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2013ANNUAL REPORT

TRANSFORMING LIVES,STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES

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Dear Friends,We are excited to organize this year’s annual report around the theme “Transforming Lives, Strengthening Communities” because it truly captures the essence of the Mental Health As-sociation of New York City.

Now in our fifth decade, MHA-NYC’s work with people impacted by behavioral health challenges has been consistent, responsive and expansive. Our multifaceted approach allows us to serve an increasing number of children, families and adults every year. This year alone we were able to transform the lives of more than 500,000 Amer-icans. As a result, we have been recognized as a leading provider of innovative mental health services, advocacy, and education in New York City and nationwide. Throughout the following pages you will meet some of the people whose lives were trans-formed with the help of MHA-NYC’s programs and you will learn how we stood strong with our city and state partners in providing services to people in the greater metropolitan area who struggled emotionally in the aftermath of Hur-ricane Sandy.

While hundreds of thousands of people in emo-tional crisis called one of the 15 local, state or na-tional hotlines we administer, thousands more were helped through our advocacy for veterans, older adults and others in need of better mental health care.

During 2013, MHA-NYC’s Center for Policy, Ad-vocacy and Education was a galvanizing force, successfully putting mental health on every legislative agenda and leading the charge for re-form at City Hall, in Albany, and more frequent-ly than ever before, in Washington, D.C.

Whether it is during times of personal crisis or widespread disaster, MHA-NYC uses leading edge technological solutions to help people ac-cess the care they need anytime, anywhere and in any way that works for them.

During 2013, we provided state-of-the-art men-tal health services through an array of private and public partnerships. With the National Football League, we launched the innovative NFL LifeLine, which provides crisis counseling to current and former players. Alongside the United Federation of Teachers, we created the BRAVEline, a hotline and chat program that of-fers emotional support to New York City pub-lic school students who have been bullied. The Federal government continued to recognize our expertise in administering the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Disaster Distress Helpline and the Veterans Crisis Line.

The support of our partners and the passion of our entire staff and Board of Directors propels the growth of MHA-NYC. That growth is re-flected in our annual budget, which now stands at over 20 million dollars and allows for a staff of more than 250 professionals.

As the mental health field continues to change dramatically, MHA-NYC remains at the fore-front, willing and able to rise to any challenges we may face. Our commitment to transforming lives and strengthening communities is the lifeblood of our organization. With your sup-port and continued generosity, we look forward to serving, educating and advocating for even more New Yorkers and Americans in 2014.

Sincerely,

Kevin J. Danehy, Chairman

Giselle Stolper, President and CEO

“Our goal is to provide resources to people who need them and

break down barriers to care”

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN & CEOHIGHLIGHTS

TRANSFORMING LIVES, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES:

THE MHA-NYC 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

The Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC) is a not-for-profit organization that addresses mental health needs in

New York City and across the nation.

Through our three-part mission of service, advocacy and education, we identify unmet needs and develop culturally sensitive programs to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness

while promoting the importance of mental health.

Our subsidiary, Link2Health Solutions, Inc., is a leading innovator developing technology and communications infrastructure critical

for supporting the emotional well-being of individuals and communities in need.

Together, MHA-NYC and Link2Health Solutions provide high-quality programs that reach more than 500,000 people every year.

Photo by Sean Simes


TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION

From a young age, Abraham James, known as AJ, was using and selling drugs in West Harlem. Things were going downhill really fast. He progressed from marijuana to co-caine to crack-cocaine, all while witnessing friends dying or being carted off to prison.

Unaware he had a mental illness, AJ used drugs to self-medicate. After a stint in detox, he went to rehab, where a counselor told him about Recovery Works, a transitional living program for adults with mental illness and chemical dependency. Recovery Works is part of MHA-NYC’s suite of services for adults in need, which includes Harlem Bay Network PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Ser-vices) and Supported Housing.

AJ was initially nervous about joining the Re-covery Works program. “I didn’t know if I was going to make it. But the staff embraced me and treated me like family. They taught me to put myself first and let nothing take precedence over my re-covery.”

At Recovery Works, AJ re-ceived a psychiatric diagno-sis. “I had the symptoms for a long time and to finally get the diagnosis made me understand the meaning of my illnesses and how I could get help,” he said.

He participated in intense group therapy, psychother-apy and outpatient support networks.

