Alan Marzilli, J.D., M.A., is a senior writer/program associate at Advocates for Human Potential (AHP). His work focuses primarily on homelessness, mental health and substance use disorder services, cannabis regulation, and employment services.
Advocating for Respect
Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, famously sang, “All I’m asking is for a little respect.” Feeling respected is an important part of wellness, and sometimes it takes a little self-advocacy to get that R-E-S-P-E-C-T. In fact, respect is often the main goal...
WRAP: Taking Care of the Caregiver
As a tool for supporting wellness and self-care, WRAP can help the rising number of people who care for older loved ones. People are living longer, even as rates of chronic disease are rising. More and more, older adults are aging in place, living alone or with family...
Are Your Action Plans Working Together?
If you have a chronic physical condition, your doctor will most likely recommend some form of action plan. For example, physicians recommend that every person who has asthma have an action plan for maintaining healthy respiratory function and every person who has...
WRAP: Funding for Something that Works
I recently read that mental health workers and advocates in British Columbia bungee jump from a bridge each year to raise funds that support WRAP groups and hiring peer support workers. Sounds extreme, especially when you consider that they do this in February,...❤ Follow Us
