Hear first-hand how the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota's work directly affects the lives of children and adults living with mental illnesses and their families. Learn about the education and support programs and what they are doing to advocate for good mental health policies. A few mental health basics, volunteer opportunities and resources will be included. Kay King is a Community Educator and Older Adults Program Coordinator at NAMI Minnesota (the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota).Kay is the former Executive Director of a retirement community in the Twin Cities that offers both independent and assisted living services. She also managed a home health care agency. She was a hotel and resort manager with over 25 years of hospitality industry experience nationally and internationally.
King is a family member whose grandmother, mother, sister and niece (four generations) lived/lives with a mental illness.