diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/RichEditorStyles.css b/met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/RichEditorStyles.css
similarity index 100%
rename from met-web/src/components/engagement/form/RichEditorStyles.css
rename to met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/RichEditorStyles.css
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/RichTextEditor.tsx b/met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/index.tsx
similarity index 76%
rename from met-web/src/components/engagement/form/RichTextEditor.tsx
rename to met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/index.tsx
index 6fd447c52..8ffe7f395 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/RichTextEditor.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { EditorState, ContentState, convertFromHTML, convertFromRaw, convertToRaw } from 'draft-js';
+import { EditorState, convertToRaw } from 'draft-js';
 import { Editor } from 'react-draft-wysiwyg';
 import { FormControl, FormHelperText } from '@mui/material';
-import { MetPaper } from '../../common';
 import 'react-draft-wysiwyg/dist/react-draft-wysiwyg.css';
 import './RichEditorStyles.css';
+import { getEditorStateFromHtml, getEditorStateFromRaw } from './utils';
+import { MetPaper } from '..';
 
 const RichTextEditor = ({
     setRawText = (_rawText: string) => {
@@ -20,30 +21,17 @@ const RichTextEditor = ({
 }) => {
     const getStateFromInitialValue = () => {
         if (initialRawEditorState) {
-            setEditorState(getEditorState(initialRawEditorState));
+            setEditorState(getEditorStateFromRaw(initialRawEditorState));
             return;
         }
 
         if (initialHTMLText) {
-            const blocksFromHTML = convertFromHTML(initialHTMLText);
-            const contentState = ContentState.createFromBlockArray(
-                blocksFromHTML.contentBlocks,
-                blocksFromHTML.entityMap,
-            );
-            setEditorState(EditorState.createWithContent(contentState));
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-
-    const getEditorState = (rawTextToConvert: string) => {
-        if (!rawTextToConvert) {
-            return EditorState.createEmpty();
+            const contentState = getEditorStateFromHtml(initialHTMLText);
+            setEditorState(contentState);
         }
-        const rawContentFromStore = convertFromRaw(JSON.parse(rawTextToConvert));
-        return EditorState.createWithContent(rawContentFromStore);
     };
 
-    const [editorState, setEditorState] = React.useState(getEditorState(initialRawEditorState));
+    const [editorState, setEditorState] = React.useState(getEditorStateFromRaw(initialRawEditorState));
 
     const handleChange = (newEditorState: EditorState) => {
         const plainText = newEditorState.getCurrentContent().getPlainText();
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/utils.ts b/met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a87d60d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/met-web/src/components/common/RichTextEditor/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { ContentState, EditorState, convertFromHTML, convertFromRaw } from 'draft-js';
+
+// For draft-js to convert raw text to editor state
+export const getEditorStateFromRaw = (rawTextToConvert: string) => {
+    if (!rawTextToConvert) {
+        return EditorState.createEmpty();
+    }
+    const rawContentFromStore = convertFromRaw(JSON.parse(rawTextToConvert));
+    return EditorState.createWithContent(rawContentFromStore);
+};
+
+// For draft-js to convert html to editor state
+export const getEditorStateFromHtml = (htmlToConvert: string) => {
+    const blocksFromHTML = convertFromHTML(htmlToConvert);
+    const contentState = ContentState.createFromBlockArray(blocksFromHTML.contentBlocks, blocksFromHTML.entityMap);
+    return EditorState.createWithContent(contentState);
+};
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/EngagementForm.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/EngagementForm.tsx
index 2bfe92079..888fd1e51 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/EngagementForm.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/EngagementForm.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Typography, Grid, TextField, Stack, Box } from '@mui/material';
 import { MetPaper, MetLabel, PrimaryButton, SecondaryButton, MetDescription } from '../../../common';
-import RichTextEditor from '../RichTextEditor';
 import { ActionContext } from '../ActionContext';
 import ImageUpload from 'components/imageUpload';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import { EngagementTabsContext } from './EngagementTabsContext';
 import { SUBMISSION_STATUS } from 'constants/engagementStatus';
 import DayCalculatorModal from '../DayCalculator';
 import { ENGAGEMENT_CROPPER_ASPECT_RATIO, ENGAGMENET_UPLOADER_HEIGHT } from './constants';
+import RichTextEditor from 'components/common/RichTextEditor';
 
 const CREATE = 'create';
 const EngagementForm = () => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyClosedTextInput.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyClosedTextInput.tsx
index 83335d555..7f2f61e3d 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyClosedTextInput.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyClosedTextInput.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { defaultClosedText } from 'constants/submissionStatusText';
-import RichTextEditor from '../../RichTextEditor';
+import RichTextEditor from 'components/common/RichTextEditor';
 import { EngagementTabsContext } from '../EngagementTabsContext';
 
