Mentorship and Leadership in Advancing Behavioral Health Equity

• By: Carmen Collado, LCSW-R Community Counseling & Mediation (CCM)
• May 7th, 2026
• behavioral health equity, career development, community-based care, health disparities, leadership, mentorship, social work, workforce development
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Growing up in Jamaica, Queens, in a working-class family, I learned early that one’s circumstances do not define one’s potential. My grandparents instilled in me the value of perseverance and the belief that education is a powerful equalizer. I was driven not only to advance myself, but also to...

The Step-Up Intervention Program: A Positive Youth Development Approach to Support Youth Experiencing Housing Instability and Homelessness

• By: Zoila A. Del-Villar, LMHC-Limited Permit, CASAC McSilver Institute of Poverty Policy and Research
• October 1st, 2017
• housing instability, life skills, mental health support, mentorship, positive youth development, school-based support, youth engagement, youth homelessness
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Housing instability and homelessness can be defined by frequent moves, couch-surfing, eviction, living in severely overcrowded housing, and living in housing that is not stable (Cutts, Meyers, Black, Casey, Chilton, Cook, & Rose-Jacobs, 2011). Housing instability and homelessness create...