“Group therapy helped all of us get to know one an-other and we disclosed as much as possible about ourselves. We told our life stories,” he said.

“I heard similar stories to mine. Before I thought I

was the only one who felt the way I did. The experience made me open up and feel more comfortable.”

AJ joined many of his Recovery Works peers at MHA-NYC’s Harlem Bay Network PROS pro-gram, which teaches independent living skills. “PROS gets to the core issues,” AJ said. “They want to find out what makes you tick. They treat you like someone special and that makes me believe they really care.”

During his 18 months at Recovery Works, AJ completed a culinary arts program at a partner organization and was hired as a cook. Today he lives in his own apartment.

Thinking back to life before Recovery Works, AJ says, “They changed my life. If it wasn’t for MHA-NYC, I would be lost.”

RECOVERY REALLY WORKS

Photo by Erik Teng

74%

of Recovery Works consumers moved into permanent housing in 2013


FAMILY MATTERS

Helping others is often the way we end up helping ourselves. No one knows that better than Michelle, who was able to help her two sons with the skills she learned on the job at NYC’s Bronx Family Resource Center (FRC).

Her family’s transformation didn’t happen overnight. Back in 2004, Michelle was working with parents at the Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative. Michelle eventually moved to the Bronx FRC to serve as a part-time Parent Advocate.

Though she enjoyed her work, coming home to teenage sons dealing with emotional and behavioral health challenges each day was difficult. At the FRC, Michelle worked with families who were in the same boat and expe-rienced the same feelings of hopelessness. As a byproduct of her work she began to heal her own family.

“I felt alone, I felt like my child was the only one with these problems. Having that support cir-cle was invaluable,” she said. The FRC is where transformation occurs, a place where families are strengthened one by one. Each success at FRC radiates outward into the community where a ripple of hope and healing are needed.

The five FRCs in the Bronx, Queens and Man-hattan serve over one thousand families each year. Parent advocates like Michelle work alongside families to locate appropriate re-sources, teach parenting skills, strengthen family bonds and transform communities from within.

Photo by Vanessa Gill

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Queens10. Queens Adolescent Skills Center11. Western Queens Family Resource Center12. Office of Consumer Affairs

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TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH SERVICE

“My life has been

completely transformed”

SKILL BUILDER

Nathaly spent much of her childhood in the hospital, where she was treated for trauma and depression. She was identified as a risk for suicide. After her final hospitalization, she was referred to MHA-NYC’s Queens Adolescent Skills Center (ASC) to cope with

the paralyzing thought of returning to school, a place where she had always felt lost and alone.

She was reluctant at first. “I thought it would be another case where I would feel uncomfortable, but it was the complete opposite. The staff were funny and really friendly. It was different, but it was a good different. They helped me ease my way into the program,” she said.

One of the first direct service programs of MHA-NYC, the Adolescent Skills Centers locat-ed in the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan, work with young adults with behavioral health is-sues, to help them make a successful transi-tion to adulthood. They provide opportunities

to advance academically and gain social skills training in a safe, supportive environment.

The ASCs work to better a community from the inside out. They offer a service that actively engages the entire family. Parents are provided updates and have the opportunity to receive ser-vices at MHA-NYC’s Family Resource Centers, many of which are co-located with the ASCs.

The ASC provided a strong foundation for Na-thaly to build skills that would make school a little easier and a less scary. Reading, and even math, were subjects she could now tackle. In or-der to learn and grow, it was esstential that Na-thaly feel comfortable in the ASC environment. “After a while it felt like home. It was a connec-tion —my classmates and I felt like a family,” Nathaly said.

Like many of the youth at MHA-NYC’s ASCs, Nathaly made earning a GED a high priority. “The support that I got was amazing. The staff told me, ‘we will do whatever it takes for you to pass with flying colors.’ Their attitude kept me moving forward, especially when my mental health wasn’t as good as it could be,” she said.

Much of the success of each ASC is due to Youth Advocates — teens who have been through the program already, and are often from the local community. These are not just friendly faces, they are reference points to a better future.

Nathaly remembers the youth advocates who helped her realize that she was not the only one who grew up in a less than idyllic environment. When Nathaly had the opportunity to become a youth advocate, she jumped at the chance. After transforming her own life, Nathaly felt a responsibility to others in the community to act as a role model and make sure the choices she makes reflect well on the people who now look up to her.

