Mental Health Association of San Francisco

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Annual Report 2004-2005

MISSION

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHA-SF)is dedicated to improving the mental health of residentsin the diverse communities of San Francisco througheducation, advocacy, research, and service. In all itsprograms, MHA-SF brings people and families challengedby mental illness together with the agencies that servethem to promote prevention, access to services, leadership,and independence.

The Mental Health Association of San Franciscoenvisions a just, humane, and healthy community where,free from stigma and prejudice, all people are accordedrespect, dignity, and the opportunity to achieve their fullpotential.

Who We ServeMHA-SF exists to serve anyone who is affected by mentalillness including people with mental illness and theirfamilies, mental health providers, and the San Franciscocommunity at large. Mental illness is a disease that causesmild to severe disturbances in thinking, perception, andbehavior and that significantly impairs a person’s ability tocope with life’s ordinary demands and routines. The majorcategories of mental illness are anxiety disorders, mooddisorders, schizophrenia, dementia, and eating disorders.

Recognizing that tens of thousands of San Franciscanslive near or below the poverty level and that mental illnessdisproportionately affects lower income people, MHA-SFprograms emphasize the needs of the underserved. Thisincludes people who are homeless or at risk of homeless-ness and those who have sought and been barred fromaccess to mental health services.

VISION

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MHA-SF staff members, Assembly Member Darrell Steinberg,Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisor Bevan Dufty and otherlocal leaders speak out at mental health press conference.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,

The Mental Health Association of SanFrancisco brings communities together everyday. This year we directly served over 4,000

people affected by mental illness and brought awarenessand understanding of mental illness and mental health tothousands more.

Our successes in 2004-2005 include uniting a broadcoalition of local policy makers, mental health providers,nonprofit leaders, labor organizations, mental health con-sumers and their families, and others. We led the localcampaign for state ballot Proposition 63, passed by votersin November 2004. San Franciscans voted 74% in favor ofthe proposition—the highest in the state!

The historic passage of Proposition 63, now the MentalHealth Services Act (MHSA), means increased funds forpublic mental health care as well as the transformationof current mental health practices to an improved systememphasizing prevention, innovation, and the potentialfor recovery. The revitalized system will be centered onconsumer and family member involvement. These havebeen the core values of the Mental Health Association ofSan Francisco since we were founded almost 60 years ago.

In the year ahead, our plans include: • Developing a speakers bureau of trained consumers and

family members; • Working closely with the San Francisco Department of

Public Health to assist in the transformation of the mentalhealth system; and

• Establishing a consumer leadership academy to deepenthe leadership skills and community involvement of mentalhealth consumers.

We need your support to achieve these goals! Togetherwe can make a difference.

I want to thank our Board of Directors for theirleadership and support. I also want to thank the manyindividuals, businesses, and foundations who have madeour achievements possible.

We have an exciting year ahead. Please join us inbringing even more communities together in support ofmental health.

Sincerely,

Belinda LyonsExecutive Director

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

MHA-SF hosts a variety of educationconferences and workshops. Highlights ofthis year’s education conferences include:

• In July 2004 over 150 people attendeda conference to hear actress Delta Burkespeak about her struggle and recovery fromdepression.

• In October 2004 Sanjay Saxena, Ph.D.,Director of the UCLA Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder Research Program, was the keynotespeaker at our annual conference oncompulsive hoarding and cluttering. Over250 professionals and community membersattended this sold-out event.

• In April 2005 over 100 supportivehousing staff attended our de-escalationtraining to learn strategies for managing,and preventing violent situations.

• In May 2005 we coordinated a seriesof community events including a conferenceon stigma and mental illness led by nationalstigma research expert, Patrick Corrigan,Ph.D. of Northwestern University.

Information and ReferralsAs the first point of contact for many whoseek guidance, MHA-SF made referrals andprovided information on mental healthservices to hundreds of callers this year.

Support Groups and WorkshopsWe convened support groups twice amonth for individuals struggling withcompulsive hoarding and cluttering andmonthly workshops for the SupportiveHousing Network.

Throughout the year, MHA-SFcollaborated with Chinatown CommunityDevelopment Center, On Lok Senior Health,and Chinatown/North Beach Mental HealthClinic to provide mental wellness workshopsfor Asian American seniors.