 export const SurveyClosedTextInput = () => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyOpenTextInput.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyOpenTextInput.tsx
index f86bfbc57..f8e998546 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyOpenTextInput.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyOpenTextInput.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { defaultOpenText } from 'constants/submissionStatusText';
-import RichTextEditor from '../../RichTextEditor';
+import RichTextEditor from 'components/common/RichTextEditor';
 import { EngagementTabsContext } from '../EngagementTabsContext';
 
 export const SurveyOpenTextInput = () => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyUpcomingTextInput.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyUpcomingTextInput.tsx
index ee5b45f0f..8e8b6062b 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyUpcomingTextInput.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/SurveyBlock/SurveyUpcomingTextInput.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { defaultUpcomingText } from 'constants/submissionStatusText';
-import RichTextEditor from '../../RichTextEditor';
+import RichTextEditor from 'components/common/RichTextEditor';
 import { EngagementTabsContext } from '../EngagementTabsContext';
 
 export const SurveyUpcomingTextInput = () => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/status/index.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/status/index.tsx
index 4a18da52a..691a2308f 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/status/index.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/status/index.tsx
@@ -3,40 +3,62 @@ import { Chip } from '@mui/material';
 import { SubmissionStatus } from 'constants/engagementStatus';
 const Chip_Font_Weight = { fontWeight: 'bold' };
 
-const Open = ({ preview }: { preview?: boolean }) => {
-    return <Chip label="Open" color={preview ? 'default' : 'success'} sx={{ ...Chip_Font_Weight }} />;
+interface ChipParams {
+    active: boolean;
+    clickable: boolean;
+}
+const Open = ({ active, clickable }: ChipParams) => {
+    return (
+        <Chip
+            label="Open"
+            color={active ? 'success' : 'default'}
+            sx={[{ ...Chip_Font_Weight }, clickable && { cursor: 'pointer' }]}
+        />
+    );
 };
 
-const Closed = ({ preview }: { preview?: boolean }) => {
-    return <Chip label="Closed" color={preview ? 'default' : 'error'} sx={{ ...Chip_Font_Weight }} />;
+const Closed = ({ active, clickable }: ChipParams) => {
+    return (
+        <Chip
+            label="Closed"
+            color={active ? 'error' : 'default'}
+            sx={[{ ...Chip_Font_Weight }, clickable && { cursor: 'pointer' }]}
+        />
+    );
 };
 
-const Upcoming = ({ preview }: { preview?: boolean }) => {
+const Upcoming = ({ active, clickable }: ChipParams) => {
     return (
         <Chip
             label="Upcoming"
-            sx={preview ? { ...Chip_Font_Weight } : { ...Chip_Font_Weight, backgroundColor: '#FFC107', color: 'black' }}
+            sx={[
+                { ...Chip_Font_Weight },
+                active && { backgroundColor: '#FFC107', color: 'black' },
+                clickable && { cursor: 'pointer' },
+            ]}
         />
     );
 };
 
 export const EngagementStatusChip = ({
     submissionStatus,
-    preview,
+    active = true,
+    clickable = false,
 }: {
     submissionStatus: SubmissionStatus;
-    preview?: boolean;
+    active?: boolean;
+    clickable?: boolean;
 }) => {
     switch (submissionStatus) {
         case SubmissionStatus.Upcoming:
             // Engagement is published but submission start date is not due yet.
-            return <Upcoming preview={preview} />;
+            return <Upcoming active={active} clickable={clickable} />;
         case SubmissionStatus.Open:
             // Engagement is published and open for submission.
-            return <Open preview={preview} />;
+            return <Open active={active} clickable={clickable} />;
         case SubmissionStatus.Closed:
             // Engagement is published but it's past the submission date.
-            return <Closed preview={preview} />;
+            return <Closed active={active} clickable={clickable} />;
         default:
             return null;
     }
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementBanner.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementBanner.tsx
index 1d653c1ec..3cca75695 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementBanner.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementBanner.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import { When } from 'react-if';
 import EngagementInfoSection from './EngagementInfoSection';
 
 export const EngagementBanner = ({ startSurvey }: EngagementBannerProps) => {
-    const { isEngagementLoading, savedEngagement } = useContext(ActionContext);
+    const { isEngagementLoading, savedEngagement, mockStatus } = useContext(ActionContext);
     const surveyId = savedEngagement.surveys[0]?.id || '';
-    const isOpen = savedEngagement.submission_status === SubmissionStatus.Open;
     const isLoggedIn = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.authentication.authenticated);
     const isPreview = isLoggedIn;
+    const currentStatus = isPreview ? mockStatus : savedEngagement.submission_status;
+    const isOpen = currentStatus === SubmissionStatus.Open;
 
