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Lauren Carson

Lauren Carson

Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

May 4, 2026

5:59
Given the fact that the funding has shrunk and it feels like people are fighting over crumbs, what have you done in terms of either thinking about competition or collaboration with other folks who are addressing mental health in the field?
6:14
Yeah, so look, people hear me say this often.
6:17
I think we are all a piece of the quilt.
6:20
I think that there is room for all of us and there is a need for all of us.
6:24
We are in this together.
6:25
But as April so eloquently shared, we know that funding has consistently always been significantly less for people of color, leaders of color, organizations that focus on people of color.
6:40
And then adding in the mix being a woman, being female, that the statistics even go lower than that, right? And I know the article that April's mentioning, which ironically, we were actually in one of those grant programs and a part of those funding opportunities that were supposed to create a sustainable culture that the commitments were not long-term.

7 MINS LATER

14:16
And you have to pick up on these cues of what that might mean for a funding opportunity now or down the line.

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