Dedicated to Impacting Mental Health in Colorado

Broker Change Reduce S�gma Improve Lives

2013 Annual Report

Mental Health America of Colorado

Broker Change │ Reduce Stigma │ Improve Lives

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Broker Change: to establish equal footing for mental health/substance use disorders in the public health arena.

• Make mental health the public health concern of this decade.• Educate elected officials at all levels of government about the value of inves�ng in mental health/substance use disorders treatment and programs.• Con�nue to support the integra�on of physical and mental health.• Ensure elected officials, public health departments and others are aware of the important intersec�on between mental health and physical health.• Increase awareness about MHAC's Educa�on/Outreach mental health presenta�on program.

Reduce Stigma: to civilize the conversation regarding mental health/substance use disorders to promote an open and welcoming society.

• Make person-first language standard throughout public wri�en and oral discourse.• Educate the community around different mental health topics.• Decrease s�gma and increase access in communi�es that have tradi�onally been underserved.• Prepare and implement a three-year phased and researched public awareness and monitoring campaign.

Improve Lives: to position Colorado as a national leader in addressing issues regarding mental health/substance use disorders.

• Proac�ve in mental health legisla�on for the 2015 Colorado legisla�ve session.• Ensure implementa�on of mental health parity in the Affordable Care Act.• Monitor the impact of the Affordable Care Act on current programs offered by MHAC.• Increase the number of youth served by MHAC.• Develop addi�onal statewide partnerships.

Mental Health America of Colorado’s Strategic Plan

Dear Friends:

What an important and amazing year Mental Health America of Colorado (MHAC) had in 2013! We grew our programs, made a posi�ve difference in people’s lives, and spent invaluable �me developing a new three-year strategic plan that perfectly posi�ons MHAC to broker change, reduce s�gma, and improve lives. MHAC is proud to be a strong advocate, educator, and collaborator around mental health - we had a fantas�c year fulfilling Colorado’s behavioral health needs and are poised to impact the en�re mental health spectrum.

In 2013, our Pro Bono Counseling & Referral Program con�nued to provide much needed free counseling services in Colorado. Today, there is s�ll a great need for free and low-cost mental health services - even in the face of the recently enacted Affordable Care Act. Coloradans in need of mental health services con�nue to engage MHAC’s 27-year-old program in record numbers. In 2013, 148 MHAC volunteers donated $1,422,400 worth of pro bono counseling to 1,711 clients, and a total of 3,828 volunteer hours were logged.

MHAC provided many other key mental health resources to our community. Check Your Head con�nues to have a strong presence in the Denver metro area, and served 173 students through its innova�ve, six-week program that encourages students to iden�fy their mental health needs, communicate about them, and develop construc�ve resolu�ons for the challenges they face.

Seven Speakers’ Bureau presenta�ons were delivered to more than 76 people through this important MHAC educa�on & outreach program. MHAC also cer�fied 111 people in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA - o�en described as “CPR for the Mind”) through 5 Adult and 2 Youth MHFA Trainings. MHFA is recognized as an essen�al mental health crisis tool, and is quickly growing throughout the United States. Colorado ranks 3rd highest in the number of cer�fied mental health “first aiders” in the US.

To con�nue transforming systems of health care, MHAC’s Public Policy & Strategic Ini�a�ves team hosted town hall mee�ngs, grassroots trainings, Affordable Care Act presenta�ons, mental health caucuses, and was ac�ve in the state legislature.

MHAC con�nues to value its role as an incubator for new programs that can grow into independent and vital nonprofit organiza�ons. In 2013 the Colorado Mental Wellness Network achieved 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and Metro Crisis Services submi�ed a bid to be the state’s mental health crisis hotline.

Donald J. Mares Marty Waters, LCSWMHAC President & CEO MHAC Board of Directors Chair

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Strategic Plan, Growth, & Improved Lives

Public Policy Gains Ground

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During the 2013 Colorado legisla�ve session, MHAC helped cra� and pass historic mental health and substance use disorder crisis response legisla�on. The heartbreaking tragedies here in Aurora and Newtown, Connec�cut had generated almost unprecedented a�en�on toward mental health, and we seized this vital opportunity to advance our mission of ending s�gma and civilizing conversa�ons. We informed policymakers and the general public that less than 5% of violent crimes against others are commi�ed by people who have a mental illness, and that the vast majority of firearms deaths in Colorado—over 75%—are suicides. Our public conversa�ons and rela�onships with legislators and leaders in the execu�ve branch helped us set a posi�ve agenda: drama�cally increasing funding for evidence-based systems of care that help individuals who are most in need, especially those who are experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis.