     if (isEngagementLoading) {
         return <Skeleton variant="rectangular" width="100%" height="35em" />;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export const EngagementBanner = ({ startSurvey }: EngagementBannerProps) => {
     return (
         <Banner imageUrl={savedEngagement.banner_url}>
             <EngagementInfoSection savedEngagement={savedEngagement}>
-                <When condition={!!surveyId && (isOpen || isPreview)}>
+                <When condition={surveyId && isOpen}>
                     <Grid item container direction={{ xs: 'column', sm: 'row' }} xs={12} justifyContent="flex-end">
                         <PrimaryButton data-testid="EngagementBanner/share-your-thoughts-button" onClick={startSurvey}>
                             Share your thoughts
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementContent.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementContent.tsx
index 54673b51d..b1f683ce6 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementContent.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementContent.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { MetPaper } from '../../common';
 import { Editor } from 'react-draft-wysiwyg';
 import { ActionContext } from './ActionContext';
 import { Skeleton } from '@mui/material';
-import { getEditorState } from 'utils';
+import { getEditorStateFromRaw } from 'components/common/RichTextEditor/utils';
 
 export const EngagementContent = () => {
     const { savedEngagement, isEngagementLoading } = useContext(ActionContext);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const EngagementContent = () => {
 
     return (
         <MetPaper elevation={1} sx={{ padding: '2em', pt: '0px', minHeight: '30em' }}>
-            <Editor editorState={getEditorState(rich_content)} readOnly={true} toolbarHidden />
+            <Editor editorState={getEditorStateFromRaw(rich_content)} readOnly={true} toolbarHidden />
         </MetPaper>
     );
 };
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementInfoSection.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementInfoSection.tsx
index 040860ba1..2877e4d43 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementInfoSection.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/EngagementInfoSection.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { Grid, Typography, Stack } from '@mui/material';
 import { MetHeader1 } from 'components/common';
 import { EngagementStatusChip } from '../status';
 import { Editor } from 'react-draft-wysiwyg';
-import { getEditorState } from 'utils';
 import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 import { ActionContext } from './ActionContext';
 import { Engagement } from 'models/engagement';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'hooks';
+import { getEditorStateFromRaw } from 'components/common/RichTextEditor/utils';
 
 interface EngagementInfoSectionProps {
     savedEngagement: Engagement;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const EngagementInfoSection = ({ savedEngagement, children }: EngagementInfoSect
                 <Grid item xs={12} sx={{ maxHeight: '20em', overflowY: 'auto', overflowX: 'auto' }}>
                     <MetHeader1>{name}</MetHeader1>
                     <Grid item xs={12} sx={{ mb: 1 }}>
-                        <Editor editorState={getEditorState(rich_description)} readOnly={true} toolbarHidden />
+                        <Editor editorState={getEditorStateFromRaw(rich_description)} readOnly={true} toolbarHidden />
                     </Grid>
                 </Grid>
                 <Grid item xs={12}>
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/PreviewBanner.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/PreviewBanner.tsx
index 79c645efb..203fd2c9b 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/PreviewBanner.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/PreviewBanner.tsx
@@ -154,20 +154,23 @@ export const PreviewBanner = () => {
                         <Stack spacing={1} direction={{ md: 'row' }} alignItems="center" justifyContent="center">
                             <IconButton onClick={() => updateMockStatus(SubmissionStatus.Upcoming)}>
                                 <EngagementStatusChip
-                                    preview={mockStatus !== SubmissionStatus.Upcoming}
                                     submissionStatus={SubmissionStatus.Upcoming}
+                                    active={mockStatus === SubmissionStatus.Upcoming}
+                                    clickable
                                 />
                             </IconButton>
                             <IconButton onClick={() => updateMockStatus(SubmissionStatus.Open)}>
                                 <EngagementStatusChip
-                                    preview={mockStatus !== SubmissionStatus.Open}
                                     submissionStatus={SubmissionStatus.Open}
+                                    active={mockStatus === SubmissionStatus.Open}
+                                    clickable
                                 />
                             </IconButton>
                             <IconButton onClick={() => updateMockStatus(SubmissionStatus.Closed)}>
                                 <EngagementStatusChip
-                                    preview={mockStatus !== SubmissionStatus.Closed}
                                     submissionStatus={SubmissionStatus.Closed}
+                                    active={mockStatus === SubmissionStatus.Closed}
+                                    clickable
                                 />
                             </IconButton>
                         </Stack>
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/SurveyBlock.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/SurveyBlock.tsx
index dfe3244af..10f680d90 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/SurveyBlock.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/view/SurveyBlock.tsx
@@ -5,26 +5,21 @@ import { ActionContext } from './ActionContext';
 import { SubmissionStatus } from 'constants/engagementStatus';
 import { SurveyBlockProps } from './types';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'hooks';
-import { If, Then, Else } from 'react-if';
 import { submissionStatusArray } from 'constants/submissionStatusText';
 import { Editor } from 'react-draft-wysiwyg';
-import { getEditorState } from 'utils';
-
-const statusMap = {
-    1: 'Upcoming',
-    2: 'Open',
-    3: 'Closed',
-};
+import { getEditorStateFromHtml, getEditorStateFromRaw } from 'components/common/RichTextEditor/utils';
 
