Each year, the National Council honors the best and brightest in behavioral healthcare.

The National Council Awards of Excellence honorees reflect the outstanding work that is being done by behavioral healthcare organizations across the country. Staff and board leadership, consumers and families, and community partners are recognized for philosophies, messages, advocacy and programs that have a lasting positive impact on children, adults, and families with mental illnesses and addiction disorders.

2011 HONOREES

Read all about the honorees and their accomplishments in the 2011 Awards Program Book.

Excellence in Service Innovation
Awarded a $10,000 grant supported by Mental Health Weekly published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Mental Health Center of Denver (Denver, CO)
Integrating Care through Court to Community (IC3) Program

Excellence in Health Information Technology
Awarded a $10,000 grant supported by Qualifacts Systems, Inc
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare (Elkin, NC)
Juvenile Justice Treatment Continuum
 
Excellence in Behavioral Healthcare Management
Awarded a $10,000 grant supported by Mental Health Risk Retention Group and Negley Associates
Burrell Behavioral Health (Springfield, MO)
Burrell Evidence-Informed Risk Management Program
 
Excellence in Consumer Advocacy
Sherri Rushman
Consumer Education Specialist, Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (Auburn Hills, MI)

Excellence in Family Advocacy
Christina Hendrix
Regional Family Leadership Program Coordinator, WellSpring Resources (Alton, IL)

Up & Coming Leadership
Jorge Wong, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health Services, Asian Americans for Community Involvement (San Jose, CA)

Excellence in Public Service
Congressman David Obey, U.S. House of Representatives (D-WI, retired)

Visionary Leadership

Nelson W. Burns
President and CEO, Coleman Professional Services (Kent, OH)

Peter C. Campanelli, PsyD
President and CEO, Institute for Community Living, Inc. (New York, NY)

Leon Evans
President and CEO, The Center for Health Care Services (San Antonio, TX)

Arnold Gould
Member, Board of Directors, Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services, Inc. (Hicksville, NY)

Mary Jane, Gross, RN, MN
President and CEO, Stars Behavioral Health Group (Oakland, CA)

Derald Walker, PhD
CEO, Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare (Portland, OR)

PROGRAMS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Excellence in Consumer Advocacy
Stomp Out Stigma Program, Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (Auburn Hills, MI)

Excellence in Family Advocacy
Transition to Independence Process (TIP) System/MY LIFE: Maricopa County Program for Transition-Age Youth, Magellan Health Services of Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)

Excellence in Health Information Technology
Confidential Incident Reporting (CIR), Mental Health Center of Denver (Denver, CO)

Excellence in Service Innovation
Capital Region Child and Adolescent Mobile Team , Parsons Child and Family Center (Albany, NY)

Up & Coming Leadership
Mark Blackshear, Youth Leadership Trainer, MHS Caring Helpers Leadership Training
Mental Health Systems, Inc. (San Diego, CA)