Building Community Through Culture, Care, and Connection

Join us in a diverse community of cultural workers, community practitioners, organizers, and professionals committed to reimagining mental health through relational and culturally grounded approaches. As a member of the Center for Integrative Relational Health, you will have the opportunity to share cultural wisdom, expand your understanding of community care, and collaborate on deepening collective approaches to well-being. Transform how we think about mental health while connecting with community members in knowledge-sharing circles designed to honor diverse perspectives and experiences.

Why Join the Center for IRH

Membership begins with Imagination and Curiosity, and a felt need and desire to contribute to cultural and community transformation

A desire to Connect across difference and build authentic relationships

A desire to Care for collective well-being and community healing

A desire to Learn from diverse cultural wisdom and lived experiences

A desire to Grow together and share knowledge across communities

A desire to Transform systems toward justice and collective flourishing 

Membership begins with a shared vision of mental health as inherently cultural and relational, and a commitment to honoring the wisdom that emerges through community. Imagine a shared purpose of manifesting collective care, and a shared commitment to creating communities of practice that center cultural authenticity, relational connection, and systemic transformation.

Community Member Benefits

Ready to be part of a movement toward culturally grounded, relationally centered approaches to collective well-being? Join practitioners, cultural workers, community organizers, and advocates who are reimagining what mental health can look like when we center culture, care, and community.

Building the future of community care, together.

  • As a member of the Center for Integrative Relational Health, you will have access to the IRH Wisdom Network — our community platform for connection, learning, and mutual support. This space features cultural resources, peer support opportunities, and collaborative projects. Community members access:

    • Learning Resources: Materials honoring diverse wisdom traditions and community practices

    • Peer Support Circles: Regular gatherings for mutual support and knowledge sharing

    • Community Projects: Opportunities to support initiatives that serve collective well-being

    • Collaborative Exchange: Programs that facilitate learning across different traditions

    • Advocacy Networks: Connections with others working toward systemic change

    • Event Access: Discounts and priority access to workshops, gatherings, and celebrations

  • Receive a complimentary subscription to Root & Resonance: Journal for Integrative Relational Health, our premier quarterly digital publication dedicated to advancing the field of integrative relational health. Root & Resonance serves as both an intellectual commons and creative sanctuary for practitioners committed to relationship-centered, whole-person healing. Each issue weaves together:

    • Community Analysis & Wisdom: Explorations of how cultural, political, and economic systems and practices of care impact collective well-being

    • Creative Expression: Art, poetry, music, and multimedia that illuminate community experiences

    • Community Resources: Tools, practices, and frameworks developed by and for communities

    • Collaborative Projects: Features highlighting community-led initiatives

  • Designed to deepen awareness of relational influences, this DIY digital experience allows you to create a personal map of your relational history and explore how care and connection unfold across yourself, others, culture, and the environment.