Aaron Hicks

Aaron has facilitated peer support groups for formerly incarcerated people for the past ten years. He also provides counseling and support to individuals and families affected by violence through Focused Interruption. Aaron has lived experience of incarceration and for the past four years he has worked closely with the lab on a variety of grant-funded projects to promote the mental health and well-being of currently and formerly incarcerated people, including as a co-facilitator of our Community Advisory Board and co-developer and co-leader of a re-entry peer support group (Build Up).