Interview was conducted by Ann Adams for the Empowerment Magazine.
Anne is currently working part time as a volunteer receptionist at the Wellness and Recover Center on
Marconi Avenue.
She has served as a board member and residential leader for the...
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Interview was conducted by Ann Adams for the Empowerment Magazine.
Anne is currently working part time as a volunteer receptionist at the Wellness and Recover Center on
Marconi Avenue.
She has served as a board member and residential leader for the Sacramento Mutual Housing Association.
She has worked for 15 years in Law Enforcement agencies at the state and
county levels and also has 4 years of working with children with learning disabilities.
In our community, it is my experience that our people
generally will go to their preacher first when a mental
health issue arises before presenting to a doctor or
other specialist with special training to deal with it.
As I
said, I believe in a holistic approach to treating mental
illness, so while going to the preacher is fine, it is
finnier if the person sees a mental health person, too.
If a person is considering suicide, church prayer is
great, but a global outreach, medication, one-on-one,
other professional help puts the person in th
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