Profile Information
Location
Orlando, FL
Country
United States
Postal Code
32837
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
FORMER CASE MANAGER IN FOSTER CARE, RETIRED BOARD CERTIFIED ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYST AND MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTEER FOR ADULT PEERS.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
THE PEER SUPPORT COALITION OF FLORIDA'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEERS (THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES - MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE) I ALSO VOLUNTEER WITH THE LOCAL PEER GROUP AND WITH AN EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM FOR VPK. I READ LIBRARY STORIES TO THEM AND BRING BOOKS FROM GOODWILL'S BOOK WORKS PROGRAM FOR THEM TO TAKE HOME.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
MY PEER GROUPS KNOW THAT TRAUMA AFFECTS US ALL IN SOME DEGREE. TRAUMA BASED CARE IS IMPORTANT AND FOCUSSING ON RESILIENCE THROUGH SELF EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY IS PART OF MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ANYTHING FOR ADULTS OVER 18 THAT FOCUSSES ON WELLNESS..