ANNUAL REPORT 2018

34 YEARS PROUDLY SERVING TEXANS

John Dornheim President

Yvonne Broach Vice President

Cynthia Swain Secretary

Bill Matthews Treasurer

Elise Banks Director

Herb Cotner Director

Sherry Cusumano Director

Linda Denke Director

Jesse Flores Director

Andrew Horner Director

Harold Meyer Director

Aimee Mobley-Turney Director

Leah Thedford Texas Consumer Representative to the NAMI Peer Leadership Council

Diane Banks Texas Consumer Representative to the NAMI Texas Board

Mary Ferree Parliamentarian

Holly Doggett Executive Director

Greg Hansch Public Policy Director

Patti Haynes Program Director

Deborah Rosales-Elkins Peer Policy Fellow

Alissa Sughrue Policy Coordinator

Rebecca Koval Office Manager/Program Assistant

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2018 STAFF

NAMI Texas is dedicated to improving the quality of life of all individuals living with mental illness and their families.

MISSION

WELCOME Letter from the President

John Dornheim 2018 Board President, NAMI Texas

The vision of NAMI Texas is to ensure acceptance of and treatment for all those with mental illness to facilitate recovery.

While retaining our grassroots values, NAMI Texas will:

•become the most effective provider of support and educational opportunities reaching all persons in the state;

•dramatically grow the membership;

•eliminate the stigma of mental illness; and

•lead the way with successful advocacy efforts.

VISION

2018 was year in which we saw much growth in the affiliates of NAMI Texas—whether A or B—NAMI Texas has more affiliates around the state fulfilling the mission and vision of NAMI. I know for a fact that the staff of NAMI Texas spent many late hours on Standards of Excellence preparations so we wouldn’t have to leave any folks behind.

Between hurricanes (and ensuing recoveries) and other events (children and their families separated at our border with Mexico), we face many mental health challenges. There are many people in need in our state and I know we will be there for them—that is our way.

NAMI Texas has jumped in on the early identification of someone living with a mental illness by promoting and successfully fulfilling the goals of the Ending the Silence Program. Thousands of school children hear us talk about good mental health, help them identify an adult they can trust, and we hope to lead them to ask for help and not take their own lives. Youth, people of color, the Trans and LGBTQ Communities and older adults all need our support, our classes and our help for 2018 and beyond. Thank you for your support.

2018 Program Stats

New State Trainers

Trainings offered by NAMI Affiliates in Texas

New Teachers, Presenters, and Facilitators

Education Classes

Number of people attending classes

People reached through support groups

14

EDUCATION AND SUPPORT STATS AND OFFERINGS

33

1,346111

327

18,706People reached through presentations

8,104

PROGRAM OFFERINGS IN 2018NAMI Family-to-Family

NAMI Family Support Group

NAMI Peer-to-Peer

NAMI Connection Support Group

NAMI Homefront

Partnerships

NAMI Family & Friends Seminar

NAMI Basics

NAMI Ending the Silence

NAMI In Our Own Voice

NAMI Provider

Parents & Teachers as Allies

ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICYNew NAMI SMARTS Teachers16

Successfully advocated for

the Health and Human Services

Commission to request over $15 million

in fundingReleased report impacting mental health in Texas

Helped pass state insurance parity House Bill 10

Although the Texas Legislature was not in session, NAMI Texas stayed busy throughout 2018. NAMI Texas saw the departure of our Hogg Foundation Peer Policy Fellow, Deborah Rosales-Elkins, but welcomed onto the team our Hogg Foundation Policy Fellow, Alissa Sughrue. NAMI Texas also expanded its advocacy efforts by training 16 new NAMI SMARTS teachers to offer advocacy training to members across the state. As the 86th legislative session approached, NAMI Texas was well-positioned to make a positive impact on the public policy process to help improve the quality of life for individuals with mental health conditions and their family members.

In 2018, NAMI Texas stayed active at the Legislature through legislative visits, testimony at interim hearings, and active involvement

in policy implementation. NAMI Texas testified on committee interim charges and the 2020-2021 budget over 20 times. Public Policy Director Greg Hansch continued

serving as the chair of the Health and Human Service Commission’s Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup, after championing and helping pass state insurance parity House Bill 10. Greg was awarded the Richard T. Greer Advocacy Award by NAMI National and the Luminary Award of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute. He was featured or quoted in numerous media sources, including the Texas Tribune, Capital Tonight, the Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, and many others.

Before the legislative session began in early 2019, many bills were pre-filed in 2018. These included bills addressing

mental health in schools, postpartum depression, suicide prevention, insurance coverage, the criminal justice system,

foster care, substance use disorder, and mental health research. NAMI Texas helped put together or was involved in pre-session conversations on each of these bills. Additionally, NAMI Texas successfully advocated for the Health and Human Services Commission to request over $15 million in funding to expand First Episode Psychosis programs, and played a role in securing

other strong funding requests from various state agencies.

NAMI Texas also prepared for the 86th Legislative Session through the development of the 2019-2020 NAMI Texas

Policy Platform. Using NAMI membership survey data and feedback from the NAMI Texas Public Policy

Committee, NAMI Texas released a comprehensive nine-category policy platform report covering a wide range of issues impacting mental health in Texas and presented it at the 2018 NAMI Texas State Conference.

