Reshaping mental health through abolitionist practice.

The Collective Care Workgroup (CCW), led by RECLAIM, is a peer-led community for mental health practitioners dedicated to supporting people impacted by incarceration and their loved ones.

Grounded in abolitionist and non-carceral principles, CCW provides a space for learning, reflection, and collaboration. Practitioners come together to deepen their understanding of incarceration and its lasting impacts, strengthen skills for providing incarceration-responsive care, and build relationships that center healing, dignity, and collective wellness.

Through structured discussions, skill-building exercises, and shared consultation, participants develop care practices that move away from carceral logics and toward compassion, accountability, and connection. CCW fosters both personal and professional growth while cultivating a sustainable network of abolition-minded practitioners who are transforming mental health care in our communities.

Together, we are building the collective capacity to:

• Understand the realities of incarceration and reintegration
• Cultivate non-carceral, healing-centered therapeutic approaches
• Create shared frameworks and language for incarceration-responsive care
• Foster ongoing collaboration and community support

By connecting values-aligned practitioners, the Collective Care Workgroup is reshaping how mental health care is practiced and delivered—rooted in collective healing, compassion, accountability, and care for our community.