With a GED in hand, Nathaly is now using what she’s learned to help others. “I cannot imagine what my life would have been like had I not come here. My life has been completely transformed.”


Photo by Vanessa Gill

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Megan Marzo knows firsthand the meaning behind Maya Angelou’s famous words. She’s a lead counselor

for MHA-NYC’s crisis communication center, Here 2 Help Connect (H2H).

Each day she spends hours helping strang-ers through personal crises, serving as a kind, compassionate voice on the other end of the phone. Megan is one of the 50 mental health professionals who answer 14 hotlines, designed to reach specific communities and people in need. In 2013, that meant answering more than 100,000 calls.

Whether its a suicidal teenager or a person struggling with addiction, the H2H coun-selors work around the clock to help call-ers through difficult moments. “We listen, provide empathy, validate the way they’re feeling and make them feel understood,” ex-plains Megan.

For Megan, the most rewarding part of her job is knowing that she’s transformed lives. Pro-viding H2H helplines, chat, and text services is literally offering a lifeline to those who might not otherwise have one.

“Mental illness can wreak havoc on a per-son’s life. In a world where people are strug-gling, I really feel like we are making a differ-ence in people’s lives.”

HERE TO HELP, ALL THE TIME

WHEN YOU CHANGE THE way a person thinks about their world, they sustain the positive effects of the thera-py. That is the advantage of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), according to Steve Bunney, M.D., the former chair of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medi-cine. Dr. Bunney is now the co-founder and senior advisor to Cobalt Therapeutics.

It is also the reason lead-ers at MHA-NYC formed a partnership with Cobalt to

bring Comprehensive inter-net-based Cognitive Behav-ioral Therapy (CiCBT) to New Yorkers.

At MHA-NYC, the Cobalt pro-gram will be paired with live support from H2H’s skilled crisis counselors, offering a unique set of services to people in need.

CBT is a first-line treatment for anxiety, depression, in-somnia, Obsessive-Compul-sive Disorder and substance abuse. It helps identify

negative thoughts and then reteaches a person how to substitute more posi-tive thinking. Research has shown that Cobalt’s online CBT software is just as effec-tive as face-to-face CBT, at a fraction of the cost.

“We’re confident we will be able to reach a significant number of individuals who have a mental health prob-lem,” Dr. Bunney said of Cobalt’s collaboration with MHA-NYC. “Through making our programs available online

we will be able to provide access to care anytime and virtually anywhere.”

Photo by Carole Ludwig

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TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH SERVICE TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH SERVICE

Fifteen-year-old Abbie of San Antonio, Texas, knows firsthand what depression and sui-cide look like. Her older sister attempted sui-cide last year, which eventually led Abbie to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

In its 8th year, the SAMHSA-funded Lifeline is now answering close to one million calls each year. Counselors at one of the 163 crisis centers around the country are on hand 24/7/365 to help callers who are dealing with depression. Veterans and people in the military can receive specialized counseling through the Lifeline’s partner, the VA-funded Veterans Crisis Line. The two hotlines share one number, 1-800-273-TALK, to make getting help easy.

This year, the Lifeline launched You Matter, a blog written by five young adults like Abbie, who know suicide isn’t the solution and want their peers to deal with tough issues in a healthy way.

“Teens are generally wary of reaching out to adults, or people outside of their social circle, but You Matter’s peer-to-peer focus makes it re-ally effective,” Abbie says. Thousands of young adults visit the site each month to read about everything from what it’s like to come out of the closet to how to tell someone you are depressed. You Matter puts a realistic, but positive spin on young adulthood. There’s even a post with a list of 100 things to do instead of self-harm.

You Matter has a presence on Facebook, Tum-blr and Pinterest, so young adults can access all these positive messages on social media. That’s especially necessary because, as Abbie ex-plained, “Teenagers don’t know how to find re-sources. They often don’t know where to look.”

When young adults want help, they often turn to the Lifeline’s online chat, which is promot-ed heavily on the You Matter site. It’s just one way the hotline, administered by MHA-NYC’s subsidiary Link2Health Solutions, is reaching out to people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts.

As suicide remains a leading cause of death, the Lifeline is poised to make a difference in public health, both by providing crisis counseling and educating the public about prevention. That’s why You Matter is so critical. “If I can help one other person, that makes me feel really good,” Abbie said.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Christian Burgess always has one eye on the news. As the Director of the Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH), it’s up to him to act when the next disaster strikes so he can be ready to alert a national network of crisis counselors ready to help people

in the wake of traumatic natural disasters and other horrific events.

