[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. CAROL S. NORTH

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                        HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 1996

  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to acknowledge an 
exceptional physician, professor, and constituent, Dr. Carol S. North. 
I commend her story of dedication and commitment to community to our 
colleagues.
  In 1993, Dr. North provided pro bono mental health services to 
victims of the great flood of that year and led other community actions 
that provided additional relief for the victims and their families. She 
developed a disaster program and trained mental health professionals in 
disaster relief. Her heroic efforts earned her the Braceland Public 
Service Award and the 1996 Bruno Lima Award.
  Dr. North currently serves as an assistant professor of psychiatry at 
Washington University in St. Louis MO, where she earned her medical 
degree and completed her residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in 
psychiatric epidemiology at the National Institutes of Health. She has 
contributed extensively to academic literature. Among her publications 
are 16 peer-reviewed articles on homelessness and 10 on psychosocial 
consequences of disasters.
  Since 1987, Dr. North has provided services to homeless and indigent 
people at the Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Center and at Adapt in St. 
Louis. She also serves as a national spokesperson for the mentally ill, 
has lectured to audiences of more than 140,000 people, and has spoken 
to millions through the broadcast media.
  Dr. Carol North is well-deserving of the honors bestowed upon her. 
She has not only been an outstanding psychiatrist and professor, she 
has been a model citizen. She took her own experience with mental 
illness and used it to the benefit of others. She often attributes her 
dedication to community work to the kindness she received from others 
during her illness. She views her efforts as a way to give back. Dr. 
North's selfless and caring spirit has earned her high regards in the 
medical community, and recognition today in the House of 
Representatives.

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