Fawn Preston, our Founder and visionary, has been a leader in behavioral health since 1998. Passionate about her work, she has traveled nationwide helping people and organizations adopt trauma-informed approaches and crisis intervention. Fawn has empowered thousands through advocacy, support, workforce development, and various wellness pathways. She is a national facilitator of eCPR (Emotional CPR) and an organizational trainer in IPS (Intentional Peer Support), with certifications in WRAP, PATH, SOAR, Crisis Intervention, and Trauma-Informed Care.

Fawn contributed to the Trauma Informed Care curriculum for Network 180 Kent County Behavioral Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has created impactful curriculums promoting peer-oriented systems. With over a decade of grant writing experience, she has secured funding to enhance service quality. Her expertise includes relationship building, workforce development, trauma-informed care, cultural humility, inclusive practices, holistic wellness, and food as medicine. Fawn believes recovery is not just possible but probable, often needing just one person to believe in you. She loves community connections and collaborations to spread awareness—feel free to say hello!

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