Janine Francolini, Founder/Executive Director, the Flawless Foundation SOURCE: Reclaiming Futures Last week at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, I attended the Criminalization of Mental Illness Symposium. National experts shared fourteen presentations in an effort to make sense of hundreds of statistics and research studies on such topics as recidivism, gun…
Janine Francolini, Founder/Executive Director, the Flawless Foundation SOURCE: The Huffington Post “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr. As we mourn the loss of the innocent victims in Colorado, is it possible that we can expand our…
Here we are. It is February again. These are the shortest, darkest days of the year, and in many parts of the country, the coldest as well. And yet, these days are also filled with light. The year is young. Everywhere there are fresh starts, new beginnings, and the promise of a bright and flourishing…
Whether you are lighting candles, thinking of your 2012 resolutions or welcoming the official beginning of winter with the solstice, this time of year offers a special opportunity to reflect on the past year. We are deeply grateful for the immense growth we have gone through in 2011. Join us as we raise a glass…
Thank you to our corporate sponsors! Cigna, Nike, Alice Hair, and many more of our corporate supporters have stepped beyond their big hearted gifts of money, services, and products, and have created miracles through their incredible event sponsorships and program funding. We are able to create and sustain programs that support our mission of seeing…
Out of the hundreds of photos of our event in NYC on April 9th, this was my favorites. At first, I didn’t understand why, but after talking about it with a photojournalist friend of mine, I figured it out. Dr. Ablon and I have been working together closely for a few years, and most of…
Dear Flawless Friends, This week has been all about plans for our inspiring panel discussion with our honorees on April 9th. Their beautiful awards are being designed by our board member and artist extraordinaire, Tara Dixon of Gratitude Designs. To have this group of dynamic humanitarians and clinicians together on one panel talking about courage,…
We Need to Talk…………… This week I am working in New York City to gear up for the Flawless Foundation’s Annual Perfection Party on April 9th. One of the highlights of the trip was a lunch meeting with Karenna Gore Schiff. Karenna is a strong ally to Flawless’ mission to eradicate the stigma that surrounds…
Dearest Flawless Friends, I flew to Boston last Friday with Tara and Janine to meet one of the Flawless Medical Advisors, Dr. Stuart Ablon, where he conducted a workshop on Collaborative Problem Solving with his organization, Think:Kids, at Mass. General/Harvard Medical School. The program was called “Think Differently: A New Approach for Parenting Challenging Kids”,…
