Ray Lay - "I Found My Calling"
"I train psychiatrists, psychologists, police officers, and correctional officers." Ray Lay is an Indiana Certified Recovery Specialist and Veterans Administration Peer Support Specialist. He describes how his life evolved from being homeless to homeowner, from incarceration and substance abuse to…
Title
Ray Lay - "I Found My Calling"
Subject
Advocacy
Mental Health
Veterans
Dr. Norman M. Beatty Memorial Hospital
Description
"I train psychiatrists, psychologists, police officers, and correctional officers." Ray Lay is an Indiana Certified Recovery Specialist and Veterans Administration Peer Support Specialist. He describes how his life evolved from being homeless to homeowner, from incarceration and substance abuse to owning a small business.
Although diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, Ray was never told of his mental health condition. On May 12, 2007, a day that changed his life, he read about his diagnosis in medical records from his service in the Marine Corps. "I have been able to help quite a few vets learn how to live with their condition better. Just like I learned how to live with my condition better." An Indianapolis resident, Ray was interviewed in 2020 via video-recorded online conferencing.
Although diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, Ray was never told of his mental health condition. On May 12, 2007, a day that changed his life, he read about his diagnosis in medical records from his service in the Marine Corps. "I have been able to help quite a few vets learn how to live with their condition better. Just like I learned how to live with my condition better." An Indianapolis resident, Ray was interviewed in 2020 via video-recorded online conferencing.
Creator
Indiana Disability History Project
Publisher
Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Date
2020-09-22
Contributor
Ray Lay - interviewee
Jane Harlan-Simmons - interviewer
Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor
Rights
Copyright © 2021 The Trustees of Indiana University
Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
175-mi-01
Access Rights
Open to all users
Bibliographic Citation
"Ray Lay - I Found My Calling," YouTube video, 00:06:46, from an interview by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on January 06, 2021, https://youtu.be/HgL8prDaFhM
Spatial Coverage
Indiana, Lake County, Gary
Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis
Indiana, Hendricks County, Plainfield
Indiana, LaPorte County, Westville
Temporal Coverage
1960s - 2020
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