Watch out world – the Elder Justice League is here! The League raises awareness of elder abuse across social media platforms and takes elder justice conversations mainstream. Convened in October 2015 by the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), the League is comprised of elder justice advocates representing 11 organizations. Participating organizations have varying funding streams and missions, serve diverse populations, and share a wide breadth of expertise. League representatives are interdisciplinary and geographically diverse, hailing from many parts of the US and Canada. More →
Vice President for Integrated Policy and Program Solutions Mental Health Association of New York City
Director and Co-Founder Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York
Kimberly A. Williams, LMSW is the Director and Co-Founder of the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York, a 3,000 member advocacy and education organization that was established in 2004. She is also Vice President for Integrated Policy and Program Solutions at the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC). In this role she oversees MHA-NYC’s efforts to advocate for better behavioral health policies, to provide educational opportunities for providers and members of the public, and to strategically maximize MHA-NYC’s direct service programs in the changing health care environment.
Ms. Williams serves on a number of advisory and planning committees including the New York State Interagency Geriatric Mental Health and Chemical Dependence Planning Council, the Mental Health News Education Board, and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging, which she currently chairs.
