On June 13, the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years. Five days later, a crowd estimated in the millions filled Lower Manhattan for a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes. We celebrated alongside the rest of the city, and three moments from the week stayed with us. Each one…
On Tuesday, June 16, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved the operating plan for the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, and the vote was unanimous. After twenty-two years, the doors are going to open. We are overjoyed, and we are thinking of the neighbors who will walk through them. In America, the largest providers…
By Dr. Robin Jones | Perspectives from the Frontlines | Published: June 16, 2026 Today, I sat inside the Commission Chamber at the Stephen P. Clark Center, in Miami, watching decades of relentless advocacy culminate in a single, unanimous voice of approval. It is a morning I will not soon forget. The energy inside the…
Reflections from #JEDGala2026 Recently, the Flawless team attended the JED Foundation Gala in New York City. We came as attendees. We left thinking about what it means to stand alongside people who have decided that youth mental health is worth fighting for, and what each of us owes to that commitment. The evening opened with…
By Dr. Robin Jones Director of Strategy and Innovation, Flawless Foundation Energy, community, and wellness took center stage at the recent School District of Palm Beach County School Board Meeting. It was a night of immense pride for us as our incredible partners at Digital Vibez received well-deserved recognition for their phenomenal, transformative work with…
We Lost the Filmmaker. Let’s Not Forget His Cause. The mental health advocacy community has lost a quiet giant. Brian Lindstrom was a Portland, Oregon-based documentary filmmaker who devoted his career to telling the stories of people living with mental illnesses and the consequences of a judicial system that too often criminalizes them. He described…