Facing Challenges and Finding Solutions

As with many things that change the status quo, engaging in upstream mental health and wellbeing work can bring about challenges, including engaging with partners and community members in a transparent and accountable way; dealing with staffing transitions and burnout; staying upstream with a strong focus on community focused strategies; and sustaining and scaling the work amidst the many barriers and competing priorities we face every day. But community organizations have many strengths and assets they can lean on to counter these challenges in innovative ways. Below are some of the solutions Making Connections sites have developed to overcome these challenges. 

Share your own challenges and solutions with us here so we can add them to the backpack!