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Driven by her goal to increase access to high-quality, affordable mental health care for interpersonal violence survivors (IPV) and individuals impacted by addiction, Alexis explores how and under what conditions IPV survivors and individuals impacted by addiction navigate mental health systems, in hopes of attaining their full health potential. Firmly believing that mental health is health, and that mental health must include considerations for IPV and addiction, Alexis’ work highlights the inherent strengths and resources of IPV survivors and individuals impacted by addiction while also unearthing structural barriers, policy limitations, and policy-to-practice gaps that prevent full health potential. Specifically, her work centers the lived experience of marginalized individuals and groups, whose perspectives are often excluded from the IPV and addiction-related literature due to racism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and justice-involved status.
MORE ABOUT ALEXIS
As a queer woman and mental health counselor serving survivors of IPV and individuals impacted by addiction, Alexis approaches her research from an intersectional, critical, and liberatory lens. Her personal and professional experiences inform her research, which she hopes will unbind and empower those affected by IPV and addiction.
