{"id":7244,"date":"2023-05-11T18:55:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T23:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\/?page_id=7244"},"modified":"2025-10-31T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:11:40","slug":"welcome-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\/welcome-message","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7244\" class=\"elementor elementor-7244\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7057444 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7057444\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f50c41\" data-id=\"2f50c41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972f79b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"972f79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journeying Toward Global Engagement and Transformation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33005b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b33005b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from the Founder & Editorial Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1603493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1603493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Welcome to the Journal of Global Engagement and Transformation (JGET)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a space where scholarship meets lived experience, and where research, practice, and reflection converge to advance mental health, relational wellness, and systemic transformation in an ever-changing world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in <\/span><b>2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the umbrella of the <\/span><b>Global Center for Systemic Change Outcomes, Research, Evaluation &amp; Development (GCSCORED, Inc.)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, JGET was created to bridge the gap between academic theory and lived reality. Our purpose has always been clear: to <\/span><b>renew minds, transform lives, and create safer, more socially connected communities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through open-access scholarship and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedc5c1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dedc5c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9af8ae\" data-id=\"c9af8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13a238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13a238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the beginning, JGET was envisioned as more than a journal \u2014 it is a <\/span><b>movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We aim to <\/span><b>amplify marginalized and historically underrepresented voices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with particular attention to the <\/span><b>African diaspora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other global communities whose perspectives and contributions are too often overlooked.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that <\/span><b>mental health is ecological<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 shaped by personal stories, cultural histories, environments, relationships, and systems. As the world faces increasing social, political, and ecological turbulence, JGET serves as a meeting ground for those who are reimagining how engagement and transformation happen, both locally and globally.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9eee6\" data-id=\"ee9eee6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e45d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1e45d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"738\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dr-Larrier-03.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7641\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dr-Larrier-03.webp 738w, https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dr-Larrier-03-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dr-Larrier-03-440x550.webp 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c312cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c312cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62117fd\" data-id=\"62117fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b82322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b82322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are a scholar, practitioner, educator, policymaker, or student, we invite you to join this journey. Share your insights. Challenge old paradigms. Contribute to the growing body of work that brings hope, healing, and connection to our shared human story.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, we are finding steady ground \u2014 and transforming it.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Yvonne I. Murray-Larrier, PhD, LMHC, LPC, BCC, NCC, NCSC,\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Founding President, GCSCORED, Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Founder &amp; Editor-in-Chief, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Global Engagement and Transformation (JGET)<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>Email:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> jget@gcscored.org<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <b>Website:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/everypiecematters.com\/jget<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journeying Toward Global Engagement and Transformation Message from the Founder &#038; Editorial Team Welcome to the Journal of Global Engagement and Transformation (JGET) \u2014 a space where scholarship meets lived experience, and where research, practice, and reflection converge to advance mental health, relational wellness, and systemic transformation in an ever-changing world. 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