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How The Guardian Model Rebuilds Mental Health Care
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- A Contagious Smile Podcast
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- Jun 18, 2026
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- 1941
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Summary
Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to break a person isn’t always the illness; it’s the system that treats them like a number and calls it “care.” We sit down with veteran attorney and nonprofit leader Michael Mackniak, a nationally recognized mental health advocate and the founder behind the Guardian Model and the Care Coalition, to talk about what actually changes outcomes for people who are stuck in high-need, high-risk cycles. We get specific about care coordination: why the client has to ...