The document proposes the Foundation for Family and Community Healing (FFCH), which would provide holistic and proactive mental, emotional, and relationship health education. FFCH would focus on developing skills for individuals, families, communities, and nature to thrive together, rather than just addressing symptoms. It would offer various levels of online and in-person educational programs and services. Additionally, FFCH would promote cherishing the Earth through an "Earth as loved one" framework to foster innovative climate change solutions. The organization needs start-up funding and partners to help realize its vision of thriving families, communities, and Earth.

1. Susanna Calvert, MAPP, PhD
Founder and Executive Director

2. The Issue
Mental, emotional
and relationship
health are key to our
health, well being
and life satisfaction

3. …. Yet
are rarely
taught

4. More students
are struggling to
maintain their
mental and
emotional
health

5. Happiness
declines
until age 55

6. Divorce
rates
persist

7. Available resources are either
symptom-based
• Just say no
• Conflict resolution
• Bullying training
• Mental illness
• Suicide prevention

8. • Isolated programs in
schools or communities
• Fee-based
Or are fragmented
and hard to access

9. Changes in mental, emotional and
relationship health education are
needed, now
Current strategies FFCH Solutions
Reactive Proactive
Fragmented and isolated –
students or parents or
community or Earth
Holistic and together – students,
parents, community, and Earth
as a system
Fix symptoms Create health and wellbeing
Knowledge, not skills Knowledge and skills

10. Nature improves
health and
wellbeing
u Five minutes per day
significantly improves
mood and self-esteem
(Barton & Pretty, 2010)
u Energy, anxiety,
fatigue, sadness, and
anger improve by 35-
76% (Bowler, 2010)
u Likely improves blood
pressure and heart
rate (Kondo, 2018)

11. Foundation for
Family and
Community Healing
PROACTIVE, HOLISTIC, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND RELATIONSHIP
HEALTH EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT

12. FFCH focuses
on our
interconnected
system, not the
symptoms…
Self
Other
Family
Community
Nature/
Earth
Thrive
together

13. …providing a holistic approach for skill
development for us….
Mental health
Relationship
health
Emotional
health
Thriving
people and
communities

14. …and an innovative and holistic
solution for Earth: cherishing the Earth
so that we may thrive together.
Physical
EmotionalSpiritual
Thriving
Earth

15. Our Beliefs
u Everyone should have the
skills to create healthy and
rewarding relationships with
each other and the Earth
u To thrive together, we must
learn and grow together
u We use vibrant connections
to create transformation

16. Our Mission
uTo provide the building
blocks that people need
to foster good mental
and emotional health
and to cultivate positive
relationships with each
other and the Earth

17. Programs and services in two areas
Mental, emotional,
and relationship
health and skill
development
3 levels of
educational
products and
services
Cherish Earth as a
loved one for Earth
healing
A more inclusive
climate change
discussion among
influencers
Participation by
global citizens

18. Level 1
• Free/low-cost, online educational programs to
develop mental, emotional, and relationship health
and skills
• Students, parents, community members
Level 2
• In-depth, higher tech, highly facilitated formats
• Fee-based
Level 3
• Coaching, counseling, live workshops within schools,
communities, and workplaces
Mental, Emotional and Relationship
Health Educational Products include:

19. In our Show Love, Thrive
Together campaign, we
invite Earth lovers
everywhere to cherish the
Earth…

20. …by appreciating, expressing
gratitude, and celebrating Earth

21. We discover new climate change
solutions with our innovative paradigm
Convene natural
world thought
leaders with
psychologists,
spiritual leaders,
philosophers
1
Create concept
paper and
recommendations
2
Promote and
advocate
•Include in educational
materials
3

22. Our
significant
assets
Founder
•Credentials
•Network
•Start-up
donation
Existing
building
blocks
•Knowledge
•Educational
technology
Resonant
mission
•Healthy self
•Healthy
relationships
•Healthy Earth

23. We need partners and additional
funds
Additional start-up funds
for program
development and
testing
Partners – social
media, content,
platforms,
technology,
assessment,
research, and
access

24. Potential
Impact:
THRIVING FAMILIES,
COMMUNITIES AND EARTH

25. Susanna
Calvert,
MAPP, PhD
Susanna@familyand
communityhealing.org
PO BOX 6922
Richmond, VA 23225
www.familyandcommunity
healing.org