April 2025: We are living in complex times. Facing complexity can engender a wide range of responses from people. As a younger person, when I faced complexity, I often turned away.
As I got older, I experienced a shift in how I responded to complexity and instead of being repelled, I was drawn in. A natural curiosity blossomed for me, and I developed newfound comfort with asking “why” or “how.” As an adult, this shift has made my life much richer and more interesting. It has also propelled me to evolve the Sozosei Foundation into the curious and data-driven organization it is today.
Princeton, NJ, January 27, 2025 — The Sozosei Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to Georgetown Law’s Center for Innovations in Community Safety (CICS) to catalyze a partnership between CICS and 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms (1M4), to further develop the functionality of The Right Response directory.
Princeton, NJ, December 5, 2024 — The Sozosei Foundation is thrilled to announce the appointment of Altha J. Stewart, MD, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Stewart, a nationally recognized leader in psychiatry and management of public mental health systems, brings a wealth of experience in public and mental health advocacy, and addressing health disparities. She has been a stalwart and outspoken advocate for the decriminalization of mental illness, the focus of the Foundation’s efforts.
The Foundation recently kicked off a series of Global Solution Labs to surface more knowledge and perspectives about how to create a future where mental illness is not treated as a crime. Over 50 multidisciplinary “Solutionists” gathered on May 7, 2021, to take on the ambitious task of identifying the top solutions to move the needle on the decriminalization of mental illness.
In the spirit of collaboration, we recently hosted a Virtual Book Club featuring authors and renowned psychiatrist Dr. James Knoll and renowned psychologist Dr. Joel Dvoskin. Led by Sozosei Board Member, Mary Chi Michael, Dr. Knoll and Dr. Dvoskin discussed their contribution to the recently released book, “Decriminalizing Mental Illness” with more than 100 attendees.