WovenCare Advocacy Services is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Current Focus

Breaking the Silence: a community series on mental health stigma

WovenCare Advocacy Services is currently centered on one primary initiative: creating space for honest, community-based conversations about mental health, stigma, lived experience, and support.

Supported by

ADAMH Board of Franklin County

This virtual series is designed to reduce stigma, encourage reflection, and help communities respond to mental health needs with more care and understanding.

  • Guided community conversations
  • Grounded in lived experience and shared learning
  • Built for Central Ohio participants and partners
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Why WovenCare exists

WovenCare Advocacy Services was founded to support individuals and families navigating trauma, mental health challenges, complex care transitions, and moments when systems feel overwhelming or dismissive.

Right now, that mission is showing up most clearly through Breaking the Silence, a public-facing series focused on reducing stigma and building more informed, supportive community responses.

How we show up

  • Community-centered mental health education
  • Advocacy rooted in dignity and respect
  • Connections to practical support resources

What Breaking the Silence covers

The series is structured as guided community conversation, not a formal lecture. Each session creates room for reflection, shared learning, and practical dialogue.

Reducing Stigma

Explore how stigma shapes care, relationships, help-seeking, and the way communities respond.

Lived Experience & Systems

Reflect on how people experience mental health systems, barriers, and support in real life.

Healing & Advocacy

Discuss pathways to support, community care, and advocacy that help people move forward.

Other ways to connect with WovenCare

While the homepage now centers the mental health series, these are still useful places for people looking for support, partnership, or a way to share what happened to them.

Share Your Story

People who felt ignored, dismissed, unsafe, or unsupported can share their experiences to strengthen advocacy and visibility.

Share Your Story

Resource Navigator

Search for nearby services related to recovery, caregiving, transportation, food, housing, and community stability.

Find Local Resources

Partner With WovenCare

Hospitals, clinicians, community organizations, and local partners can connect with WovenCare to support better responses and stronger care coordination.

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