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3/6/2019

Talking with Zima Creason, CEO of Mental Health America of California

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This week was a little different than most, to say the least.. At first I felt like I wouldn't have a guest to interview but my wife had suggested that we drive up to Sacramento for an event which so happened to be organized by my friend and then-CEO of Mental Health America of California, Zima Creason. Well, 10 hours after that initial idea we had found ourselves in a motel just minutes away from the state capitol. Thankfully, I was able to wrangle Zima away from her duties to interview her for about 15 minutes and talk about the most pressing issues in mental health, especially among Californians. This includes state-wide certification for peer support specialists, the education system, and adverse childhood effects (ACEs). Sadly, we had to drive back home later that afternoon in the pouring rain but I don't regret the trip at all.

Zima is now the executive director or the California EDGE Coalition which you can learn more about here.

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    ABOUT RUDY

    My name is Rudy Caseres and I am an award-winning public speaker, live-streaming, social media influencer/manager, and storytelling event producer. I am the host of No Restraints with Rudy Caseres where I have live interactive candid discussions with the leading advocates in mental health, human rights, and suicide prevention (currently on hiatus). I also host a monthly panel discussion for The Mighty with the leading mental health advocates in the world. I previously hosted SPSM Chat - Suicide Prevention Social Media where I led lively discussions with various experts in the field of suicidology. I advocate for humane treatment in the mental healthcare system and effective suicide prevention. I have given over 100 presentations in which I have shared my story of living with bipolar, surviving a mental breakdown while serving in the US Army, and fighting against forced psychiatric treatment in front of grad students, doctors, psych ward patients, educators, and youth at junior highs, high schools, and juvenile detention facilities. I have spoken across the country from the California State Capitol at an event headlined by legendary actor Richard Dreyfus to the Shedding Light on Mental Health Conference in Greater Wheeling, West Virginia. My content has been featured in The Mighty, This is My Brave, HealthyPlace, The S Word, OC87 Recovery Diaries, Sweatpants & Coffee, Stigma Fighters, and Schizophrenic NYC. In 2017, I was awarded the NAMI California Outstanding Peer of the Year and I was named one of The Mighty's Mental Health Heroes of 2017. After living in Los Angeles, California most of my life I recently relocated to the Denver, Colorado area.
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