NowDecatur and Crossing Healthcare bring you episode 2 of Mental Wellness. This 12-week series will offer a frank and honest conversation about tackling mental health issues in our community and removing the stigma placed on a condition that affects 1 in 5 people. Join us each week for Mental Wellness, hosted by Crossing Healthcare CEO, Tanya Andricks.
For this second episode, Andricks is joined by Mary Garrison, Millikin Professor of Social Work and author of “Your Playbook for Beating Depression”. In part two of this interview, Andricks and Garrison discuss how to seek treatment and care after you recognize there is a problem. See episode 1 for how to recognize a problem.
Garrison’s book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Playbook…/dp/1937559688
Mary E. Garrison, LCSW, ACSW, is a Professor of Social Work at Millikin University, clinical supervisor and consultant with over 30+ years of practice in mental health services, policy, and advocacy. Mary provides professional workshops, presentations, and training both domestically and internationally regarding ethics, cultural competence, homelessness, and mental health. Mary serves as a representative for the NASW Delegate Assembly, is the NASWIL East Central District Chair, a member of the Governing Board for the Macon County Continuum of Care and serves as the Point-In-Time Homeless Count Coordinator for Macon County. Mary is currently a board member and leadership council member of Kennedy Forum Illinois, the Good Samaritan Inn (President), and Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy. Mary advocates passionately and fights for social justice for individuals facing issues regarding mental health, poverty, and homelessness. Mary is a past recipient of the NASW Illinois Social Worker of the Year Award, the Cesar Chavez Social Justice Award (2 times) and the first recipient of the Macon County Continuum of Care Advocate of the Year Award. Mary published a co-authored book entitled “Your Playbook for Beating Depression: Essential Strategies for Managing and Living with Depression”.
