Bill Compton was director of
Project Return: The Next
Step, a program that offers peer-to-peer support to people with mental
illness in Los Angeles County. As a PAI board member, Bill was at the
forefront in raising GLBT issues for PAI and the disability community at
large. Bill’s presentations on self-help were a standard part of the
Mental Health Association's
training curriculum for mental health professionals, families and
consumers. Diagnosed with
schizoaffective
disorder, his personal history with mental illness strengthened
his resolve to help others become more self-reliant. In 2003, Bill
received Eli Lilly's "Helping Move Lives Forward Reintegration Awards" in
the Mentorship category. He died in 2007.
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