Dr. Paul-Constantin Transforms Personal Journey Into Global Mission Through Beautiful Dreamers and Culturally Grounded Mental Health Advocacy

Although she had known since 2001 that she wanted to create “some profound change” in her community, it wasn't until 10 years later when her own daughter was born, premature and tiny, that Vincentia Paul-Constantin understood the shape her life's work would take. “I had to advocate for my own services,” Dr. Paul-Constantin told Laura Forbes on Sunday, as she spoke during the Consortium-broadcast show Live with Laura. “To think I had such an expansive background in special education and I had friends in healthcare, and I still found it very difficult to navigate those spaces,” she recounted. “It was then I was reminded that I need to go back to what I initially knew that I needed to do” – build an organization “to advocate for individuals who needed services.” Today, Paul-Constantin, holder of a PhD in specialized education/educational leadership, is the founder and executive director of Beautiful Dreamers, which provides behavioral support services to children and families in Georgia...