Mental Health Equity

Access is care. 

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Mental Health care should not depend on zip code, income, race, or insurance coverage. Yet across our country, access remains deeply unequal for Black, Brown, rural, and under-resourced communities.

 

Mental Health Equity means more than "awareness".
 

It means removing barriers, expanding access, and creating pathways to care for those who are too often overlooked by traditional systems.

 

At The Root Well, we believe healing is a collective right—not a privilege.

 

Our Mission

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To expand access to culturally-attuned, affordable mental health services for individuals and communities who have historically faced barriers to care.

We focus on supporting:

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• BIPOC communities

• Low-income clients

• Individuals navigating Medicaid eligibility (or ineligibility) 

• Rural communities with limited services

• Immigrant & refugee populations

• Trauma-impacted communities

 

What This Looks Like

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Our Mental Health Equity initiatives will include:

 

• Low-cost/no-cost therapy access

Subsidized sessions for clients facing financial barriers.

 

• Medicaid-friendly support

Navigation help, referrals, and advocacy around Medicaid coverage.

 

• Healing Literacy Workshops

Community-based education that helps individuals understand trauma, anxiety, and emotional health outside of clinical spaces.

 

• Future Fellowships for Emerging Clinicians

Supporting pre-licensed or graduate-level social workers who want to serve marginalized communities

(paired with clinical supervision and equity-driven training).

 

Why This Matters

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Health systems have failed to treat mental and emotional wellbeing as a basic human right. Our work challenges that reality by centering compassion, cultural context, and community care.

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We believe that healing expands when access expands.

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