He’s been busy. In the past year, DDH has been a critical support for callers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Newtown shooting, Oklahoma tornados and the Boston bombing. In each case, DDH’s skilled crisis counselors, many who work at H2H, were an invaluable resource, offering emotional support and practical services to people in need.

“In the days lead-ing up to Sandy, we witnessed increased anxiety, concern, and confusion,” explained Christian. “During the storm, we got calls

and texts from people who felt isolated and over-whelmed with fear. Even months after the storm was over, people were still feeling the impact. “\They started grappling with feelings of depres-sion, despair, feelings of loss,” Christian said.

In December, just as people began to recover from Hurricane Sandy, the nation was devas-tated again by the brutal shooting at the San-dy Hook Elementary School. “When mass vi-olence happens, it disrupts your notion about safety and order,” Christian said.

Early in 2013, DDH aided people suffering in the aftermath of the Boston terrorist bombing. “Similar to 9/11, the Boston bombing really up-set people’s sense of safety,” said Christian. “The fact that there were so many people injured really made the volume of our calls spike.”

In the wake of chaos and uncertainty follow-ing a natural or man-made disaster, the coun-selors on the other end of the phone or text line provide a safe and confidential space to support people in crisis.

PROJECT HOPE TO THE RESCUE Hurricane Sandy left thousands of New York-area residents dealing with very real economic and psychological after-effects from the storm. In the weeks and months after Sandy made landfall, people counted on LifeNet for support.

By calling MHA-NYC’s 1-800-LIFENET, a 24/7 hotline answered by H2H Con-nect, survivors of Hurricane Sandy have received Project Hope services both on the phone and within the community. Project Hope is the FEMA-funded crisis counseling program for people in distress after Sandy.

“A big component of Project Hope is helping people identify their “coping skills,” recognizing what peo-ple have used in the past to get them through a hard time,” says Melany Avrut, Program Manager for Project Hope. “People want to talk about what it was like to go through this traumatic experience.”

Although the storm has passed, counselors like Melany are continuing to help callers access an array of services to meet both the immediate and long-term mental health needs of people Hurricane Sandy impacted.

WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, WE ANSWER THE CALL “I WAS A RUNNER IN THE

BOSTON MARATHON, AND WHILE I WASN’T INJURED I STAYED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTED IN ANY WAY I COULD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BOMBING I DIDN’T FEEL PARTICULAR-LY UPSET, BUT LATELY I CAN’T SLEEP AND NOW I’M ALSO EXPERIENCING NAUSEA AND OTHER PHYSICAL REACTIONS. I’M A STRONG PERSON, AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ME!”

– DDH CALLER

64,837 people visited

You Matter this year


25% Increase in depression

diagnoses in residents of the hardest hit areas six weeks after

Hurricane Sandy,

according to Gallup


ALMOST 1 MILLION CALLS TO 1-800-273-TALK

Calls to 1-800-273-TALK (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)707,673

291,865 Calls to 1-800-273-TALK, press “1” (Veterans Crisis Line)


TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH SERVICE TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH ADVOCACY

Under Kim Williams’ leadership, MHA-NYC’s Center for Policy, Advocacy, and Education is transforming the mental health system by identifying critical un-met and emerging needs and bringing stakeholders together to address them.

By improving the policy environment and ed-ucating practitioners, the Center makes it pos-sible for more people to access better services.

In 2013, the Center continued its important work, helping to ensure that the promises of healthcare reform and managed care expan-sion are realized for people with mental illness and their families.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE INTEGRATION PROJECT One of the Center’s essential strategies is help-

ing other organizations and systems address the mental health needs of the people they cur-rently serve. People with mental health needs are more likely to turn first to their primary care physician for help. Unfortunately those physicians are often not adequately equipped to address mental health needs.

By incorporating mental health care into pri-mary care, the Center is making it possible for people to get care in the places they’re going anyway. The Center’s healthcare integration project, funded by the New York Community Trust, is designed to ensure that primary care practices develop the skills they need to iden-tify and treat their patients’ mental illnesses.

“Integrating mental health services into prima-

TRANSFORMING THE FUTUREYou don’t have to watch ESPN’s SportsCenter to know that some football players have a rough time adjusting to life after the game. With a desire to promote emotional wellness and mental health for former and current players, the National Football League (NFL) approached MHA-NYC

for an assist.

