Mass incarceration drives isolation and significantly impacts women’s mental health. Could you benefit from connecting with women who understand the unique challenges of having an incarcerated loved one? Joining our Healing to Advocacy Program means saying “yes” to healing, building community and power with other women with incarcerated loved ones, and Sisterhood. Sign up: essiejusticegroup.org/nominate #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #FreeThemAll (fb)

"A lot of times I hold the crown of strength to my family, but this cohort of [Essie] Sisters helped me see that I don't have to [always] be strong. I can have vulnerable moments." — Tangela, Spring 2025 Los Angeles Healing to Advocacy Graduate 💐 Earlier this week we held our Spring 2025 Los Angeles Healing to Advocacy Graduation, welcoming 21 more women with incarcerated loved ones into our loving and powerful Sisterhood! 🧡 Thank you to our Sister panelists for sharing your stories, and to our Advocacy Spotlight, Bleu Watkins from the Success Stories Program, for reiterating the power of women who support loved ones on the inside. Are you a woman with an incarcerated loved one? Nominate yourself for our Fall 2025 Healing to Advocacy Program! essiejusticegroup.org/nominate (fb)