Today I interviewed Keris Myrick for The Mighty. Keris is the Chief of Peer Services for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. She also has a long, storied history of being a leader in the peer advocate movement. Topics discussed include the mental healthcare system, peer support, patient’s rights, and even Keris's love for cosplay which you can see for yourself towards the end of the video. I've been wanting to work with Keris for quite some time. I first discovered her because she was featured in the NAMI In Our Own Voice video which I presented alongside my own story well over one hundred times. I've heard so many positives stories about her whether it was her role in launching Project Return Peer Support Network in LA County, as a participant in Dese'Rae L. Stage's Live Through This suicide attempt survivor photography project, and her previous job as head of peer services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Hopefully, this is only the beginning of our work together.
Every month I host aFacebook Live interview for The Mighty straight from their Burbank, California office. This is a nice change of pace from No Restraints with Rudy Caseres because I get to interview some of the leading mental health advocates in Southern California face-to-face. I hope you'll check them all out.
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