Tonier Cain is a consumer advocate who has spoken nationally on trauma, incarceration, and recovery. She has served as a member of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with a Mental Illness (PAIMI) Council, a federally-required advisory body that reviews and guides work funded under the PAIMI grant and, in conjunction with the Board, sets and approves annual program priorities. She has also worked as a case manager and Director of Advocacy Services for a private non-profit in Annapolis, MD. Ms. Cain is featured in the documentary "Behind Closed Doors: Trauma Survivors and the Psychiatric System". Ms. Cain is the team leader for the National Center for Trauma Informed Care which provides consultation, technical assistance, and training to revolutionize the way mental health and human services are organized, delivered and managed, while furthering the understanding of trauma-informed practices through education and outreach. Ms Cain is the subject in "Healing Neen", a documentary based on her life as she moved through multiple systems of care.
Don't miss the opportunity to hear a truely inspiration story about hope, recovery and one woman's mission to increase the understanding of mental illness and trauma.
NAMI North Carolina
309 W. Millbrook Rd. Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 919-788-0801
