The Change Companies

12/22/2025

✨ 2025 by the numbers and the people behind them ✨
This year, our work helped expand access to evidence-based practices across communities nationwide:
• 6,050 individuals actively using the Atlas digital platform
• 125+ organizations onboarded
• 210+ ASAM Criteria trainings delivered nationwide
• 6,000+ individuals trained in Interactive Journaling®, the ASAM Criteria, and other evidence-based practices

Each number reflects real people and real progress. Thank you to our partners and communities for making 2025 a year of meaningful impact.

12/19/2025

💬 Client-centered care starts with one simple question: What does the client actually want?
Too often, treatment plans focus on what we think a client needs—not what they actually want. And when that happens, engagement can suffer.

Our latest blog shares 3 simple, client-centered tips for building treatment contracts that people are more likely to commit to:
• Start with what the client truly wants
• Let them try their own plan—and learn from it
• Meet them where (and when) they’re ready for care

Sometimes progress begins with honoring a simple goal like, “I want to be left alone.” From there, real change can take shape!

Read more about building treatment plans that put people first.

Learn 3 practical tips for creating client-centered treatment contracts that improve engagement, accountability, and outcomes in behavioral health.

12/18/2025

📚 What resonated most in 2025?
This year, readers gravitated toward practical, evidence-based insights that support real people through real change.

Our most-read blogs focused on:
• How Midland County Adult Probation uses Atlas to increase engagement and reduce barriers: https://hubs.la/Q03YCFM80
• 8 strategies for supporting clients through the stages of grief: https://hubs.la/Q03YCJR60
• 5 keys to effective correctional programming from prison to communities: https://hubs.la/Q03YCJ_g0

These topics reflect a clear priority: tools that work in the real world and create meaningful impact.

Swipe through to revisit the insights that mattered most and thank you for being part of a community committed to practical, people-centered solutions. Download to click!

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12/15/2025

📢 A message from our CEOs:
As we close out the year, we want to personally say thank you. The progress we've made in 2025, including making Atlas a more powerful, supportive platform, is the direct result of your feedback, honesty, and the work you do every day on behalf of the people you serve. Looking ahead to 2026, we're committed to investing more than ever in your success.

Read more below!

Message from The Change Companies, highlighting progress in Atlas, support for staff, participant outcomes, and exciting innovations coming in 2026.

12/11/2025

🚀 A major step forward for Mecklenburg County and North Carolina.
WBTV recently highlighted the launch of the region’s first Forensic Assertive Community Team (FACT), a groundbreaking program designed to stop the jail cycle for people with severe mental illness.

The FACT brings together mental health care, housing support, peer specialists, legal oversight, and forensic services into one coordinated team. Led by dedicated professionals, this model offers real hope by addressing both mental health needs and the root causes of justice involvement.

We're honored that {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:164906|Mecklenburg County)}} has chosen to include Interactive Journaling®, through Atlas and our Courage to Change® materials, as a core part of the solution. Really excited to see Atlas in action!

🧡 A remarkable milestone for behavioral health, justice reform, and community wellbeing in North Carolina. Watch the WBTV segment: https://hubs.la/Q03XKtWc0

Mecklenburg is one of four counties launching this pilot program

12/10/2025

🚀 December Interactive Journaling® Open Enrollment is Now LIVE!
Are you ready to sharpen your facilitation skills with Interactive Journaling®, one of the most widely used, evidence-based tools in behavioral health?

Join us for expert-led virtual training designed to elevate your practice and empower meaningful change. Whether you’re a facilitator, clinician, or administrator, our sessions provide practical, person-centered strategies you can apply immediately.

📅 Upcoming Highlight:
• 12/15-16 | Virtual Two-day Evidence-based Facilitation Skills for Interactive Journaling®
• 1/12- 13, 2026 | Virtual Two-day Evidence-based Facilitation Skills for Interactive Journaling®
• 1/14, 2026 | Virtual Fidelity Coaching Certification for Interactive Journaling®'
• 2/16-17, 2026 | Virtual Two-day Evidence-based Facilitation Skills for Interactive Journaling®
• 3/11-12, 2026 | Virtual Two-day Evidence-based Facilitation Skills for Interactive Journaling®
• 3/13, 2026 | Virtual Fidelity Coaching Certification for Interactive Journaling®

🔗 Register now: https://hubs.la/Q03X7PzH0

Seats are limited, don’t miss your chance to build skills that make a lasting impact!
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12/09/2025

🌟 90 Days of Atlas in use, and the impact speaks for itself
Our team recently returned to so correctional facilities to hear directly from the individuals who use Atlas every day. These conversations continue to remind us why this work matters.

