Suzanne Thornton organizes an event in which three HGP members share meaningful stories of significant events in their lives. Today we hear from Dave Gray, Margie Adams, and Jules Elias.
Kevin Fitts provides an overview of the mental health consumer movement. Mr. Fitts is the Executive Director of the Oregon Mental Health Consumers Association. His first experience of the mental health field occurred when he was a patient involuntarily committed to Damasch State Hospital at the age of 19. After a few years of instability including hospitalizations, homelessness, trauma, and substance use problems, he found peer support and he developed ways to cope.