FINANCIALS: INCOME, EXPENSES, FINANCIAL STATUS

Income

Expenses

Financial Status

CONTRIBUTIONS:

GRANTS:

PROGRAMS:

TOTAL ASSETS:

OTHER:

OTHER:

TOTAL LIABILITIES:

TOTAL INCOME:

TOTAL EXPENSES:

NET ASSETS:

$75,147.92

$321,051.23

$462,304.71

$264,570.11

$153,873.49

$47,587.53

$72,162.51

$550,072.64

$509,892.24

$179,407.60

The 2018 NAMI Texas Audit and Form 990 will be available at www.namitexas.org.

DONORS, SPONSORS, AWARD RECIPIENTSDONORS Patron ($10,000+)

The Hogg Foundation

Methodist Healthcare Ministries

NAMI

Meadows Foundation

Benefactors ($5,000-$9,999)

Mr. W. Thorpe McKenzie

Visionary ($1,000-$4,999)

Jim and Diane Hall

Lisa Glass

Christopher Dombrosky

James & Ouida Gernentz

Janet and Jeff Osborne

Nancy A. Higuchi

Linda Denke

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McSwane

Harold Meyer

Bill Matthews

Yvonne Broach

NAMI El Paso

Johnson & Johnson

PhRMA

Catalyst ($500-$999)

Carolyn Osborn

Cameron Baynard

Andrew M Horner

Jaimmee Zimmerer

Gary & Barbara Lindner

David Stine

Minh Pham

Douglas McSwane

Fred Dornheim

Rana Bonds

Aurora Garza

Rick Bigham

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Texas Clubhouse Coalition

James and Dianne Clark

Allen ISD

National Life Group Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Anonymous

Supporter ($100-$499)

Anonymous

Cindy Swain

Jesse Flores

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Foxman

Ross Wagner

Debbie O’Daniel

Hilary Brady

“Lonestar friends” of Dawna Cowan Walls

Dennis Borel

Lynda Frost

Jackie Shannon

Merily & Tom Keller

Maricela Murillo

Rhonda Torres

Rose Rich

Sharron and Ed Carnes

Mary Taylor

Carolyn Witkowski

Dawna Walls

Mrs Grace Moye

Mary Harper

Sharon & Will Cozort and Family

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Milner

Joseph Guillory

Melisa McEwen

Sherry Lee Cusumano

Barry and Jean Brown

Mary Anthony

John Dornheim

Rosemary Smith

Kenneth and Paula

Lonnie & Andrea Hazlitt

Tony, Stephanie, Delilah & Shaun Thornburg

Holly Provance Doggett

Linda Cantu

Greg Hansch

Jennifer Delk

Herb Cotner

Thelma and Ken GlasgowJoan AbramsElise BanksStephen MacyDebbie O’DanielSusan KocakPaula KeblerMary BrzozowskiAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (Phi Xi Omega)Albert DerdenFirst Presbyterian Church (Austin)Alice WilsonGeraldine BowersJoe and Helen JonesKay McKinney

Friends ($1-$99)

Sharon CarrollSteven SplitekJane MalinArturo OrnelasJerry & Anita YoungPat & Melissa PeckJonathan YoungDenise LeMeilleurClarissa GuajardoBrian ShannonMartha & Walt RichardsonWilliam HeyeBecky & Shelby BramanCarolyn CookKaraen WilsonLorraine AmundsonWilliam ReuterDana MortimerGrace ChimeneSuzanne TaylorCheryl GeissenBriargrove Park Women’s ClubMargaret JonesJohn SchlatterLaura MullinsSarah BaldwinMiriam NcNeely

Aimee Mobley TurneyPaige AssadiRandall PruittMorgan ScottMrs. Susan B JohnstonJames SmithPenny McMahanJeannette BlanchetteJoshua AvelarJill ReepRosalind GibsonSarah HornsteinJeanette D. RagucciJames KorenekPaula TretkoffAndrea GomezLakeisha AlstonAshley BandstraLilian FraustoDoug & Jane CullyLaurel SimmonsUnited Way of Greater AustinBeki LifordElizabeth MuellerFelicia Cantrell KentAnn GlassKathryn MauroBrenda LaVarCheryl RaylMary RobinsonBrianna WrightWilliam BoydMichelle MataCarol ChavezMs. Cynthia FranksLanell ToonJeffrey LorgeRene SimmonsJessica LairdAlyson GerlachStef WuHannah PerryJudy CulbertsonKristi PhillipsAnonymous

SPONSORSPalms Behavioral Health

Neurocrine Biosciences

Pfizer

UT Chapter - Nourish International

Magellan Health

Alkermes

Sunovion

The Wood Group

Charity Charms

Cedar Crest

UT Dell Medical School of Psychiatry

Takeda

Astra Zeneca

Correct Care

AWARD RECIPIENTS CHARLEY H. SHANNON ADVOCATE OF JUSTICE AWARD

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

BETTY FULENWIDER MEDIA AWARD

Keri Blakinger

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

Dr. Mahesh Dave

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Andrew Horner

MARK KORENEK CONSUMER QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD

Valerie Milburn

JACKIE SHANNON ENDURING VOLUNTEER AWARD

Doug Beach

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Sandra Martinez

DEDICATION TO THE CAUSE

Carolyn Hamilton

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

namitexas.org

NAMI Texas hosted our first-ever Empowerment Symposium in 2018. It was attended by over 100 people interested in empowering themselves,

their families, and their communities!

NAMI Texas was named the 2018 NAMI State Organization

of the Year!