Each year since 2014, MADO Healthcare has proudly sponsored and participated in The Kennedy Forum Illinois and all they do throughout every year. This year, the annual meeting and spotlight series will be modified with the health and safety of all during this COVID-19 global pandemic in mind. These events will be held virtually. For the upcoming spotlight event on Monday, MADO Healthcare President and Kennedy Forum Illinois Chairman of the Board, Peter O’Brien, will be part of addressing attendees to this event. Please join mental health and substance use disorder professionals, business and civic leaders, advocates and persons with lived experience virtually, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- Monday, January 18, 2021 for this free event:
Shocking Injustices: Mental Healthcare and Black Americans
This virtual event will convene experts and advocates for a discussion focused on injustice and racial inequity in the mental healthcare system. Speakers will address today’s challenges and solutions head on, and explore a bold new roadmap for equality.
Panelists:
Patrick J. Kennedy
Former U.S. Representative
Founder, The Kennedy Forum
Jim Williams
Anchor-Reporter, CBS 2 Chicago
The Honorable Juliana Stratton
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Dr. Sarah Vinson
Board Certified Psychiatrist
Founder, Lorio Forensics and Lorio Psych Group
Arne Duncan
Founder and Managing Partner, Chicago CRED
Dr. Donald Tyler
Director of Clinical Services, Chicago CRED
Liz Dozier
Founder & CEO, Chicago Beyond
This is the first of 4 Virtual Kennedy Forum Annual Meeting events that will be offered throughout 2021.