Combined residents partner with NAMI to educate the community about mental health

On the first Thursday of each month, UCSD combined residents Kelley DeLeeuw and Vanessa Lauzon volunteer with our local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Kelley and Vanessa are regular speakers at NAMI San Diego's "Ask the Doctors" event, which gives patients and family members an opportunity to ask questions of a psychiatrist in an informal setting. The group discussions are lively and the topics wide-ranging. The "Ask the Doctors" portion of the meeting has become quite popular, and it has been as much of a learning experience for the doctors as it has for the other participants. Kelley and Vanessa are pictured here at a recent event with Annie Dunlop, NAMI San Diego Development & Events Manager.