Fountain House
Molly Higgins is a dedicated professional with experience in advocacy, wellness support, and research. Currently serving as the Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator at Fountain House since March 2024, Molly previously worked as a Wellness Specialist at Outside In, providing support to peers in recovery from substance use. As a Research Assistant for the Maine Drug Policy Lab at Colby College, Molly contributed to legislative tracking and public forums related to drug policy. Additional roles include Welcome Attendant at the Colby College Museum of Art, Customer Service Representative at Gardener's Supply Company, and Researcher for Curley Global IR, LLC, where Molly analyzed media engagement with ESG topics. Molly holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from Colby College, and has international experience from the School for International Training.
Fountain House
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Millions of Americans living with serious mental illness are denied access to care and support in the community, and end up cycling through our streets, shelters, emergency rooms, and jails. For far too long our punitive, ineffective and costly approaches have taken away their capacity, dignity, and humanity. For more than 70 years, Fountain House has believed in people living with serious mental illness - who are our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers, friends and neighbors - and has proven that they can reach their goals and aspirations for a better life. Fountain House works. Our members are hospitalized and experience crisis significantly less than others with serious mental illness, resulting in 21% lower Medicaid costs. Of the 40% of our members experiencing homelessness or unstable housing when they arrive at Fountain House, 99% are housed within a year. Of the 24% of Fountain House members with a history of incarceration and justice involvement, rates of recidivism are less than 5%. Our members complete their education, find paid work, and achieve health and wellness goals at significantly higher rates than people living with serious mental illness who don’t have access to our programs. This is a model that is working in Mental Health Clubhouses across the country.