The Faith-Based Community Forum

     The Faith-Based Community Forum was held on May 23, 2017 to inform faith-based leaders about mental illness and the resources that are available in their area for people needing help with anything related to mental health. Vincent House helped with all parts of the event, from creating the invitations to taking photographs at the event. We are proud of our two members, Randy and Sonya, and our executive director, William, who spoke at the forum. Randy felt his speech was successful because he said, "People got teary-eyed". He liked everyone's testimonies, including Sonya's. He thought there could have been more people attending the event, but there is always next time. The event was organized by the Tampa Bay Health Advisory Board and the Pinellas County Urban League, and included speakers from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), reverends from local churches, and, the keynote speaker, Dr. Qasimah Boston, Florida's director of the Children's Mental Health System Of Care Expansion Implementation Project. She was voted as one of the top 25 women you need to know in 2017 by the Tallahassee Democrat. She is also regarded highly in the religious community. Vincent House is honored to have participated in the entire process.