Ep. 9 | Why Behavioral Health Needs Leaders With Lived Experience

Behavioral Health Brief · Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 8m · transcript

Danny Stone, Vice President of TURN Behavioral Health Services, and Tim Bryson, Program Manager at TURN Behavioral Health Services, discuss their journeys from homelessness—and, in Danny’s case, incarceration—to leadership in California’s behavioral health system. From Danny’s turning point on the edge of a ten-story building to both leaders’ commitment to giving back, the conversation examines recovery, second chances, and how lived experience strengthens support for people facing behavioral health challenges, homelessness, and justice-system involvement in San Diego and across California…