Rachel Waford, PhD, ABPP is a licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist in Atlanta, GA. She is an Assistant Professor at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health and Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Waford is a Lead Psychologist in the Clinical and Research Program for Psychosis at Grady. Her clinical research interests focus on understanding barriers to care in community settings for individuals living with psychosis, promoting care continuity through health systems-strengthening models, and implementing facilitators of recovery. She uses public mental health frameworks to develop innovative models of service provision, community engagement, and peer-led initiatives. Dr. Waford is co-author of The Psychosis Response Guide: How to help young people in psychiatric crises, and has delivered a TEDx talk entitled, Early Intervention in Psychosis: Broadening our Mental Health Community about the importance of communities in supporting recovery for young people with psychosis.