural healing practices in the treatment of substance abuse. Two of the key ways that they do this are through inclusion of cultural healers and their Agricultural Project. The Agriculture Project treats chemically dependent service users by emphasizing and reinforcing their relationship with the land, an important component of traditional Hispanic culture in the […]
Café Hope Espresso Project: Job Training Program for Behavioral Health Clients
Café Hope is a job training program for ACRS Behavioral Health clients. Participants typically have cognitive or emotional barriers to employment and varying levels of functionality. From a safe, supportive setting, clients learn about food safety, customer service, making beverages and basic business concepts. They then operate an espresso stand two to four days a […]
The Jericho Project: Alternative to Jail for People with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
The Jericho Project provides an alternative to jail for people with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse who have been arrested and charged with a crime. Many of their clients have cycled in and out of the justice system, homelessness, emergency rooms and other costly emergency services for years without ever getting the treatment […]
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Center for Digital Storytelling implemented through the Healing Hurt People Program
NNEDLearn 2012 Participant: Center For Nonviolence and Social Justice/Healing Hurt People Developed by the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) and implemented through the Healing Hurt People Program (HHP). Partner organizations include the Center for Digital Storytelling and The Painted Bride Arts Center. Population of focus This innovation can be adapted to suit any population or cause. Healing Hurt People (HHP) […]