NEW Mental Health Connection

The n.e.wNewe.w. Mental Health Connection is the backbone for collective impact initiatives addressing Mental Health in the fox valley by connecting community stakeholders and resources together to improve Mental Health. Our vision is to be a community that is mentally well and stigma free. In order to make this a reality we have to work together to create a service delivery that is accessible and easy to navigate. In addition, we have to build personal and community resiliency and continuously build Mental Health literacy while breaking stigma associated with Mental illness. The role of a backbone organization in a collective impact model is to anchor the work of the community by guiding the vision and strategy, supporting aligned activities, establishing shared measurements and practices, building the public will, advancing policy, and mobilizing for funding for the collaborative work.