Mental Health America's Centennial Conference and Gala

Celebrating the Legacy, Forging the Future

June 10-13, 2009 | Washington, D.C.

Highlights

We'd like to extend our most sincere thanks to the 500+ MHA affiliates, mental health advocates, consumers, service providers, professionals and educators who joined us in Washington DC to celebrate the founding of Mental Health America and the mental health movement at the Centennial Conference and Gala. Both events were a great success and paid tribute to the accomplishments of the past 100 years while establishing a framework for the critical work that lies ahead in the field of mental health.

View Conference Highlights as shown on CSPAN

View the video here http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2009/06/12/HP/A/19804/Mental+Health+Americas+Centennial+Conference.aspx

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View photos from the Conference and Gala by following the links below:

June 10 - Day 1
Dedication at St. Elizabeths of the National Memorial of Recoved Dignity
June 11 - Day 2
Centennial Gala
June 12 - Day 3
"Celebrating the Legacy, Forging the Future",
American's Opinions on Health Care
Health Care Reform: Forging the Future
A Conversation with George Stephanopoulos
Innovations in Research and Treatment
June 13 - Day 4
The Next Generation of Mental Health: Leadership and Technology,
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of America's Veterans,
Media Awards Luncheon

See more photos from the events at Mental Health America's Flickr, www.flickr.com/photos/mentalhealthamerica

"I extend my warmest congratulations to Mental Health America on reaching its 100th Anniversary. This extraordinary day honors the remarkable accomplishments of the oldest mental health association in the nation and its longstanding care and concern for the rights of persons with mental illness. The organization has improved the lives of countless citizens and has called constant attention to their needs. It deserves great credit for the progress we have made over the years, and continue to make today, in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness."
—Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Legacy Award Honoree

Centennial Celebration Honorary Committee
Tipper Gore, Chair
Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Senator Edward Kennedy
Senator Max Baucus
Senator Chuck Grassley
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Jack Reed
Senator Susan Collins
Senator Mike Enzi
Representative Henry Waxman
Representative Patrick Kennedy
Representative Sue Myrick
Representative Mary Bono Mack
Representative Tammy Baldwin
Representative Grace Napolitano
Representative Mike Michaud
Mrs. Jeanne Ritter, First Lady of Colorado
The Honorable Pete Domenici and Mrs. Nancy Domenici
The Honorable Gordon Smith
The Honorable Dolph Briscoe, Jr.
The Honorable Jim Ramstad
David Wellstone
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Former Board Chair
L. Patt Franciosi, Former Board Chair
Archie Givens, Former Board Chair
Elizabeth Rukeyser, Former Board Chair
Ann Utley, Former Board Chair
Cynthia Wainscott, Former Board Chair