Branching Out with Valerie: Mental Health Maven, Mary Jadwisiak

Mary Jadwisiak has been speaking out on behalf of people with mental illness for nearly 20 years.  In 2003, she decided to connect her love of speaking and training with the knowledge and skills she learned from her personal recovery journey and her professional system advocacy work. 

As the Spokesperson for Hope, Mary Jadwisiak will educate, inform, entertain and inspire others to believe recovery is a reality.  It can, will, and does happen. A public speaker and program designer for suicide prevention campaigns, Mary has worked with international corporations including Nintendo America and LivingWorks Education, Inc., as well as state governments including the Office of the Governor of the State of Washington and the Hawaii Department of Health.

For more information on Mary Jadwisiak and Holding The Hope, go to http://holdingthehope.com/

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If you are in crisis please call 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255.