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“The seminarwas a greatsuccess,generating awealth ofawareness aboutthe seriousnessof depression.”– Depression Seminar

participant

“This conferencewill have a lasting, positiveimpact on mylife!”– Conference attendee

PROGRAMS

POLICY AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS

Systems ChangeMHA-SF led the San Francisco effort topass Proposition 63, now the Mental HealthServices Act (MHSA), on the November 2004state ballot. The MHSA will provide hundredsof millions of dollars for the public mentalhealth system across California. It mandatestransforming the mental health system toa prevention-based approach centered onhope, recovery, and the involvement ofpeople affected first-hand with mentalillness.

In March, MHA-SF collaborated withthe Proposition 63 Campaign SteeringCommittee, the Mental Health Board, andthe Department of Public Health to planan event to educate policy makers andthe public about the mental health systemtransformation envisioned by the MHSA.This event was attended by more than200 consumers, community members, andpolicy makers.

In May 2005 MHA-SF rallied consumers,providers, and other community membersto participate in our annual Mental HealthAdvocacy Day at the State Capitol.

Consumer Organizing and EmpowermentWe convened monthly meetings of theHealth and Wellness Action Advocates(formerly called the Consumer HousingGroup), a group of individuals withmental illness who partner with MHA-SF toadvocate for improvement to the mentalhealth system.

We trained and supported mental healthconsumers to take part in a variety of publicpolicy opportunities including speaking outat hearings on mental health and servingon housing and mental health policycommittees. We also held leadership trainingworkshops for tenants of supportive housingin collaboration with the Corporation forSupportive Housing and St. Anthony’sFoundation. In November we organizedconsumers to vote.

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From left: BoardPresident, QuintinMecke, ExecutiveDirector BelindaLyons, AssemblyMember DarrellSteinberg, andMary Hayashi,President of theIris Alliance Fund.

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– MHA-SFLeadershipTraining graduate

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Individual($1-249)Anonymous (9)*Carolina S. AlvarezRudolph & Kikuko

ArsagaSandra AuerbackJudy AzevedaWilliam G. BartonKavoos BassiriBarbara L. BawdenEdward M. Barrett*Aline M. & Warren

BerlGabie BerlinerJohn & Sherry

BrauerRuth E. BurtonWilliam S. ClarkDavid D. ConditKevin J. ConroyNancy CryerEsther Wollner

DanielDennis M. Davis*Robert E. DenmarkJeff M. Dion*Herbert DonaldsonTracy DonskySandra M. DuncanRebecca DwyerBruce W. FayAngela M.

Fitz-Gerald*Wesley A. Fleming*Brooke FoxSusan F. GawJ. Gill*Peter GoodallVirginia GrabMari-Lynn G. GuestCynthia GyoriJoanna HagertyLinda Rae

HammondSuzanne

Harguindeguy* William A.

HargreavesSuzanne H. Harris

Jane HeblerRichard HewetsonVivian ImperialeCori L. JacobsRalph & Judith A.

JacobsonMerton T. JonesRuth S. KadishMargel Foote

KaufmanSidney & Vivian

KonigsbergThomas F. LandersArthur C. LathanAlba LavinoEnid & Irwin LeffSusan C. LeongKenneth & Marie

LibesonMarilyn A. LindseyEric R. LloydCindy LowDavid & Sandra

LyonsRosemary MacLeodTreva Jo MarcusPriscilla McMillenDeirdre MeckeElena R. MerrickLew MillsSusan MiznerS.M. MooreHelen MoralesRichard NgHelene H.

OppenheimerSally ParksKaren PattersonTheresa D. PickettDean PrestonDemerris RanahanCecilia B. RatumElizabeth W. RotterWayne H. SalazarJoseph SattenKarin A. SelliteAlan V. ShipleyWajih & Nayla

SleimanMarthe Smith

Bell of HopeGiving CircleMembers (gifts over $250)Anonymous (1)Joel BoschMartin Bramante Ruth & Fred

BrousseauStephanie CressStacy G. FisherMichael & Sue

FriedenbachRyan FriedmanJim GonzalesJ. Gary &

Lilly A. Gwilliam Amanda M.

HamiltonKathy HarvillDr. Laura KerrJeannik M.

LittlefieldBelinda Lyons &

Dan NewmanJack & Roslyn M.

LyonsSusan MattoxQuintin C. MeckeThe Metallica Fan

ClubMr. & Mrs.

Archibald McClureMrs. Albert

MoormanRichard PerezLaura Jo RuffinMarion SchwartzUK Torn Metallica

Fan Club

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We deeply appreciate the many individuals and organizationsthat support MHA-SF and we are pleased to acknowledge theirgenerous contributions. Below are gifts made between July 1,2004 and June 30, 2005. Please call 415-421-1882 if you haveany corrections to this list.