The result of MHAC's collabora�ve leadership was Senate Bill 13-266, which added over $20 million per year to Colorado's budget to create a statewide coordinated behavioral health crisis response system. The system is actually based in large part on the findings of MHAC's 2006 inves�ga�on into crea�ng an alterna�ve to the use of metro Denver-area emergency rooms as de facto mental health crisis centers. That study had ul�mately led to the crea�on of Metro Crisis Services, which is now responsible for the 24-hour statewide hotline component of the new crisis response system. The other pillars of the newly funded system are regional crisis stabiliza�on centers, short-term respite housing services, and a public informa�on campaign to promote the system which will include s�gma-figh�ng messages.

Just as important as the funding, which helps build this new crisis system, is the type of care it will provide. MHAC made sure that the authorizing legisla�on specified that all services provided through this system are trauma-informed, meaning that environments where people receive care are set up to be sensi�ve to the needs of Coloradans who have personal histories of trauma, from physical abuse to s�gma-related PTSD. The bill also includes a requirement that peer specialists—people who have experienced mental health and substance use disorders and are trained to help others with similar experiences—be an essen�al component of providing care. Peers offer invaluable exper�se throughout the con�nuum of care, and are par�cularly helpful during and a�er a crisis.

MHAC is focused on building a health care system in Colorado that is focused on the preven�on of mental health crises long before they occur, but we are also commi�ed to ensuring the crisis response system lives up to its promise. It will fill a vital role in emergency health care, and has the poten�al to save and improve countless lives.

MHAC Helps Broker Behavioral Health Crisis Response System

Check Your Head Stands Tall at Manual H.S.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is commonly referred to as CPR for the Mind. It’s quickly becoming recognized as an invaluable tool and skill-set for people from all walks of life (teachers, coaches, co-workers, first responders, medical personnel, etc.). In 2013, a record number of individual were trained as mental health “first aiders.” MHAC is a licenced provider of the training.

While most people know how to respond to a medical emergency with CPR/First Aid, few have the same knowledge or comfort level with how to react when someone has a mental health emergency. MHFA trains community members to no�ce when someone is exhibi�ng signs or symptoms of a mental health crisis and teaches them how to intervene. The training has been shown empirically to improve the public’s knowledge of mental health as well as to connect more people to mental health treatment.

MHFA: “CPR for the Mind”

Check Your Head took big steps forward in 2013 with the debut of an intense residency at Manual High School, with co-facilitators Alex Gardener and Bianca Mikahn heading up dance and spoken word mental health workshops twice a day - five days a week. The youth have responded with high enthusiasm and the on-

loca�on staff con�nue to provide wonderful opportuni�es to maximize the partnership.

MHAC’s Check Your Head program is an innova�ve school-based curriculum that encourages middle and high school students to explore issues such as self-iden�ty, conflict resolu�on, depression, tolerance, and more. This MHAC program helps young people iden�fy their mental health needs, communicate their needs to others, and find construc�ve resolu�ons to the challenges they face.

“Words of Wisdom”, “Gained Perspec�ve”, “Expert Insight” - all are accurate headlines when it comes to what MHAC’s Speakers Bureau delivers. In 2013, this important community educa�on program delivered informa�ve presenta�ons to individuals and groups throughout Denver and Pueblo. MHAC’s Speakers Bureau is improving lives and reducing s�gma one presenta�on at a �me.

MHAC’s Speakers Bureau

Pro Bono Counseling & Referral Improves Lives

MHAC’s Pro Bono Counseling & Referral Program has served the people of Colorado since 1986. With significant presence in the Denver metro area, Pueblo, and Glenwood Springs - this program fills a great need for free mental health services.

“Having a professional available to discuss my mental health challenges and provide guidance on ways of dealing with those challenges is extremely helpful. What makes the experience even more amazing is that I was able to receive the help I needed while being unemployed and not having the means to afford the help I so desperately needed,” - Pro Bono Counseling and Referral Program client.

