The Dividends of Thinking Differently

YEAR FOUR.

A watershed year when the investments systems and community have made in co-learning, co-designing, and co-implementing solutions are taking hold, changing the way Palm Beach County sees and thinks about behavioral health and wellness. They are solutions built with community voice—from youth to seniors—at the core. They are solutions embedded or emerging in neighborhoods, government, education, health systems, workforce, and policy. They are the solutions that will create generational change.

Some might say we hit our stride this year, but in many ways, we hit our stride from day one. When BeWellPBC launched in 2019, it became a beacon for community and system leaders hungry for change in behavioral health. With a place at the table for everyone, everything looked different and felt different. And everyone came ready to invest their unique assets in the solutions, sharing the conviction that the status quo was not acceptable. By thinking differently from the beginning, Palm Beach County will benefit from our collective belief that we can do better for our children, families, and neighbors.

We are a community of stewards investing in health for generations.

Where Are We Investing in Generational Change?

In 2022, our three impact areas, Stewardship Coordination and Alignment, Workforce Pipeline, and Community Solutions, evolved and continued to connect and coalesce, advancing BeWellPBC’s Lofty Goal: We envision a community in which every person in Palm Beach County feels hopeful, supported, connected and empowered.

"Our growing team has been essential to deepening BeWellPBC’s impact. Weston Probst, Support and Policy Manager, and Alita Faber, Networks and Special Projects Manager, are leading on partner alignment and workforce initiatives, and Katrina Blackmon, Founder & CEO of Unity3 Palm Beach, is increasing our awareness through communications. Sahil Bhandary, high school intern, and our new youth coordinators, Dantona Leger and Claudia Montas, inspire us and their own generation."

- Lauren Zuchman, Executive Director