THANK YOU

Jan DyerJane FothergillRichard FriedmanScott HallMaud & Jameson

KramerAustin MarinelliDaniel NykolaykoTeresa PetrashekGeorge ProbstAinara Macazaga

RocaNiclas SvanlundCynthia Travis

FoundationUnited Way of the

Bay AreaUnited Way of the

California Capital Region

United Way of Silicon Valley

Wells Fargo Foundation

The California Wellness Foundation

The California Endowment

Franciscan Charities Inc.

San Francisco Foundation

The Moody’s Foundation

Van Loben Sels Foundation

Walter & Elise Hass Jr. Fund

Iris Alliance Fund

Ray & Louise Stagnaro

Robert SurberEric S. Swartz in memory of

Sally R. GriggsKiyo ToyamaReiko H. TrueHimeo TsumoriLinda WangLisa WeylandCarol S. WinetskyDr. & Mrs. Philip

WestdahlAlan WongTina Tong Yee

In Memory of John Molinari:

Caroline & John Abele

Charles AdamsFrances & Leonard

BergerDavid & Jean

BordonMartin BramanteMatthew & Mary

CappielloWilliam CoblentzH. Welton FlynnThe Lawyers’ Club of

San FranciscoThe Lipschutz FamilyBernard & Leslie

MartinLawrence J. Simi &

Janet L. RogersH. Marcia SmolensAnne StranczekNguyen Chi TheinPatricia Zimmerman

In Memory of Robert Reisinger:

Tanya AchermannChris BurnsSteffan ChiraziDanni ButterfussFiona Durno

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In-KindArt for HealingBaker & McKenzieDavid BlazevichThe Body Shop

(901 Market St.)Estate of George

Schulz Babs FahrneyMary Gullhsson First CrushHotel RexBeverly Liberale Alexandra Kutik Starbucks CoffeeSusan Mattox Luz Merrigan Morrison & FoersterKylene MillerDan NewmanSafeway

(2020 Market St.)The Slanted DoorRich SnowdenReid SpiceFrances StrassmanRonald TauberTrader Joe’s

(401 Bay St.)Andrew Wang Ed Whiteman

CorporateClorox Community Thrift

StoreEli Lilly & CompanyGap Harrington GroupPacific Gas &

ElectricProvidian Financial SBC SEIU locals 250, 535

& 790

*Gifts made throughthe United Way

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Collaborative Partners*Our formal and informal nonprofit andgovernmental partners are vital to oursuccess. The following is a partial listingof these important partners: Access Institute for PsychologicalServices, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, BakerPlaces, California Department of MentalHealth, California Institute of IntegralStudies, California Pacific Medical Center,Chinatown Community DevelopmentCenter, Chinatown/ North Beach MentalHealth, Coalition on Homelessness,Community Housing Partnership,Corporation for Supportive Housing, CVEInc., Conard House Inc., Edgewood Centerfor Children and Families, FamilyCaregiver Alliance, Iris Alliance Fund,Independent Living Resource Center SanFrancisco, Mental Health Association inCalifornia, NAMI-SF, National MentalHealth Association, Northern CaliforniaPsychiatric Association, OASSIS Office ofSelf Help, On Lok Senior Health, Planningfor Elders in the Central City, ProgressFoundation, Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc., San Francisco BarAssociation-Volunteer Legal ServicesProgram, San Francisco Board ofSupervisors, San Francisco CommunityClinic Consortium, San FranciscoDepartment of Human Services, SanFrancisco Department of Public Health-Community Behavioral Health Services,San Francisco Health Commission,San Francisco Human Services Network,San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Disability,San Francisco Mental Health Board,San Francisco Suicide Prevention, SEIUInternational Locals 790, 250 and 535,SpiritMenders, St. Anthony’s Foundation,Supportive Housing EmploymentCollaborative, Tenderloin AIDS ResourceCenter, Tenderloin Housing Clinic-CentralCity SRO Collaborative, TenderloinNeighborhood Development Center, TomWaddell Clinic, The Volunteer Center ofSan Francisco and San Mateo Counties,Westside Community Mental HealthCenter, Inc., and many more.

Special thanks tothe HarringtonGroup for theirsupport in fundingthis annual report.

* Organizations in bold are MHA-SForganizational members.

