[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING SUE ABDERHOLDEN FOR HER WORK ON BEHALF OF THOSE WITH 
                   DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESSES

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                          HON. KELLY MORRISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2025

  Ms. MORRISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Sue 
Abderholden for her decades of tireless service and steadfast 
commitment to Minnesotans living with disabilities and mental 
illnesses.
  For the past 24 years, Ms. Abderholden has served as Executive 
Director of the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental 
Illness.
  Under her leadership, our state has become more compassionate, more 
informed, and more responsive to the needs of those facing mental 
health challenges.
  She played a central role in passing over two dozen laws that 
expanded access to care and improved how we support people with mental 
illnesses.
  Ms. Abderholden's advocacy brought mental health training into our 
schools, ensured screenings for individuals entering the justice 
system, and reformed civil commitment laws to emphasize voluntary 
treatment.
  She expanded crisis and early intervention services, championed a 
more diverse mental health workforce, and worked to strengthen housing 
and community-based support services.
  Her compassion extended to her home where Ms. Abderholden and her 
family fostered children with disabilities and youth aging out of 
foster care, offering stability and care when it was most needed.
  On behalf of myself and countless Minnesotans, I offer my gratitude 
to Ms. Abderholden for her decades of hard work and service.

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