Libraries for Health with Dr. Sandra Smith and Abena Asante
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In this episode, we are joined by JCMH Collaborative Councilmember Dr. Sandra Smith, the Vice President of Via Hope, and Abena Asante, a Senior Program Officer at St. David's Foundation. They tell us about the Libraries for Health initiative. This program places peer support specialists in public libraries in eight different Central Texas communities. In this episode, our guests talk about a "Storybook" which you can find here. If you have an innovation in mental health that you'd like to see on the podcast, email [email protected] with the subject line "Reimagining Justice." *Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the JCMH, the Supreme Court of Texas, or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The material and information presented here are for general information purposes only.
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