Authentic Roots Therapy is evolving to become a collective of healers who provide purposeful holistic therapeutic support for community members from many walks of life. ART grew from the idea that the pathway to healing comes from connection to self in and with community. Humans, like plants and trees, are intricately interconnected. We share in feelings of grief, suffering, joy, love and apathy. It is through our roots (ancestral/historical/cultural systems and the nervous system) that we can regain confidence in who we are.

ART’s Core Values

Equity

Autonomy

Compassion

Safety

Empathetic Accountability

 

Mental Health Statistics

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    Anxiety Disorders account for 19.1% (estimated 48 million people) among U.S. adult population annually

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    37% of adults incarcerated in the state and federal prison system have a diagnosed mental illness

    70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health condition

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    15.3% of U.S. Veterans experienced a mental illness in 2019 (31.3 million people)

  • Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    1 in 15 U.S adults experienced both a substance use disorder and mental illness