The feedback was powerful:
💬 “Atlas has definitely helped change me so much.”
💬 “I tell all the new folks they should be doing Atlas; it’s super helpful.”
💬 “Atlas gives me a chance to be honest without feeling judged.”

Many participants shared that Atlas is now part of their daily routine, supporting reflection, prosocial skill-building, and meaningful personal growth. One individual has already completed 30+ journals and actively encourages others to begin their own journey with Atlas.

We are grateful to every participant who shared their story and insights with us. Their lived experience helps guide our work as we continue improving access to programming that empowers real transformation!

12/08/2025

✨ Celebrating Our Q3 2025 Award Winners!
We are proud to recognize the recipients of our Q3 2025 Quarterly Awards, celebrating individuals who exemplified our organizational values between July and October.

🏆 Shawn Miller, Director of IT – Hard Worker Award
From server updates to weekend maintenance to a full Zoom migration… Shawn was the hero, making everything run smoothly behind the scenes.

🏆 Emma Joy Abi Hanna, Implementation Manager – Honesty Award
Emma Joy jumped in with data, feedback, and fearless ideas that made our customer health score stronger, even before joining full-time!

🏆 Adina Young, Account Manager – Humility Award
Adina brings authenticity, curiosity, and openness every day. No question too small, no idea too big. A true culture-builder.

Huge congratulations to Shawn, Emma Joy, and Adina! Your impact in Q3 was truly outstanding!

12/05/2025

What happens when justice-impacted leaders redesign the reentry experience?
New Freedom happens — and the results speak for themselves. We’re thrilled to see New Freedom featured in Correctional News for a model that’s changing lives:
- Peer-led support
- Trauma-informed care
- Career and housing pathways
🌟 And yes, Interactive Journaling® helps members build insight, accountability and confidence for life after incarceration.

When you see outcomes like:
✔ 7.5% recidivism
✔ 99% housing + employment at graduation
✔ $200M+ statewide economic impact
So proud to partner with you, New Freedom. Your leadership continues to inspire the field!

🔗 Read the full feature: https://hubs.la/Q03WJtp30

The New Freedom Project, a Phoenix-based program that has supported more than 4,000 participants since 2023, approaches reentry not as a checklist of

12/04/2025

When teams are short-staffed, quality care can’t slow down, especially when serving people with complex risks and needs.

Validated assessments and scalable digital tools are helping organizations stay risk-responsive without burning out staff.
- Assessments like the SUDD-5 and CBTSQ quickly identify risk levels, guide treatment decisions, and track progress.
- Digital interventions, including Interactive Journaling®, deliver structured support to large groups with minimal oversight.

The impact? More consistency, smarter workflows, and more time for the people who need the most attention.

🔗 Read the full blog below

Research shows that emotional and cognitive maturity—not punishment—plays a key role in lasting change.

12/03/2025

✨ Curriculum Spotlight: Trauma in Life — Now Available in Atlas
The Change Companies is proud to share that our Trauma in Life Interactive Journaling® curriculum is now available in the Atlas digital platform.

This curriculum helps participants understand trauma, recognize its impact, and develop strategies to strengthen resilience and support recovery. It includes grounding techniques, guided practices and reflective activities that can be used as pre-treatment resources or alongside trauma therapy.

With this addition, Atlas continues to expand access to evidence-based tools that help individuals reflect, grow and make positive change.

👉 Want to see Trauma in Life and other curricula in action?
Get an Atlas demo: https://hubs.la/Q03V_14J0

12/02/2025

🚨 Registration open for the upcoming ASAM Criteria Trainings! Join Train for Change Inc.® for virtual sessions to strengthen your clinical skills & deliver evidence-based care.

🗓️ Upcoming training: 12/16–17, 1/22–23, 2/4–5
• 12/16-17 | Virtual Two-day ASAM Criteria 3rd Edition Skill Building Training
• 1/22- 23, 2026 | Virtual Two-day ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Skill Building Training
• 2/4-5, 2026 | Virtual Two-day ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Skill Building Training
• 3/4-5, 2026 | Virtual Two-day ASAM Criteria 3rd Edition Skill Building Training
• 3/23-24, 2026 | Virtual Two-day ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Skill Building Training

🔗Register now: https://hubs.la/Q03WlpbR0