Bringing communities from crisis to thriving.

Our mission is to prevent, disrupt and support restoration for individuals experiencing destabilization/crisis by examining the complicity of systems of oppression and exclusion that exist at all touchpoints across multiple systems. The Health and Justice Recovery Alliance provides a Peer service delivery model that centers the experience of the participant and community in crisis by supporting navigation from crisis to well-being.

 

Peer Delivery Philosophy: Elevating Lived Experience

Elevating lived experience is central to Peer Support and the mission of the Health and Justice Recovery Alliance. When the voices of those with lived experience are elevated and heard, it opens the eyes of community leaders and policy makers. Sharing lived experience is often the catalyst to holding implicit systems accountable for the lack of oversight, lack of equitable care, and traumas imposed on those who are accessing services.

 
 

  • Provides weekly instructional learning preparing individuals who have experienced system enmeshment, participants will engage in a 12 week cohort supporting psycho-education foundational curriculum to prepare participants to enter the peer workforce. LEARN MORE —>

  • Health and Justice Recovery Alliance provides Recovery Support, weekly psycho-educational support groups that include 1 on 1 Peer Mentoring. Program is available for individuals seeking recovery support whether from substance use disorder or mental health, ideal for individuals exploring recovery who desire building a community of support. LEARN MORE —>

  • Join parents, volunteers, community agencies, schools, tribes, and the Department of Children, Youth and Families in building stronger, healthier communities and families. Strengthen Families Locally aims to increase family resilience, and reduce rates of child maltreatment and entry into foster care in target communities. LEARN MORE—>

  • Health and Justice Recovery Alliance supports pregnant and parenting moms/families through Thriving Families:Parent and Me bi-monthly convenings, crisis support and advocacy, trauma mastery, substance use disorder and behavioral health support. Provide maternal health support for women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Understanding that maternal health care encompasses wellness across all domains. Access to maternal support often can reduce cases of maternal morbidity and mortality, we provide resources to access Doulas who are culturally responsive. Health and Justice Recovery Alliance works to address the disproportionate impact of maternal morbidity for Black women in our communities and provide supportive services and access to healthcare systems that understand the impact of bias that affects moms and infants. LEARN MORE —>

  • Cross-cultural, Cross-organizational coalition, these organizational partners with lived experience will engage in a targeted, collaborative approach that will help support critical local shifts in practice. We support the peer model of success supporting our families where they’re at, in culturally appropriate way, and evolving alongside partnering organizations and systems. LEARN MORE —>

  • HJRA Youth Advisory Council provides recommendations directed at improving access to effective culturally responsive behavioral health services and supports youth transitioning out of child welfare and juvenile justice systems who experience mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. LEARN MORE—>

 

Helping to Reduce Recidivism by Building Just and Thriving Communities.