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4 | Well Being Trust | Annual Report | Exeuctive Summary We hope you are inspired by what you read and feel called to deepen your exploration of what you can do where you live, learn, work, play and pray to create a society where EVERYONE has the opportunity to reach their fullest potential for well-being. In spirited partnership, Tyler Norris, MDiv CEO, Well Being Trust An "ecosystem" approach that stimulates change in organizational practices, public policy and private sector investments is at the heart of Well Being Trust's aspiration to build a culture of well-being while delivering on our mission to advance the mental, social and spiritual health of the nation. For us, this means: • Embracing the whole person, the whole family and the whole community • Placing a primary focus on vulnerable people and populations • Increasing access to care and to the social, economic and environmental determinants of well-being • Making it safe and normal to talk about anxiety, depression, substance use and thoughts of suicide—just as we might talk about any other physical ailment • Ensuring that everyone is able to get help when needed • Building the capacity of peers, social support networks and community collaboratives to drive positive change • Identifying and spreading implementation of evidence-based practices, policies and investments that improve care and drive community outcomes endowment, Well Being Trust is helping galvanize the evidence base, the shared understanding, the tools and the community will that is essential for measurably advancing our nation's health and well-being. Blessed by the vision of our first investor- partner, Providence St. Joseph Health, and rooted in the social justice mission lived by its foundresses for over 160 years, Well Being Trust is an open platform for health systems and partners across sectors to drive transformative change. Delivering on our mission will take all of us working across sectors, politics, geographies, generations and walks of life. 4 Well Being Trust | Annual Report | Letter from Tyler Norris OUR APPROACH