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	Podcast:		MPR News with Angela Davis
	Episode:		Sue Abderholden retires after two decades shaping mental health advocacy and leading NAMI Minnesota
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:47:24
	Publish Date:		2025-10-14 14:00:00
	Description:		Sue Abderholden is retiring after more than two decades leading NAMI Minnesota, the state's chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness. As one of the state’s most influential voices for mental health, she’s helped raise awareness, change laws and expand access to care. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with Abderholden about how far Minnesota has come — and what work still lies ahead. Guest: Sue Abderholden has served as the executive director of NAMI Minnesota, the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, since 2001. She is also a community faculty member at the University of Minnesota’s School of Social Work. And she has held leadership positions at The Arc Minnesota, the Minnesota office of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone and PACER Center. If you or someone you know is struggling, you are not alone. Call or text 988 to get connected with trained counselors who can help. The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline is available 24/7. 2025 How Medicaid changes will affect health care in Minnesota \| MPR News 2025 Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on 2025 Psychiatric hospitals turn away patients who need urgent care. The facilities face few consequences. 2025 20 years of the national suicide crisis hotline: Minnesota 988 meets you 'wherever you're at' 2025 Nonprofit Avivo building new indoor shelter of tiny homes in St. Cloud *Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on:* *Apple Podcasts, Spotify* or RSS. *Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.*
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