Wendy White Tiegreen (she/her), MSW, is the former Director of Medicaid and Health System Innovation for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Wendy shares how she became part of the movement that reshaped mental health services nationwide. They talk about policy battles, the long-term impact of embedding peer specialists into the system and how advocacy, relationships and persistence drive meaningful change.

To learn more about Wendy and her work:  Wendy White Tiegreen — Lexicon Strategies

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

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Transcripts are available on Apple Podcasts.