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the league and Link2Health Solutions created the NFL Life Line to provide 24/7/365 crisis intervention and support for players, former players, league staff and their families. The NFL Life Line is a free and confiden-tial hotline and online chat service that connects members of “the NFL Family” with emotional or substance concerns to a trained counselor, who can also link them to other specialized services when needed.

The NFL enlisted former Miami Dolphins and India-napolis Colts Linebacker Dwight Hollier to help play-ers struggling with behavioral health challenges. As the Director of the Transition and Clinical Services in the NFL’s Player Engagement Department, it’s his

job to try to get tough guys to reach out for help in tackling the challenges of life.

“It takes a tremendous amount of strength for a man to call and admit, ‘Hey, I’m not doing so well. Having someone on the other end to help is so valu-able,” he said.

Since its launch in July 2012, people in the NFL fami-ly have called the NFL Life Line and utilized the on-line chat service to seek emotional support for anx-iety, stress, suicidal thoughts, sleeplessness, ongoing physical ailments and concerns about traumatic brain injury.

The NFL Life Line’s services don’t end there. The website features a “Self-Check Quiz” designed to as-sist players in recognizing symptoms of distress. In addition, L2HS trains league staff so they can pro-vide crisis management support to teams in need.

The NFL Family may be smaller than the other pop-ulations MHA-NYC serves, but as Dwight says, “One player who hurts himself is one too many.”

SUPPORT OFF THE FIELDPhoto by Carol Lidwig

“We bring together a diverse array of stakeholders and reach consensus and collaboration across systems that don’t always work together”

“One player who hurts himself is one player too many.”—Dwight Hollier, Former NFL Player


TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH ADVOCACY TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT

ry care reduces stigma and improves access to care and treatment of mental disorders. That can lead to better quality lives,” Kim says.

By developing a learning community and a tool kit for health centers serving some of New York’s most vulnerable citizens, the Center is enabling patient-centered medical homes to make the operational, clinical and financial changes they need to successfully integrate mental healthcare into their practices. Better integration and more collaborative care will lead to healthier New Yorkers and stronger communities.

THE VETERAN’S MENTAL HEALTH COALITION OF NYCMHA-NYC has a strong voice in creating a bet-ter future for veterans, but when that voice is combined with the nearly 1,000 stakeholders who make up the Veteran’s Mental Health Co-alition of NYC (VMHC), the chorus for change is powerful. That’s why the Center founded the VMHC to highlight the mental health needs of veterans, service members, and their families.

The VMHC accomplishes its goals by devel-oping and pushing innovative state and local

policy initiatives forward. They work diligently to identify unmet needs, promote policy and practice changes, and educate members on state-of-the-art practices to serve veterans and their families.

But the reach of the coalition is much great-er than that. “We have become the go-to-re-source for networking, information sharing, education, and system reform on meeting the mental health of veterans in New York City,” explains Kim.

For veterans and members of the armed ser-vices and their families, the VMHC is making positive, meaningful improvements in access to services and transforming the lives of veter-ans through education and policy reform.

THE GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK Formed in 2004, the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance led the advocacy movement that lead to the passage of the NYS Geriatric Mental Health Act, the first of its kind in the nation. It laid the groundwork for system change by establishing a planning council and providing funding for demonstration programs. Over the past several years, the grants program has been enormously impactful in identifying older adults with mental health challenges, providing effective treatment and recovery supports and improving their overall quality of life.

“This legislation continues to be a model for other states,” says Kim, who serves as a lead-ing voice on geriatric mental health nationally. This past year she presented on the act and its impact to leaders across the country. “Advocat-ing for policy reform is critical to improving ac-cess and quality of care for underserved popu-lations like older adults,” she said.

TRANSFORMING THE FUTUREThe Center for Policy, Advocacy, and Educa-tion continues to look for innovative ways to help underserved communities. “We will continue to anticipate emerging areas of need and champion policy and practice changes to address gaps in care. We will bring together a diverse array of stakeholders to foster commu-nication and collaboration across systems that traditionally don’t always work together.”

T he 2013 annual gala celebrated MHA-NYC’s efforts to transform lives and highlighted the Veterans Men-tal Health Coalition’s work to connect veterans to mental health resources and advocate increased access to treatment. More than 400 people attended the ceremony officiated by former New York Giants’

player and SuperBowl Champion Howard Cross on June 5th at Cipriani 42nd Street.

