In this episode of Stepping In It, we talk with Kimberly Johnson, CEO of Arch Collaborative and founder of the Children’s Legacy Center. Kimberly shares her journey as a mother of five navigating a broken behavioral health system and her work leading reform. We explore rural challenges—from crisis care gaps to lack of infrastructure—and the power of trauma-informed, community-driven solutions to transform care in California’s North State and beyond.
In this episode, you will be able to:
The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:09 - Introduction & Guest Kimberly Johnson
00:02:15 - Kimberly’s Background & Lived Experience
00:06:05 - Federal Perspective on Behavioral Health
00:08:27 - Workforce Challenges
00:12:16 - Building Systems of Care for Rural Communities
00:15:40 - Lessons from the Farm Crisis
00:19:05 - Advocacy in Policy Change
00:22:11 - Future Directions for Behavioral Health
00:25:22 - Closing Thoughts
Links:
Connect with Kimberly:
https://www.instagram.com/ospshasta/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/childrenslegacycenter/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/kimberlylanelle/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-l-johnson-7803a374/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/archcollaborative/
https://www.facebook.com/OneSafePlaceShasta/
https://www.facebook.com/childrenslegacycenter/
Connect with us:
https://ruralpolicypartners.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/linkedin.com/company/rural-policy-partners/
https://www.facebook.com/facebook.com/ruralpolicypartners
https://www.youtube.com/@ruralpolicypartners
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nWSxR1f3f8I
