The Importance Of Housing For Individuals With Mental Illness

The presentation entitled “The Importance of Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness” with speaker Kathy Day helps bring light to the housing crisis the US faces for those with mental illness. This is especially true during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kathy Day will review the importance of housing for those with mental illness, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on housing, and highlight the patient and caregivers’ perspectives on housing for the virtual audience at the 2021 Florida Supportive Housing Coalition Conference.

Featuring: 

• Kathy Day, MPA, BA, AA
  Section Advisor, Patient & Caregiver Corner

Kathy Day, MPA is the founder and President of Pro Caregiver Consultants, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing hope and resources to families whose loved ones have serious psychiatric brain illnesses. She is a family member who has been very active in her loved one’s care. Kathy has been active in legislative reform at the local, state, and federal levels and runs support groups on social media. She is the Patient and Caregiver Section Advisor for PsychU and frequently participates in webinars and group meetings to educate attendees on the value of family member inclusion in the treatment plan.

Kathy Day is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.