Kristina 'KK' Kapp
The Woman Behind the Beliefactory!
Kristina Kapp, better known as KK, has created a beautiful masterpiece of the adversity with which life has presented her. She passes on the strength and wisdom that she gained through her experiences and chooses to view her disability and trauma as an opportunity to learn, grow, and raise the bar to a standard
above and beyond the conventional way of thinking that neurodiversity limits who we are.
KK tapped her own well of human potential to supersede chromosomal birth defects, childhood prognoses, and expectations that she would live her life within the walls of institutions. Her compassionate humanitarian heart brought forth a spring of hope and belief in herself and others, creating
the foundation on which she built her future. This has enabled her to blaze a trail and ignite a revolution in alternative workarounds, innovations, and creative development through cultivating hope, sewing seeds of empowerment, and watering them with her belief in her own and every human’s potential. KK proudly lives her life out loud with compassion and authenticity always following the KK motto of... BELIEVE IT... BECOME IT... BE IT.
KK's Professional Associations and Projects
KK has actively worked in behavioral health, disability justice, and advocacy for over 20 years as a community activist and humanitarian ambassador. KK has spent the most recent 5-10 years developing and expanding Options for mental health support in Ohio, where she has trained hundreds of certified Peer Support Specialists and established vital community programs, including holistic transitional and rehabilitative supports, to achieve tenured community living necessary for empowered personal recovery. KK graciously Chairs Ohio's federally mandated Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council (PAC), while concurrently serving as a voting member of the governing board of directors of Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) Ohio's federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Agency. Outside of Ohio, KK's national organizing activities are largely anchored between projects in her role as Vice President of the National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA) and related to her expanding duties as President of the Board of Directors of MindFreedom International (MFI), which she is honored to serve. In addition to the aforementioned ongoing affiliations, KK is the founding member of the Steering Committees behind Liberators for Justice (L4J), Survivors And Families Empowered 4 Recovery (S.A.F.E), and a founding force behind the Mental Health Subcommittee of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL).
Join the Action!
KK is always eager to connect with individuals who have a passion for disability rights, justice, and the promotion of human dignity and to connect like-minded believers to one another! To find out more about how to connect with KK and the disability projects and communities she is a member of, click the link below or email KK directly at kk@kristinakapp.com!