The Adusu Advocacy Framework: A Strategic Model for Advancing Policy Reform in Developmental Disability Services

• By: Isaac Mawuko Adusu, DHA, MSNPM Seven Hills Foundation, Rhode Island
• July 29th, 2026
• coalition building, community-based care, developmental disabilities, disability services, IDD, policy advocacy, policy reform, Summer 2026 Issue, workforce shortage
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Across many countries, systems supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are experiencing significant pressure. Workforce shortages, increasing service demand, and funding constraints have created fragile service environments that test providers, policymakers,...

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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Behavioral Health Advocates: Association for Community Living, Coalition of Medication-Assisted Treatment Providers and Advocates of New York State (COMPA), Families Together in New York State, InUnity Alliance, Mental Health Association in New York State, National Alliance on Mental Illness New...