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…
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…
Consider this your official notification: You’ve Been Book’d! Mental Health Awareness Month is always an incredibly important time of year for the work Flawless Foundation and so many other organizations do, but this month felt especially grounded in action, education, and collective healing! We’ve compiled all of our top recommendations from the month into this…
Here’s What the Data Says… Mental health policy debates often focus on access and affordability. Those gaps are real, but they sit on top of something deeper: a system that has never treated brain health as a legitimate medical priority, and that has consistently failed the people most in need of it. Five fault lines…
You’re scrolling your phone. Your chest is tight, your jaw is clenched, and you can’t quite name why. Maybe something happened earlier. A tense conversation, a deadline, a piece of news that landed wrong. Or maybe nothing happened at all, and that’s the hardest part to explain. What you’re feeling has a name: nervous system…
Mental Health, the Justice System, and the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery Judge Steve Leifman is a retired Miami-Dade County court judge who continues his advocacy work through the Leifman Group. He sat down with us to talk about what brought him to this work, what Miami has built over the last twenty-five…
Inside Our Somatic Movement and Chair Yoga Workshop at NAMI Special thanks to Jennifer Baez, our Wellness Facilitator, for sharing her experiences and reflections from the workshop. We’ve gathered her insights here to share them with our wider community. When the Flawless team arrived at NAMI Palm Beach County for our wellness workshop, the room…
A #FlawlessTalk on Maternal Mental Health Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a time to celebrate the beauty of new life, but it is also an opportunity to speak about the realities many new moms face. The transition to parenthood can be one of the loneliest and most overwhelming seasons of life. Recently, we sat…
Understanding Roles & Titles For National Counseling Awareness Month, we sat down with Dr. George Giuliani, a licensed psychologist and university professor, to help simplify the world of mental health. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the various titles, degrees, and acronyms found in a provider directory, this guide is for you. Decoding the Professional…
Earth Day 2026 Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has served as a reminder of our responsibility to the planet. What began as a grassroots movement to advocate for cleaner air and water has grown into a global phenomenon. But in recent years, the conversation has shifted. We aren’t just talking about saving the…