2013 by the Numbers

3,828Pro Bono Counseling

volunteer hours

111 280people cer�fied in

Mental Health First Aidpar�cipants in Legisla�ve

Educa�on & Advocacy Day

$1,422,400

173

free counseling services in Denver and Pueblo

students inCheck Your Head

76 people educated through MHAC’s Speakers Bureau

Public Policy Gains Ground

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During the 2013 Colorado legisla�ve session, MHAC helped cra� and pass historic mental health and substance use disorder crisis response legisla�on. The heartbreaking tragedies here in Aurora and Newtown, Connec�cut had generated almost unprecedented a�en�on toward mental health, and we seized this vital opportunity to advance our mission of ending s�gma and civilizing conversa�ons. We informed policymakers and the general public that less than 5% of violent crimes against others are commi�ed by people who have a mental illness, and that the vast majority of firearms deaths in Colorado—over 75%—are suicides. Our public conversa�ons and rela�onships with legislators and leaders in the execu�ve branch helped us set a posi�ve agenda: drama�cally increasing funding for evidence-based systems of care that help individuals who are most in need, especially those who are experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis.

The result of MHAC's collabora�ve leadership was Senate Bill 13-266, which added over $20 million per year to Colorado's budget to create a statewide coordinated behavioral health crisis response system. The system is actually based in large part on the findings of MHAC's 2006 inves�ga�on into crea�ng an alterna�ve to the use of metro Denver-area emergency rooms as de facto mental health crisis centers. That study had ul�mately led to the crea�on of Metro Crisis Services, which is now responsible for the 24-hour statewide hotline component of the new crisis response system. The other pillars of the newly funded system are regional crisis stabiliza�on centers, short-term respite housing services, and a public informa�on campaign to promote the system which will include s�gma-figh�ng messages.

Just as important as the funding, which helps build this new crisis system, is the type of care it will provide. MHAC made sure that the authorizing legisla�on specified that all services provided through this system are trauma-informed, meaning that environments where people receive care are set up to be sensi�ve to the needs of Coloradans who have personal histories of trauma, from physical abuse to s�gma-related PTSD. The bill also includes a requirement that peer specialists—people who have experienced mental health and substance use disorders and are trained to help others with similar experiences—be an essen�al component of providing care. Peers offer invaluable exper�se throughout the con�nuum of care, and are par�cularly helpful during and a�er a crisis.

MHAC is focused on building a health care system in Colorado that is focused on the preven�on of mental health crises long before they occur, but we are also commi�ed to ensuring the crisis response system lives up to its promise. It will fill a vital role in emergency health care, and has the poten�al to save and improve countless lives.

MHAC Helps Broker Behavioral Health Crisis Response System

Check Your Head Stands Tall at Manual H.S.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is commonly referred to as CPR for the Mind. It’s quickly becoming recognized as an invaluable tool and skill-set for people from all walks of life (teachers, coaches, co-workers, first responders, medical personnel, etc.). In 2013, a record number of individual were trained as mental health “first aiders.” MHAC is a licenced provider of the training.

While most people know how to respond to a medical emergency with CPR/First Aid, few have the same knowledge or comfort level with how to react when someone has a mental health emergency. MHFA trains community members to no�ce when someone is exhibi�ng signs or symptoms of a mental health crisis and teaches them how to intervene. The training has been shown empirically to improve the public’s knowledge of mental health as well as to connect more people to mental health treatment.

MHFA: “CPR for the Mind”

Check Your Head took big steps forward in 2013 with the debut of an intense residency at Manual High School, with co-facilitators Alex Gardener and Bianca Mikahn heading up dance and spoken word mental health workshops twice a day - five days a week. The youth have responded with high enthusiasm and the on-

loca�on staff con�nue to provide wonderful opportuni�es to maximize the partnership.

MHAC’s Check Your Head program is an innova�ve school-based curriculum that encourages middle and high school students to explore issues such as self-iden�ty, conflict resolu�on, depression, tolerance, and more. This MHAC program helps young people iden�fy their mental health needs, communicate their needs to others, and find construc�ve resolu�ons to the challenges they face.

“Words of Wisdom”, “Gained Perspec�ve”, “Expert Insight” - all are accurate headlines when it comes to what MHAC’s Speakers Bureau delivers. In 2013, this important community educa�on program delivered informa�ve presenta�ons to individuals and groups throughout Denver and Pueblo. MHAC’s Speakers Bureau is improving lives and reducing s�gma one presenta�on at a �me.

MHAC’s Speakers Bureau

Pro Bono Counseling & Referral Improves Lives

MHAC’s Pro Bono Counseling & Referral Program has served the people of Colorado since 1986. With significant presence in the Denver metro area, Pueblo, and Glenwood Springs - this program fills a great need for free mental health services.

“Having a professional available to discuss my mental health challenges and provide guidance on ways of dealing with those challenges is extremely helpful. What makes the experience even more amazing is that I was able to receive the help I needed while being unemployed and not having the means to afford the help I so desperately needed,” - Pro Bono Counseling and Referral Program client.

