Fountain House
Kadie R. is a dedicated mental health social practitioner with experience at Fountain House since October 2021, focusing on fostering social engagement among community members facing serious mental illnesses and addressing issues of social isolation and economic hardship. Prior to this role, Kadie served as an academic advisor at The City University of New York from September 2019 to October 2021, guiding over 200 students in course selection and transfer processes for advancing their education. Earlier experience includes working as an administrative assistant at Northern Arizona University from August 2016 to August 2018, where Kadie designed workshops for academic transitions and streamlined administrative processes to enhance advisor efficiency. Kadie R. holds a Master of Arts in Forensic Mental Health Counseling from John Jay College (CUNY), earned in December 2022.
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Millions of Americans living with serious mental illness are denied access to care and support in the community, and end up cycling through our streets, shelters, emergency rooms, and jails. For far too long our punitive, ineffective and costly approaches have taken away their capacity, dignity, and humanity. For more than 70 years, Fountain House has believed in people living with serious mental illness - who are our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers, friends and neighbors - and has proven that they can reach their goals and aspirations for a better life. Fountain House works. Our members are hospitalized and experience crisis significantly less than others with serious mental illness, resulting in 21% lower Medicaid costs. Of the 40% of our members experiencing homelessness or unstable housing when they arrive at Fountain House, 99% are housed within a year. Of the 24% of Fountain House members with a history of incarceration and justice involvement, rates of recidivism are less than 5%. Our members complete their education, find paid work, and achieve health and wellness goals at significantly higher rates than people living with serious mental illness who don’t have access to our programs. This is a model that is working in Mental Health Clubhouses across the country.