As the Vice President of Marketing and Development for Mentally Ill Kids in Distress (M.I.K.I.D.) I get to see firsthand the impact that our programs and services make in the communities we serve. More importantly as part of my job, I am often times offered the opportunity to take part in these programs and events like our M.I.K.I.D. Reunification event …

I first met Sue in September of 1995. The new M.I.K.I.D. CEO had asked me to be on the M.I.K.I.D. Board of Directors. I attended a M.I.K.I.D. board meeting because I wanted to see if this was a board, I would be interested in joining. At that time the M.I.K.I.D. organization had been given a room by NAMI in one …

You may feel unseen, unaided and overwhelmed, angry, frustrated, and sad. There are mixed emotions when loving your child with mental illness. On one side, you wish there was more you could do for them; on the other, you feel guilty when you don’t understand why or how your child was born this way. If you are reading this, please …

What are Living Skills? How does it work? A provider works with the child in one-on-one sessions. Once the goals are established, the representative will work on activities and projects with the child that will help modify the negative behavior to reinforce the positive behavior, providing the child with tools. The activities are also catered to the child’s level of …

Although disability is part of being human, discrimination and social exclusion continue to impact individuals with disabilities. Over 1 billion people, about 15% of the global population, experience disability – and that number is rising. Many disabilities are obvious, like in a physical impairment. But there is a whole other classification of challenges that cannot be seen so easily. Invisible …