2013 by the Numbers

3,828Pro Bono Counseling

volunteer hours

111 280people cer�fied in

Mental Health First Aidpar�cipants in Legisla�ve

Educa�on & Advocacy Day

$1,422,400

173

free counseling services in Denver and Pueblo

students inCheck Your Head

76 people educated through MHAC’s Speakers Bureau

240 Union 730 South A.V. Hunter Trust, Inc. AccentCare Tony & Shelly Smith Acuna Adele Skincare Advocacy Denver AER Aesthe�c Surgery & Dermatology Dennis Ahnen Sally Allen Dean & Margo Allman Nancy Alterman Neil Alterman Devra Altman & Bob Maulitz AMC Cherry Creek American Founda�on for Suicide Preven�on Deborah Amesbury Ian Anderson Lisa Anderson Nina Anderson Rose Andom Andrew Duncan Smith Fund Annie's Cafe & Bar Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network Heather Arbaney Arrowhead Golf Club Jeff Asher AstraZeneca Pharmaceu�cals Gavin A�wood Aurora Mental Health Center Mar� Awad Kay Axtell Debra Bailey Bank of America Matching Gi�s Richard & Pam Bard Tyler Barle�a Barolo Grill Thomas & Kathy Barre� Mark & Susan Barter Bauerle & Company, P.C. Richard Baum Christopher Beal Joe & Sandy Bean Peter Beaupre Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. Kathy Bellandi Ellen Beller Seth & Cody Belzley Seth & Cody Belzley Fund Micaiah Bender Bender Founda�on Charitable FundCarolyn Bergman Kimberlee Berman Jim Bershof John Bershof Betsy's Bones & Dog Treats Tamara Bianchi Terry Biddinger LaFawn Biddle Mitchell Birdie Cheri Bishop Jann Black Eric & Kendra Black Mike & Rae Ann Blazer Laurence Bleicher Bloom Portraits Pat Blumenthal Jessica Bondy Larry & Louise Boris

Amanda Borror Fred & Wendy Bou�n Dan Boyle Travis Branam Beverly A. Brauer Moses & Gwen Brewer Bright Mountain Founda�on Brillante, LLC Broadway Pharmacy, Inc. Mark Brown Meraly Brown Roni Brown Brownstein, Hya�, Farber, Schreck, LLP Michelle Brozowski Robert & Rachel Bruce Jessica Brunderman Michael & Elizabeth Bryant Deborah Buckley Jerome Buckley Anjali Budhiraja Bernie & Mary Beth Buescher Shelia Bugdanowitz James & Linda T. Bunch Sarah Burgamy Christopher Burke Bill Burman Gordon & Erin Burr Barbara Burry George Bussey Bu�erfly Pavilion Stephen & Karen Bye CADE Clinique Corey Cain Bruce & Brenda Campbell Cannon Y. & Lyndia K. Harvey Family Founda�on Carbon Pawprint Caring for Colorado Founda�on Joseph Castelao CH2M Hill, Inc. Cherry Creek Shopping Center Cherry Tomato Children's Hospital Colorado Chinook Tavern Robin Chlarson Jeffrey & Paula Chostner Janet Cielens City O' City City Projects Citywide Banks Barkley Clark Carl Clark Clemen�ne's Salon Clinica Tepeyac Closed Loop Consul�ng Inc. Colorado Mental Health Ins�tute of Ft. Logan Michael Cobb Allan Cohen Sheri Cole Vince & Kay Collins Colorado Access Colorado Chapter, NASW Colorado Climate Maintenance, Inc Colorado Coali�on for the Homeless Colorado Coali�on for the Medically Underserved Colorado Hospital Associa�on Colorado Mountain College Colorado Psychiatric Society Colorado Society of Clinical Specialists in Psychiatry

