“Mental Health Chooses You”: A Lifelong Advocate Reflects on 27 Years with NAMI
By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian For Lillian M. Davis, mental health advocacy is not just a career, it is a lifelong responsibility shaped by personal experience, family, and a commitment to community care. Growing up in Johnston County, North Carolina, Davis described her childhood as rooted in a close-knit environment, but not always culturally diverse. That experience, she said, played a role in her decision to attend a