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Showing Up Matters: The Power of Relationship-Based Advocacy in Behavioral Health

By: Laura Isabelle, LCSW (on behalf of Behavioral Health Advocates) Association for Community Living (ACL)
July 29th, 2026
behavioral health policy, coalition building, community-based services, lived experience, new york, relationship-based advocacy, Summer 2026 Issue, targeted inflationary increase, workforce crisis
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