Colorado West, Inc. Columbia Group Comcast Cable Comedy Works Community College of Aurora Founda�on Community First Founda�on Community Health Chari�es of Colorado Community Reach Center Bob Connelly Jacy Conradt Mike Cook Don & Pa�y Cook Cook & Associates Insurance Brokers COPIC Copic Medical Founda�on Richard Corbe� Jay & Laura Cordes Cordy & Company, Inc. Corepower Yoga Corinthian Capital Co. Dan Corsen�no Anne Courtright Crea�veye, LLC Lynn Crist Crocker Fine Arts Binta Cross Crossfit Eleva�on Crossroads' Turning Points Anna Marie Cruse Cucina Colore Lou Ann Dalton David & Vicki Dansky Larry Daveline Jim & Angela Davidson Jeffrey & Shannon Davine Lee & Barbara Davis Michelle Davis Terri Davis Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP William Dawsey David & Rita Day Dede Dean Sam & Pam DeAngelis Tracy Debra David & Catherine Dehn Delta Eta Boule Patrick Demfonte Denver Marrio� City Center Denver Museum of Nature and Science Denver Zoological Founda�on Department of Human Services Eddie & Neta DeRose Monika DeWi� Jim Dierker Bucky Dilts Kris� Dinner Ronald Diodosio Ayla Dobbs Maureen Doran Warwick Downing Jerry Dunn Tara Dunn Sandy Dusdal Marci Eads Eaton Metal Products Edgewater Coffee Company Emily Edlynn Steve Edmonds Mary Eichler El Pomar Founda�on Eli Lilly & Company Enterprise Holdings Founda�on Epic Ryde Epicurean Catering Ted & Vivian Epstein Ricardo Esparza Judy Evans Experience Nutri�on Express Scripts Founda�on Deborah Eyler Megan Faber Factory Motor Parts Gary Fair

Robert & Megan Fante Brooke Farley Don Farlow Federa�on of Families for Children's Mental Health CO Elizabeth Feldman Bethe Feltman Beth Ferguson Alan Fine Louis & Victoria Fine Firefly Fund FirstBank Tom & Susan Flanagan, Jr. Larry & Mary Foianini Kelly Fox Frank Guerra & Jo Ellen Graybill FundFrank Tiano Enterprises, Inc. Katherine Fraughnaugh Robert & Sari Freedman Freeman Family Founda�on Ruth Freshman Jane Fruchtman Rob & Janelle Fuller Bert & Dyana Furmansky Nikolai Furmansky Shawn Fury-Feighery Terry Ganey Ganne� Founda�on Garbarini Margaret Garbe Garbe Family Fund Jim & Gloria Garcia Arthur Garfein Anne Garre� Margie Gart Gary Williams Energy Corpora�on Michael Gilbert Sco� Glaser GlaxoSmithKline GOAL Academy Louis Golden Lee Goldman Be�y & Lawrence Golembeski Tina Gonzales Elicia Goodsoldier Steve & Suzanne Goodspeed Risa Gordon Sandy Gordon Sue Ellen Goss Ansel Gower Grace McNaught Charitable Trust Nicholas Gradisar Robert S. Graham Grand Hya� Denver Ken & Vicki Greenberg Kay Greene Joann Gross Groundfloor Media, Inc. Jimmy & Jamie Gulick Doris Gundersen Michael Guthrie Paul Gu�errez H.W. Houston Construc�on Co. Jennifer Hagman-Hazell Hair People Karen Hamick Michael & Heidi Hammell Michael Hanna Hanneck Cleaners Alan Hannifin Happy Cakes Bakeshop Mike & Pam Harrington Frank Hart, Jr. Stephen Hart Cy & Lyndia Harvey Jus�n Hauxwell Carol Hawk Sharon Hawkins Juniel Lori Hawkinson Diane Hayhurst-Vigil Health Management Associates HCA HealthOne Heizer | Paul | Grueskin LLP Helios Associates David Henninger

Jane Hermann Lisa Herschli Catherine Highland Aubrey Hill Anne Hillary Barry & Arlene Hirschfeld Nicki Hirsh History Colorado Hobbico, Inc. Hobert & Sue Plunke� Fund Hogan Lovells, LLP Steven Holtze Marilyn Hornung Grace Horvat Julia Hughes Warren Hughes Aaron & Niah Hya� Eileen Charles Hya� Jack & Andrea Hya� Hya� Regency Downtown Il Posto Denver Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk J. Gilbert Footwear Gary Jackson William Jansen Eric Jaworski Jefferson Center for Mental Health Jan Jenkins Julie Jenkinson Jewish Family Service John G. Duncan Charitable Trust Jan Johnson Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems Diana Joy Kaiser Permanente George Kalousek Adrienne Kam David & Sandy Kaminsky Lisa Kaplan Leslie Karotkin Randy & Susan Karsh Stuart & Gail Kassan Amanda Kearney-Smith Marita Keeling Keely Family Founda�on Nancy Kehiayan Jonathan Keiler Moe Keller Frank Kelley Timothy & Sally L. Kennedy Kenneth King Founda�on Jordan Kenning William KentLynn Kernan Susan Kessen Anita Khanna Shahram & Staci Kianpour Shazam Kianpour Tara KillTony Kill Stephen & Lorelei King Kingdom Chariots Limousine & Sedan Michael Kirgan Tiffany Klausing Arthur & Joanne Kleinstein Noelle Kodys Gail Koehn Kogovsek and Associates, Inc. Mike Komppa Haydee & Gregorio Kort Kenneth Krause Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Robert Kruger David & Cheryl Kunovic Debra Kupfer David & Pam Kurth Joe Lambert Stephanie Lambert Brealyn Landis Melissa Landis Indira Lanig Phil Lanphier Ken & Nancy Larner

Thank You!We gratefully acknowledge the gi�s made between January 1 and December 31, 2013. Thank you for your generous support! Because of you, Mental Health America of Colorado is able to broker change, reduce s�gma, and improve lives.

