PHOENIX — The cities of Tempe and Chandler are participating in an initiative aimed at teaching hairdressers, barbers and more how to be mental health advocates for their clients.
It’s called Beyond the Shop and is part of a national program run by nonprofit The Confess Project of America.
Chandler and Tempe are the first cities in Arizona to take up the initiative.
How did mental health advocates program come to be?
Tempe Community Health and Human Services Director Tim Burch said the idea began through conversations with local barbers…