In this episode, Valerie Kelley-Bonner breaks down the current state of mental healthcare and harm reduction in Detroit—where crisis response too often replaces true prevention, and care is still unevenly accessible. Drawing from lived experience and frontline leadership through SOOAR and Strategic Transitions Consulting, Valerie challenges systems that criminalize instead of stabilize, and offers a vision for what real safety, dignity, and healing can look like when community leads. Re...
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In this episode, Valerie Kelley-Bonner breaks down the current state of mental healthcare and harm reduction in Detroit—where crisis response too often replaces true prevention, and care is still unevenly accessible. Drawing from lived experience and frontline leadership through SOOAR and Strategic Transitions Consulting, Valerie challenges systems that criminalize instead of stabilize, and offers a vision for what real safety, dignity, and healing can look like when community leads. Re...
In this episode, Valerie Kelley-Bonner breaks down the current state of mental healthcare and harm reduction in Detroit—where crisis response too often replaces true prevention, and care is still unevenly accessible. Drawing from lived experience and frontline leadership through SOOAR and Strategic Transitions Consulting, Valerie challenges systems that criminalize instead of stabilize, and offers a vision for what real safety, dignity, and healing can look like when community leads. Re...
