i think david elliot lewis said something very poignant, volunteering is a pathway towards healing. i think the fact that we have so many folks here that are living testaments to struggle and overcoming, i think what david was talking about, going from the darkness to the light. that involves a lot of things, but you know, having that firsthand experience with that can help other people, because a face is put to that struggle and the difference successes and living productive lives. is there there is a face to it and a story and we have black diva media, that the fact that you have access to media and you are using it in a positive way and that speaks volumes. before i stop, i wanted to touch on how housing is affected by this. i don't have all the answers and i do housing issues with sta and i understand that the mayor's office of housing, there has been a proposal from advocates to put in some anti-eviction legislation that would cut -- that would try to curtail before things lead up to evictions and perhaps some mental health component could be inserted into that conversation to

about ten minutes or so. >> you have about that, eight minutes. >> my name is david elliot lewis and i'm glad to have the chance to be here to be able to talk to access to services in the city, from my own experience, my observations of others. this city is blessed in many ways and we probably have more access to mental health services per capita than i think any other city in the circuit city and that is good, but pain and suffering still exists. and it's actually pain and suffering that i have known firsthand. first let me talk a little bit about myself and you can see where i am coming from. in addition to being co-chair of the mental health advocate, i have been successful in many ways in my life and i have been a consumer and if it wasn't for the services actually offered in this city to help people with mental illness, i wouldn't have been able to pull myself out of the darkness. i wouldn't have been able to bring myself here to talk to you. i wouldn't be able to serve on mental health board and i wouldn't be able to do volunteer work that i do for the mental health association

finding treatment in san francisco for individuals who are in mental health cyrus, presentation by david elliot lewis ph.d. co-chair mental health board of city and county of san francisco. e, in our own voice stories of hope and recovery, a unique public education presentation that offers insight into the hope and recovery possible for people living with mental illness, includes an overview of nami, san francisco and the various programs offered. presentation by anne fischer, program director, national alliance on mental illness, nami, gillian croen, nami peer-to-peer mentor and ioov speaker and idell wilson, co-chair, mayor's disability council nami peer-to-peer mentor and ioov speaker. 8 information item, report on the golden guardian exercise on may 15, 2013 the disability prospective, presentation by council members chip supanich and denise senhaux. >> 9, public comments, 10 information item, correspondence, 11, discussion item, council member comments and announcements. >> thank you. now we have public comment. is there anyone for item 3, public comment? >> good afternoon. my name is rich