In this panel, a group of diverse psychologists practicing in a comprehensive mental health counseling center discuss what collective care means to them. Relying on our work community, we navigated systemic challenges in a more collaborative, compassionate way, particularly in a post-pandemic world. This is in contrast to how self-care has become unduly focused on self responsibility, often practiced in isolation. Through panel and small group interactions, we want to encourage participants to incorporate collective community care in their own work settings when prioritizing their general well-being and preventing burnout. Audience Participation will be multi-modal and include: Reflective exercise - Care Wheel Live Polls to get audience reactions to questions/surveys Small group participation - discuss incorporating community caring into their settings Panelists and participants will discuss the following: Unique challenges of mental health work/research, particularly during periods of global/community stress (e.g., mental health work settings not a focus of research) Social justice and culturally-sensitive models of community care for mental health workers Navigating systems with a sustainability-focus versus productivity-focus Prevention rather than intervention in response to burnout