KFF Health News March 19, 2024
VALLEJO, Calif. — Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative feelings around.
“What I’m hearing is that you’re a self-starter,” he told one participant, who had taken up gardening but yearned for a community with which to share the hobby.
Cordero, 48, is guiding the discussion at Holding Hope, a weekly therapy group for people struggling with mental health. Anyone receiving mental health services through Solano County can participate.
A former member, Cordero is now the group’s volunteer peer leader. He initially joined in 2020 while dealing with mental illness and substance use — and found that sharing with others who had been through similar...
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