It was also an opportunity to honor real estate developer and philanthropist Kenneth Fisher and his family for their work constructing comfort homes for families of hospital-ized military personnel and veterans.

The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, presented an award to Fisher and congratulated MHA-NYC for caring about the needs of veterans from ev-ery great generation.

WHERE THERE IS HELP, THERE IS HOPE

Photo by Sean Sime

The United States Marine Corps 6th Communication Battalion’s Color Guard at the MHA-NYC Gala on June 5th in New York City.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFISCAL YEAR (July 1 – June 30) 2013* 2012 2011

REVENUESGovernment Contracts 21,373 20,586 16,322Foundations, Corporate, Individual Contributions and Other 704 1,088 1,156TOTAL REVENUES 22,077 21,674 17,478 EXPENSESProgram ServicesCrisis Hotline Services 3,422 3,292 3,205Public Education & Advocacy 496 939 992Children & Family Services 5,137 4,687 3,456Adult Services 3,343 3,187 2,990Link2Health Solutions Inc. 6,211 6,679 4,990 TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 18,609 18,784 15,633

Management 3,069 2,316 1,600Fundraising 250 218 172TOTAL EXPENSES 21,928 21,318 17,405 EXCESS REVENUES OVER EXPENSES 149 356 73NET ASSETS 4,668 4,519 4,163

*Preliminary numbers subject shown, subject to final audit.

Photo by Sean Sime


TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

MHA-NYC OFFICERS & DIRECTORSChairmanKevin J. Danehy

Executive Vice-ChairJoseph F. Peyronnin, III

Vice-ChairsWilliam L. SouthardCynthia Zirinsky

SecretaryRobert P. Borsody, Esq

Honorary ChairLeonard M. Polisar, Esq

DIRECTORSCarol J. Antler, LCSWJennifer Ashley, PhDRussell M. BanksFrank BranchiniSamuel L. BrookfieldLawrence CalcanoHilary M. CastilloRobert M. ChangRichard B. ClarkAmy Dorin, LCSWTova D. Friedler Usdan, PhDDiana A. GainesLynda GardnerMeyer Mintz, CPA, JD, LLMRobert S. Nash, EsqMichael Nissan, EsqTuhina De O’ConnorCorbett PriceJohn D. RobinsonBruce J. Schwartz, MDHoward F. Sharfstein, Esq

EMERITUS DIRECTORSRobert DevineHon. George L. JurowIrving Ladimer, SJDHarriet Parness, RNHon. Rose L. Rubin

EXECUTIVE TEAMPresident & CEOGiselle Stolper, EdM

President, Link2Health Solutions, Inc. & Director, National Suicide Prevention LifelineJohn Draper, PhD

Vice President, ProgramsKathryn Salisbury, PhD

Chief Operating OfficerJoshua Rubin

Director of Adult Services and Quality ImprovementMichelle Des Roches, LMSW

Director, Center for Policy, Advocacy and EducationKimberly Williams, LMSW

Director of FinanceWilliam Adler

General Counsel and Director of Compliance and Human ResourcesSusan Shanklin, Esq

PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEEChairBruce J. Schwartz, MD

Vice ChairAmy Dorin, LCSW

Marcel Biberfeld, DSWJeffrey Borenstein, MDCarmen Collado, LCSW-RErnesto Ferran Jr., MDRosa Gil, DSWMary Hanrahan, LCSWJennifer Havens, MD Lorraine Henricks, MDAndrew Kolodny, MDHarold Koplewicz, MDHelen Muhlbauer, MDJorge Petit, MDMartha Sullivan, DSWManuel Trujillo, MDHenrik Zakari, MD

LINK2HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. OFFICERS & DIRECTORSChairPhil Binaso

Vice ChairGiselle Stolper, EdM

SecretaryRobert P. Borsody, Esq

TreasurerRobert M. Chang

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MAJOR DONORS

MHA-NYC ANNUAL REPORT 201316

THE BEST IS YET TO COMEA SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR 2014

• Providing Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to thousands still struggling after Hurricane Sandy

• Helping people heal wounds of war by facilitating community conversations

between veterans and civilians

• Expanding H2H’s lifesaving services to managed care organizations and large provider networks

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