The Pledge for Wellness
We envision
A future in which people with mental illnesses pursue optimal health, happiness, recovery, and a full and satisfying life in the community via access to a range of effective services, supports, and resources.
We pledge
To promote wellness for people with mental illnesses by taking action to prevent and reduce early mortality by 10 years over the next 10 year time period. |
The following individuals and organizations have signed on to support the vision and take the pledge. By so doing, they are demonstrating their commitment to promoting wellness for people with mental illnesses and to reducing early mortality. 
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed.
Director
ABC Behavioral Health Services
Myrl Humphrey
CEO
American Medical Student Association
Paige Hatcher
Director of Student Programming
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Kathie Westpheling, M.P.H.
Executive Director
Behavioral HealthCare, Inc.
Samatha Kommana
Director of Quality Improvement
Bonita House, Inc
Rick Crispino
Executive Director
Campaign for Mental Health Reform
William Emmet
Director
Center for Excellence in Psychiatry
Marie Verna
University Behavioral Healthcare
University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J.
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Dori Hutchinson, Sc.D.
Director
Boston University
Cherokee Health Systems
Parinda Khatri, Ph.D.
Director of Integrated Care
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
E. Clarke Ross, D.P.A.
CEO
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey
Peggy Swarbrick, Ph.D.
Training Director
Connecticut Mental Health Center
Selby C. Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H.
Cenk Tek, M.D.
Psychiatrist/Professor of Psychiatry
Constella Group, LLC
Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.
Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Programs
Copeland Center
Bert Harvey, M.D.
CROSS (Consumer Recovery Outreach Support Systems)
DBSA Lake County, Ohio
Brian Jones
Director of Outreach Ministry
De Sol A Sol
Gilberto Romero
Public Health Advocate
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Sue Bergeson
President
DMH Net Disease Management Initiative
Missouri Coalition of Community Mental Health Centers
Carole Schutz, MS, RN - Program Director
Rachelle Glavin - Administrative Specialist
East Carolina University
Carmen V. Russoniello, Ph.D., L.P.C., L.R.T., B.C.I.A.C.
Associate Professor and Director
Psychophysiology Lab and Biofeedback Clinic
Emory University
Benjamin Druss, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Health Policy Management
Rollins School of Public Health
Foothills Behavioral Health, LLC
Donald G. Rohner
Executive Director
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
Sherry Jenkins Tucker, C.P.S.
Executive Director
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Laurie Alexander, Hogg Foundation;
Kathy Muscari, CONTAC (left to right) |
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Laurie Alexander, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Austin
Program Director
Laurel Hill Center
Mary Alice Brown Johnston, PhD
Executive Director
MCPP Healthcare Consulting
Barbara J Mauer, M.S.W., C.M.C.
Senior Consultant
Mental Health America
David Shern, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Monadnock Family Services
Ken Jue
CEO
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Michael J Fitzpatrick, M.S.W.
Executive Director
National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYC-Metro
Katie Linn
Program Associate
NAMI-New York State
Nora Weinerth, Chair
Wellness Committee
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Joe Parks, M.D. Chair
Medical Directors Division
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute
Noel Mazade, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations
Lauren Spiro
National Council on Community Behavioral Healthcare
Linda Rosenberg, M.S.W., C.S.W.
President and CEO
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Carlton C. Whitmore
Senior Coordinator, Office of Consumer Affairs
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health
Greg Paffhouse, ACSW, LMSW
Chief Executive Officer
New York Office of Mental Health
John Allen
Office of Consumer Affairs
Director
Northwest Essex Community Healthcare Network
Anthony Lucibello
Executive Director
Office on Disability
US Department of Health and Human Services
Eileen Elias, M.Ed., Deputy Director
Pathways to Promise
Rev. Bob Dell
Chair, and Acting Executive Director
Pathways to Promise, Ministry & Mental Illness
Pathways to Recovery: A Strengths Recovery Self-Help Workbook
Lori Davidson, LMSW
Project Coordinator, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
PRO International
Janet Paleo
Project Transition
Kristen Mermagen, M.S.
Director of Wellness
Shining Reflections
Nila McKinley: Associate/Program Director
Silver Spring Drop-In Center at Affiliated Santé Group
Miriam L. Yarmolinsky
Director
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
Connie C. Revell, M.A.
Deputy Director
Synthesis, Inc.
Bill Rubin
CEO
Trauma Knowledge Utilization Project
Rhonda Elsey-Jones
Gloria Gonzales
Brian McKinney
Jacki McKinney, M.S.W. - Consumer Consultant
Susan Mockus - Trauma Practioner
Tewksbury Hospital
Naomi Pinson
Human Rights Officer,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Marcie Granahan, C.A.E.
CEO
UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare
Betty Vreeland, MSN, APRN, NP-C, BC
Center for Excellence in Psychiatry
University of Massachussets Medical School Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Marie Hobart
Community Healthlink
University of Pittsburgh
Rohan Ganguli, M.D.
Vice Chair
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburg Medical School
Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
Gail Hutchings, M.P.A.
If you would like to sign on, please email Paolo del Vecchio, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, SAMHSA/CMHS at paolo.delvecchio@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Laurie Alexander, Hogg Foundation; Lauren Spiro, National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations; Mike Fitzpatrick, NAMI; Ben Druss, Emory University; Linda Rosenberg, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (left to right)
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