While the civil legal system touches the lives of every person in the United States and cuts across multiple systems, it operates in its own siloed “cylinder of excellence.” This system also has an outsized impact on wellbeing as access to meaningful civil legal support helps people prevent eviction, fight job discrimination, secure custody of their children and get healthcare.
Sandra Ambrozy, Nonresident Fellow at the Urban Institute and Senior Fellow at the Full Frame Initiative, leads a discussion about how the Wellbeing Blueprint is providing a platform to transform and connect the civil legal system with other systems to advance a justice (vs. legal) system and accelerate wellbeing.
Policymakers, funders and organizations focus on survivors' safety to evaluate the effectiveness of domestic violence programs. We asked survivors how they define success and found a different answer.
After 15+ years moving the US toward a country where everyone has a fair shot at wellbeing, the Full Frame Initiative has made the careful decision to wind down as an organization. Read the letter from FFI’s Founder & CEO Katya Fels Smyth about the decision to intentionally close in a way that reflects our values and minimizes risk of harm to our partners and communities. We are committed to ensuring the work takes on new life beyond our organization’s boundaries.
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) interviewed Tanya Tucker, chief of national partnerships and outreach at the Full Frame Initiative, to understand how a focus on wellbeing can help transform patient care.