Deontre Gardner

Via Hope

What: Invest. Re-Envision. Respond. We will invest in people and organizations who want to re-envision mental health. We will respond to the needs of our partners and colleagues in the Texas mental health system to build environments of compassion and healing. We will passionately promote the power and wisdom of people with lived experience as necessary leaders in all of our work. Why: We exist to amplify the vision that all people, families, and communities deserve to thrive and not just survive! For us, this will look like: - Self-determination for all people and families in decisions related to their health and spirit; - Systems imbued with core principles of resiliency, compassion, and trust, that listen and respond to the needs of their communities; - A socially and politically equitable world free from stigma; - A culture where authenticity and transparency around lived experience is seen and valued as a necessary strength in leadership.