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Latham & Watkins LLP La�tude Sports Marke�ng The Legal Center Rebecca Leibinger Barbara Leonard Summer Leonard Chad Lessar DeE�a Lessar Kristen Levey Gerald Levy Karen Liley Linger Li�le Man Ice Cream Shop John Litz W. Charles & Gretchen Lobitz Bonnie Locher Lockton Colorado Lodge Casino Lola's Sugar Rush Sco� LoMurray Theresa London Michael Lo�-Manier Bob & Robyn Loup Love-Air R/C, Inc. Elizabeth Lowdermilk Martha Anne Lowe Luca D' Italia Joan Lucas Ryan Lucas Robert & Charlo�e M. Lucero Clark & Karen Lyda Bruce Madison Dennis & Donna Maes Lisa Maes Norman Maes Michelli Magen Dena Mainord Evi Makovsky Solomon Malick Sharon Malloy Edward Manier Dale & Sandra Mann Keith B. Marcantel Amy Mares Don & Ruth Mares Skye Mar�n Mar�n & Gloria Trotsky Founda�on William Mar�nez William & Judith Shlay Mar�nez Stephanie Maser Susan Mason Jonathan & Susan Mathieu Candance Ma�hews Barbara Ma�son Lisa May Pat Mayben Theresa Mayer Tammy McCall Rex & Nina McGehee E. Brian McGregor Heidi McGuire McNeil Designer Portraits Frank McNulty Mike McPhee McPherson, Breyfogle, Daveline & Goodrich, PC MDC/Richmond American Homes Founda�on Medi Spa Gerald MellmanCarey Meltzer Mental Health America Mental Health America of Pueblo Mental Health Center of Denver Mental Health Partners Herbert Merrill IIMetro Community Provider Network Metro Crisis Services David & Lois Michaud Mile High BikramMile High Squash Mile High United Way

Ken Miller Natalie Sue Miller MillerCoors Brewing Company Steve Mille�e Harvey Milzer Mines and Associates LaRinda Moehring Jonathan & Gretchen Moeller Leslie Moldauer Montgomery Educa�onal Consul�ngMonty Nuss Moon Dance Botanicals Bre� Moore Greg & Nina Moore Linda Moore Tom & Alison Morgan Judith Morr Tim Morris Linda Morrison Mountain View Dental Doug MuirBonnie Murray My Tribute Gi� Founda�on Jim Myers Pam Naiman NEARLY THERE! Deb Neely Network for Good Senator Linda Newell Robert & Judi Newman JoAnn Niebur North Range Behavioral Health Douglas Novins Be�y Nufer Robert Oakley Kevin O'Brien Occmed Colorado Shannon Ochoa Caitlin O'Connor Kathleen O'Connor April O'Dell Odyssey Bistro & Grill Jane Olson O'Meara Ford Otsuka America Pharmaceu�cal, Inc. Pablo's Coffee David & Susan Palmer Paula Palotay Papa Marv Fund Gary & Joyce Pashel Thomas Patch Patxi's Pizza Dianne Kay Pavelka PCL Construc�on Services, Inc. People To People Linda Peo�er Jordon & Essie Perlmu�er Richard & Nancy Peters Philanthropy Ventures LLC Michelle Phillips PhRMA Lori Pidick Kristy Pierson Pine Creek Clothing Pink Fog Studios Lynn Plummer Sarah Plybon Gin Pollock Polsinelli PC Martha Poole William W. Porter Kelsey Prather Arlan Preblud Print and Copy Centers of Colorado PRO Mark/JC Hobbies Brandon Protas Pueblo County Pueblo County Sheriffs Office Purdue Pharma L.P. Mindy Quiat Racine's Ralph Lauren at Cherry Creek Mall Barbara Ramsey Robert Rawlings

