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Category: Blogs

Community of Practice: Centering Immigrant Leaders’ Lived Experience as Learning Resources

Posted on by Hitomi Yoshida

The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness (the Community Fund) managed by the Scattergood Foundation and its partners addresses the emotional health and wellbeing of immigrant and refugee communities. Through its participatory grantmaking process, the Community Fund provides financial support and capacity building opportunities to local immigrant-serving organizations to promote collective healing by cultivating meaningful connections […]

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Priority Setting for Philadelphia’s Next Behavioral Health Commissioner

Posted on by Joe Pyle

By Joe Pyle & Cherie Brummans After almost six years of service as commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), Dr. Jill Bowen stepped down on April 15, 2024. With the mayor’s desire to improve access to treatment in Kensington and beyond, the change of leadership […]

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Building Partnerships through Participatory Grantmaking (PGM)

Posted on by Hitomi Yoshida

Over the past several years, the Scattergood Foundation, in collaboration with its partners, has developed a participatory grantmaking (PGM) process for the purpose of creating equitable strategies to provide financial support and capacity building to local non-profit organizations. The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness (Community Fund), is one of their signature participatory funds that has […]

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To Battle Spiraling Overdose Rates in Black Communities in Pennsylvania, Innovative Programs Bring Harm Reduction Into Local Neighborhoods

Posted on by Caitlin O'Brien

Vital Strategies Partners with Scattergood Foundation to Fund Nine BIPOC-Led Organizations for Mobile and Street Outreach Teams, Media Campaigns, and Resource Distribution The United States is in the midst of the worst overdose crisis in its history, with more than 112,000 lives lost in 2023 and rates rising sharply for Black Americans. Pennsylvania experienced more than 5,100 overdose […]

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Pledge to Connect: Improving access to mental health care following an emergency department visit

Posted on by Alyson Ferguson

Authors: Leigh Wilson-Hall, Associate Director, Clinical Redesign Initiatives; Mouy Van Galen, Senior Program Manager, Clinical Redesign Initiatives; Matthew Kalamar, Director, Grants & Development   There is a need to help people get connected to behavioral health treatment Across the United States, many individuals with mental and behavioral health conditions face barriers to accessing outpatient, community-based […]

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Pledge to Connect: Improving access to mental health care following an emergency department visit

Posted on by Alyson Ferguson

Authors: Leigh Wilson-Hall, Associate Director, Clinical Redesign Initiatives; Mouy Van Galen, Senior Program Manager, Clinical Redesign Initiatives; Matthew Kalamar, Director, Grants & Development There is a need to help people get connected to behavioral health treatment Across the United States, many individuals with mental and behavioral health conditions face barriers to accessing outpatient, community-based treatment, […]

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BIPOC Mental Health Month Community Champions: Moumena Saradar

Posted on by Caitlin O'Brien

Moumena Saradar serves as the Manager of Wellness Services for Nationalities Service Center. What does mental health mean to you? What keeps you going? I am honored to serve our clients in the wellness department. Providing mental health services for all who need them is crucial to mitigating post-migration stressors. Our staff assists clients in […]

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BIPOC Mental Health Month Community Champions: Sappho Fulton

Posted on by Caitlin O'Brien

Sappho Reynan Fulton is a business owner and CEO who focuses her work on ending domestic violence. Through Womxn Beyond Borders, she provides resources to those impacted by violence. Sappho sits on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, has completed 40 hours of domestic violence training, sits on the District Attorney’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. Her […]

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BIPOC Mental Health Month Community Champions: Dr. Nettie Johnson and Wonder Guannu

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Dr. Nettie Johnson is the Executive Director of Health Department at the African Cultural Alliance of North America (ACANA). She directs several public health and mental health projects including the DOJ Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), PCAR’s Sexual Violence Initiative, PDPH COVID-19 and Mental Health Literacy and Case Management. Ms. Wonder Guannu, MSW is the Project […]

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