Equitable Behavioral Health Transformation Starts with You
Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality, equity, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation.
The Equity-Grounded Leadership model aims to:
- Cultivate a deep understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in the behavioral health system.
- Support leaders to step into their voice, courage, and power.
- Empower new leaders to thrive as change agents to unravel systemic racism and inequity.
- Prepare leaders to take measurable action to create equitable systems.
What Is Equity-Grounded Leadership?
Equity-grounded leadership stems from the understanding that the current systems are unjust. It empowers leaders to mobilize themselves and others to create positive change. Equity-grounded leadership begins with courageous inquiry of personal and professional biases that impact how one views oneself and others. Through their work with CBHL, leaders learn how to influence others to create resilient communities and promote healing.
Equity-grounded leadership is anti-racist, person-centered, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed and acknowledges that individuals have different experiences, abilities, needs, and strengths. It empowers leaders to account for differences and develop decision-making strategies that includes all voices. Equity-grounded leadership ensures all leaders are equipped to lead with influence and from a position of love and humility. Equity-grounded leadership recognizes the danger caused by unchecked power and hierarchies in all forms and works to mitigate them. It demands transformative solutions away from the status quo. It differs from leading from a place of equality, which is about sameness and assumes that all individuals will benefit from being provided the same support.
How Can I Become an Equity-Grounded Leader?
The Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program is an immersive 11-month leadership development experience. Each cohort comprises up to 25 current or emerging leaders with learned and lived experience who have a deep desire to effect change in their organizations, communities, or regions.
Applications for the EGL Fellow Program open each year, typically in the Spring. Stay informed about the application release by signing up to receive information about the EGL Fellow Program!
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