Rawls Company Karen & James S. Ray Ready Foods Inc. Emily Reaser Recki� Benckiser Special Events Barb & Gary Reece Antone�e Reeder Judy Howard Reese Julie Reichenberger Arnold & Linda Reinstein Richard Replin Judy Reynolds Roxann F. Rhea Lorinn Rhodes Sandra Rhodes Margaret Rice Michael Rice Cherrie Richards Terry & Anna Maria Richman A. Jason Richter Monroe Ri�in Jeannie Ri�er Margaret Roath Rocky Mountain Eye Center Martha Roe Donald & Jeanne M. Rohner Jeffrey Roolf Lynn G. Rosdal Timothy D. Rose Rose Community Founda�on Mike Rosen Rebecca Rosen Reverend R.J. Ross Sara & Harley Rotbart Steve Rubin Shelly Rule SafeHouse Denver Toni Saiber Michael Salardino Lorraine Salazar Bonnie Saliman Sam’s No. 3 Mike Sarran William Saslow Mark & Karen Sather Elizabeth Sauter Marie Schaffner Leo Sche�ler Schlessman Family Founda�on, Inc. Gene & Wanda Schnabel Nate & Sarah Schnabel Ann Schrader Kyle & Kathleen Schroeder Elaine Selsberg Connie Selzer Lisa Seward Landei Sharp Sheraton Denver Donwtown Hotel Ann Sibley Bobbi Siegel Ruth Silver Eldon E. Silverman Evan Silverman Simply Moore Brian & Melissa Mann Sinclair David Skaggs Sky Venture Colorado LLC Alana Smart June Smigel Jim & Patricia Smith Deeanna Soicher Sola Salon - Studio 17 Hershey Sollod Don & Mina Soltz Bill & Edie Sonn Southern Colorado Community Founda�on Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center Margare�a Spence Karen Spies Spirit Crossing Clubhouse Larry Spivack & Lisa Williams Spivack Vision Center Bre� Spurr Spurr Financial Planning

St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center State of Colorado Erinn Stauter Senator Pat Steadman Michael & Eunice Stein Janice Stever Stoney Mesa Winery Amanda Strickland Catherine Strode Debra K. Strong Sarah Struckman Jim & Paule�e Stuart Suzanne Sullivan Sullivan's Table 6 Taita Eileen Talty Jim Taucher Randall & Patricia Taylor Stacey Teegardin Telluride Alpine Lodging The 5 Ps, LLC The Anschutz Founda�on The Blues Jean Bar The Broadmoor The Cherry Cricket The Children's Museum The Colorado Health Founda�on The Colorado Trust The David & Lucile Packard Founda�on The Denver Center for the Performing Arts The Denver Health Founda�on The Glenmede Trust Company The Kenneth King Founda�on The Morrison & Foerster Founda�on The Piton Founda�on The Stanley Hotel The Wildlife Experience The Wooden Table Theodore Wirecki Insurance Center of Colorado Arnold Thomas Jane Tidball Karen J. Timmons Toby Johnson Charitable Lead Trust Bob Toevs Gregg Torres Touchstone Health Partners Michael & Pegi Touff Debra Tracy Keith Trammell TransMontaigne Michael & Heather Treat Trice Jewelers Al & Frances Troppmann Cynthia Morss Trui� Brian & Michele Trybus William & Deborah Tryon Richard & Anne Tunnell Joe Ulibarri UMB Bank Underwater Phantaseas Union Pacific Founda�on United Healthcare United Way of Central Indiana, Inc. United Way of Central Virginia, Inc.

United Way of Pueblo County University of Colorado Denver University of Denver, Graduate School of Psychology Nick Urse�a US Bank Sco� Utash V Studio Eyes/Family Eye Clinic Valley Country Club ValueOp�ons Arnold & Pa�y VanZandt Jane Vennard Vertu Charlie Vial Shannon Vimmerman Virginia Hill Charitable Founda�on Deborah A Wagner Lee Wagner Grace Walsh Marianne Wamboldt Warbirds Over the Rockies, LLC Bonnie Murray Peggy Warner Mar�n Waters Philip & Mary Pat Waters Selbe Wa�s Tim Webb Kathy Weber Sue Wehrspann Kenneth & Tamara Weil Susan Weinstein Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign West Central Mental Health Center West Pines Behavioral Health West South West Western Interstate Commission for Higher Educa�on Wes�n Denver Downtown Jerry & Diane Wheeler Gregg Wheeler Rosalyn Wheeler-Bell Richard Whelan Margaret White Tina White Carl Williams Chad Williams Kim Williams Sco� Williams Shannan Williams Gary Wilson Annie & Timothy Wohlgenant Hal Wortzel Wow! Steven Wright Xcel Energy Kirsta Yardas Jaclyn Yelich Linda Yoelin Richard Young YOUnique Counseling Zaidy's Deli Wes Zepelin Morton Zeppelin Kimberly Zimmerman Michael & Nancy Zoellner Michael & Kymberly Zona David ZwickAnonymous*

MHAC has made every effort to recognize all 2013 donors. We apologize if your name or organiza�on has been inadvertently omi�ed. Special thanks to MHAC’s 238 Volunteers who so generously give of their �me. A list of MHAC’s Volunteers can be found at www.mhacolorado.org/volunteers.

