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Mary Madrigal, M.A. is a mental health practitioner who specializes in working with disenfranchised and marginalized people in a variety of settings. She is currently a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center. Her dissertation examines the availability and quality of end-of-life care for people who experience schizophrenia. Mary was the first clinician to successfully provide services under the Proposition 63 –Mental Health Services Act in California to homeless older adults. She is currently an instructor with the University of Phoenix and works as a clinician in an outpatient clinic with adults who are experiencing severe mental health crisis. Mary has taught, lectured, and presented at a variety of settings including the 2006 American Psychological Association Conference in New Orleans and at the Pacific Institute in San Francisco.