 const SurveyBlock = ({ startSurvey }: SurveyBlockProps) => {
     const { savedEngagement, isEngagementLoading, mockStatus } = useContext(ActionContext);
-    const isOpen = savedEngagement.submission_status === SubmissionStatus.Open;
-    const surveyId = savedEngagement.surveys[0]?.id || '';
     const isLoggedIn = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.authentication.authenticated);
     const isPreview = isLoggedIn;
+    const currentStatus = isPreview ? mockStatus : savedEngagement.submission_status;
+    const isOpen = currentStatus === SubmissionStatus.Open;
+    const surveyId = savedEngagement.surveys[0]?.id || '';
     const status_block = savedEngagement.status_block;
-    const status_text = status_block.find((status) => status.survey_status === statusMap[mockStatus])?.block_text;
-    const isMockStatusClosed = SubmissionStatus.Closed === mockStatus;
+    const status_text = status_block.find(
+        (status) => status.survey_status === SubmissionStatus[currentStatus],
+    )?.block_text;
     if (isEngagementLoading) {
         return <Skeleton variant="rectangular" height={'15em'} />;
     }
@@ -33,29 +28,20 @@ const SurveyBlock = ({ startSurvey }: SurveyBlockProps) => {
         <MetPaper elevation={1} sx={{ padding: '2em', pt: '0px' }}>
             <Grid container direction="row" alignItems="flex-end" justifyContent="flex-end" spacing={2}>
                 <Grid item xs={12}>
-                    <>
-                        <If condition={!!status_text}>
-                            <Then>
-                                <Editor
-                                    editorState={getEditorState(status_text ? status_text : '')}
-                                    readOnly={true}
-                                    toolbarHidden
-                                />
-                            </Then>
-                            <Else>
-                                <div
-                                    dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-                                        __html: submissionStatusArray[mockStatus - 1],
-                                    }}
-                                />
-                            </Else>
-                        </If>
-                    </>
+                    <Editor
+                        editorState={
+                            status_text
+                                ? getEditorStateFromRaw(status_text)
+                                : getEditorStateFromHtml(submissionStatusArray[currentStatus - 1])
+                        }
+                        readOnly={true}
+                        toolbarHidden
+                    />
                 </Grid>
                 <Grid item container direction={{ xs: 'column', sm: 'row' }} xs={12} justifyContent="flex-end">
                     <PrimaryButton
                         data-testid="SurveyBlock/take-me-to-survey-button"
-                        disabled={!surveyId || (!isOpen && !isPreview) || (isPreview && isMockStatusClosed)}
+                        disabled={!surveyId || !isOpen}
                         onClick={startSurvey}
                     >
                         Take me to the survey
diff --git a/met-web/src/utils/index.ts b/met-web/src/utils/index.ts
index 973a7e91b..1ffdae549 100644
--- a/met-web/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/met-web/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
-import { EditorState, convertFromRaw } from 'draft-js';
 
 export function hasKey<O>(obj: O, key: PropertyKey): key is keyof O {
     return key in obj;
@@ -15,15 +14,6 @@ export function checkEmail(email: string) {
     return filter.test(email);
 }
 
-// For draft-js to convert raw text to editor state
-export const getEditorState = (rawTextToConvert: string) => {
-    if (!rawTextToConvert) {
-        return EditorState.createEmpty();
-    }
-    const rawContentFromStore = convertFromRaw(JSON.parse(rawTextToConvert));
-    return EditorState.createWithContent(rawContentFromStore);
-};
-
 export const downloadFile = (response: AxiosResponse<Blob, unknown>, filename: string) => {
     if (!filename) {
         throw new Error('Filename must be specified');