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Revenue - $1,058,755

Special Events │ 37%

Founda�on Grants │ 36%

Individual Giving │ 14%

Interest Income │ 6%

Corpora�ons │ 4%

Government Grants │ 1%

Expenses - $1,022,007

Programs & Community Resources │ 47%

Public Policy & Strategic Ini�a�ves │ 28%

Development │ 18%

Administra�on │ 7%

ContactMental Health America of Colorado1385 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 610Denver, Colorado 80222720.208.2220 TEL │ 720.208.2250 FAXwww.mhacolorado.org

Our Mission

Our Vision

Our Core ValuesVisionary Leadership, Collabora�on, Inclusiveness, Diversity, Dignity, Respect, Access, Excellence, Recovery, Resiliency

A healthy Colorado free of s�gma and discrimina�on, where every person has full access to high quality services for all mental health and substance use disorders.

Mental Health America of Colorado serves the people of Colorado by collabora�ng with strategic partners to promote mental health, expand access to services and transform systems of healthcare.

2013 Board of DirectorsDyana Z. Furmansky - Chair │ Author

Marty Waters, LCSW - Chair-Elect │ ValueOp�ons

Stephen Hart, CRCM, CBA - Treasurer │ Mental Health Advocate

Pegi Touff, PhD - Secretary │ Private Prac�ce Clinical Psychology

Stuart Kassan, MD - Chair Emeritus │ Colorado Arthri�s Associates

Thomas Barre�, PhD │ DU Graduate School of Professional Psychology

Seth Belzley, Esq. │ TransMontaigne

Mitch Berdie, PsyD │ WellPoint

Gwen Brewer │ Mental Health Advocate

Mary Beth Buescher, Esq. │ Mental Health Advocate

Aaron Hya�, Esq. │ Brownstein Hya� Farber Schreck, LLP

Kenneth Krause, MD │ Rocky Mountain Psychiatry

The Honorable Dennis Maes │ Re�red Chief Judge, 10th Judicial District

Herbert Merrill II, EdD │ Merrill Consul�ng Associates

Charles Reyman │ Communica�ons Consultant and Mental Health Advocate

Evan Silverman │ Ta�ered Cover Bookstore

Bre� Spurr, CFP │ Spurr Financial Planning

The Honorable Jane A. Tidball │ District Court, Jefferson County

Steve Wagner │ COPIC

2013 Honorary BoardPa�y Cook - Chair

Stephen Berman, MD

Terry Ann Biddinger, RNLouise Boris

Laury Bowman, Esq.Don Cook

Maureen Doran, RN, MSN

Jerry Dunn, Esq. Tom Flanagan, Jr. Robert Freedman, MD

Bert Furmansky, MD, MPA

Margaret Garbe

Cy & Lyndia Harvey

David Henninger

Jack Hya�, Esq. William Kent, PhDRobyn LoupNan MoreheadSandra Rhodes, PsyDMargaret Roath, LCSWDick SaundersRuth SilverBeth SobergJim Taucher, CPACindy Morss Trui�, PhD

Donald J. Mares │ President & CEO

Leslie Bailey │ Administra�ve Assistant

Amanda Chaney │ Intake & Referral Coordinator

Laura Cordes │ VP of External Affairs & Chief Opera�ng Officer

Beth Danilson │ Special Events & Corporate Rela�ons Coordinator

Jamie Gulick │ VP of Programs & Community Resources

Moe Keller │ VP of Public Policy & Strategic Ini�a�ves

Tiffany Lloyd │ Pro Bono Program Coordinator

Michael Lo�-Manier │ Assistant Director of Public Policy & Strategic Ini�a�ves

Bianca Mikahn Shaw │ Trainer

Be�y Nufer │Pro Bono Outreach Coordinator - Pueblo

Mike Robbins │ Individual Donor Rela�ons & Communica�ons Coordinator

Tim Webb │Manager of Programs & Community Resources

Facebook.com/mhacolorado │ Twi�er.com@mhacolorado │ LinkedIn.com/mhacolorado

2014 MHAC Staff