Quintin MeckeProgram DirectorThe Safety NetworkPresidentKarin SelliteProgram Manager,County of Sonoma Vice PresidentRichard PerezChief OperatingOfficer, EntangoCorporationTreasurerDede RanahanDirector, NAMI WalksSecretaryJoel BoschSenior Vice President,Providian FinancialServicesMemberStephanie Cress Psychotherapist,private practiceMemberKent WooExecutive Director,NICOS Chinese HealthCoalitionMember

Ruth BrousseauDirector of Evaluationand OrganizationalLearning, TheCalifornia WellnessFoundationSteven FieldsExecutive Director,Progress FoundationLaura KerrAffiliated Scholar,Beatrice M. BainResearch Group,UC BerkeleySusan MiznerDirector, Mayor’sOffice on DisabilityDaniel O'ConnorCommunity Liaison,St. AnthonyFoundationCatherine PykeProgram Officer, TheWilliam RandolphHearst FoundationsMarion SchwartzMHA-SF supporterLaura Jo RuffinFormer Director ofSan FranciscoCommunity MentalHealth Services(Retired)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

THANK YOU

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT

REVENUE

EXPENSES

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION June 30, 2005

AssetsCash $ 156,691 Total Accounts Receivable 308,974 Prepaid Expenses 10,870

Total Assets $476,535

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities

Accounts Payable $ 384Other Liabilities 18,201

Total Liabilities 18,586

Net AssetsTemporarily Restricted 445,120 Unrestricted 12,829

Total Net Assets $ 457,949

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $476,535

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Revenue/ExpenseRevenue

Government Contracts $ 126,969 Grants 509,132 Contributions 25,084 Fees 39,071Other Revenue 3,226

Total Revenue $ 703,482

ExpensePersonnel $ 278,948 Independent Contractors 14,182 Other Expenses 86,628

Total Expense $ 379,757

Net Revenue $323,725

Grants

Fees

Contributors

PersonnelIndependentcontractorsSuppliesFacilitiesOther

Educationand training

Policy andadvocacy

Administration

Development

Individual contributions are key tofulfilling our mission! Your contributionsand commitment can bring awareness,visibility, and a strong voice to peopleaffected by mental illness.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GIVE!• Mail, Phone or Online Mail your

check to MHA-SF or call us with creditcard information. Or visit www.mha-sf.organd click on “Support Us!”• Matching Gifts Double or even triple

your gift by asking your employer tomatch gifts.• Goods and Services The gift of

goods, services, and time are appreciated.Please call us to learn about our needs.• Stock Gifts of appreciated stock will

provide you with valuable tax savings.• United Way Designate your United

Way gift to the Mental Health Associationof San Francisco.

• Memorial Gifts Make a donation inhonor or remembrance of a friend or lovedone by telling us the name of the personthe gift is honoring. We will notify theindividual or family.

• Community Thrift Store Donateclothing, books, or other items you wouldlike to donate to the Community ThriftStore at 623 Valencia Street (at 18th),in San Francisco. Tel: (415) 861-4910.(Mention code #206, so that proceedsdirectly benefit MHA-SF.)

• Legacy Gifts Remember the MentalHealth Association of San Francisco inyour will, life insurance policy or retire-ment plan to give a long-lasting gift.

For more information about these orany other giving opportunities, pleasecall Belinda Lyons at (415) 421-1882.

All donations to MHA-SF are taxdeductible as allowed by law. MHA-SF isa 501 (c) 3 organization. Our Federal TaxID# is 94-1218623.

“I give toMHA-SFbecause itis a vitalorganization providingleadershipto improvementalhealth in SanFrancisco.”– Susan Mattox,MHA-SF donor

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“MHA gaveme the informationand resources I needed tofind help andget my lifeback on track.”– Information andreferral caller

HOW TO DONATE

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The Mental Health Bell is recognizedthroughout the nation as the symbolof the National Mental HealthAssociation (NMHA). Cast from ironchains and shackles that oncerestrained people in asylums, theBell is both a powerful reminderof the harrowing care individualsendured and a sign of hope forcontinued progress in understandingand treatments.

In the early 1950s, NMHA issueda call to asylums across the countryfor their discarded chains andshackles. In April of 1953 NMHAmelted down these inhumanebindings at the McShane BellFoundry in Baltimore, Maryland,and forged the 300-pound MentalHealth Bell.

Today the Mental Health Belltolls to end misunderstanding anddiscrimination and rings out hopein the fight for victory over mentalillnesses.

The Mental Health Associationof San Francisco is an affiliate ofthe Mental Health Association inCalifornia and the National MentalHealth Association.

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