Out of all the states in America, Texas is ranked second last in terms of access to care for mental health struggles. Paige Butler and the other inspirational people who make up the Mosaics of Mercy community, are determined to help as many people in the state as they can to navigate mental health and addiction recovery. In today’s episode Paige shares how her daughter’s struggles with mental health and addiction have impacted her own life, and how this experience led her to co-found the organization. We discuss the methods used by Mosaics of Mercy to help the people they serve, and the big project that they are currently working on. Mental health and addiction are heavily stigmatized by society, and this makes getting help a major challenge, but because of people like Paige, so many lives are being saved.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Paige’s dream travel destination.
- The journey that led Paige to co-found Mosaics of Mercy.
- How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted mental health.
- Paige shares the mission of Mosaics of Mercy.
- The support program of which Paige is a member.
- Paige’s message of hope to everyone who is affected by mental health issues and addiction.
- Where Texas is ranked in terms of access to care for mental health.
- Challenges of acquiring funding as an organization focused on mental health.
- Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren; the support group that Paige runs.
- How listeners can support Mosaics of Mercy.
- An upcoming project that Mosaics of Mercy has in the pipeline.
- Meaning behind Mosaics of Mercy’s theme for the year; For the One.
- The extent of Mosaics of Mercy’s reach.
Tweetables:
“It was so healing to us to gather together and talk about our journeys.” — Paige Butler [0:07:01]
“We help families navigate mental health and addiction recovery.” — Paige Butler [0:10:47]
“Everyone has a story and everyone has a different part of hope in the journey.” — Paige Butler [0:15:46]
“It’s hard to be a non-profit for mental health. People don’t like to talk about it. People don’t even like to support it financially for the most part.” — Paige Butler [0:18:00]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Mosaics of Mercy Phone Number: (346) 703-0051
