Retired Belizean-born Registered Nurse Dr. Illouise Murillo-Tucker says she is committed to the population she serves — the marginalized and disenfranchised mental health population.
Brooklyn resident Dr. Murillo-Tucker — who has held several faculty and leadership positions and recently retired as the director of nursing for the Behavioral Health Department at Health +Hospital/Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Hospital – told Caribbean Life over the weekend that she advocates for the mental health population at “every opportunity presented, especially within the Caribbean community.”
She has been a member of the Caribbean American Nurses’ Association, Inc. (CANA) since 1987 and is the current parliamentarian.
As a CANA member, Dr. Murillo-Tucker said she has participated in many educational presentations, “served as an advocate for acceptance of the need for all to care for their mental health and for our Caribbean community to approach mental illness in a nonjudgmental way,” and supports referral for care as needed.
