At MHA, we believe in the power of connection. Connecting and relationship building is the foundation of our work. It begins when our staff develops person-centered treatment plans together with our clients, utilizing a shared- decision making model. Working collaboratively conveys a powerful message: we believe in you, we can help you achieve your goals and support you as the driver of your recovery. Access to care has improved through clinic expansion, walk-in services, peer support, telemedicine, and various mobile home and community based services. Peer services—support provided by people with lived experience of mental health issues—are infused throughout our programs and services, including housing and employment. People in recovery are not alone at MHA. As behavior healthcare continues to transform, we remain committed to market leadership and have developed strategic collaborations with crucial providers and innovators in the community. 2017 Charlette Östman, CEO Meryl A. Allison, Board President Board of Directors President Meryl A. Allison Vice Presidents Orlando Barreiro Nicholas R. Pirrotta Gerald Stern Treasurer Nora Liss Contract Secretary Ann Mandel Laitman, MD Directors Brendan S. Arniel Jeanette L. Fairhurst David Flemister Hon. Mary F. Foster Greg Frisoli Patrice Ingrassia Jennifer L. Kasoff Michael Lombardi Sean A. Mayer Donna M. Renella Jason M. Rimland Peter S. Sloane Yvonne D. Tropp CEO Charlotte Östman, LCSW-R 580 WHITE PLAINS ROAD, SUITE 510, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 10591 n WWW.MHAWESTCHESTER.ORG Mission Statement The Mental Health Association of Westchester County, Inc.’s mission is to promote mental health in Westchester County, New York, through advocacy, community education and direct services. Connections Happen Here A message from the CEO and the Board President continued on page 2 Transforming Lives Every Day Each year MHA Westchester touches the lives of more than 13,500 individuals who have behavioral health conditions. Our approach to behavioral healthcare is innovative and comprehensive. 365 days a year we: • Provide individualized, person- centered, trauma-sensitive behavioral health services. • Support those in crisis, and connect people to care. • Promote whole health and emotional wellbeing. • Advocate for children in foster care. • Advocate for mental health reform to ensure that it remains a priority in our society. • Assist individuals obtain and maintain stable housing and employment, both essential components of recovery and emotional wellbeing. • Educate professionals and the community about mental health concerns. • Collaborate with other health care providers, corporations, public and private stakeholders to deliver cutting edge and quality care in the community. • Spark conversation by hosting a variety of community education and special events, raising aware- ness for mental health issues and vital services we provide. • Offer suicide prevention awareness and support. • Create a healthy work environment and support staff after responding to crises.
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At MHA, we believe in the power of connection.
Connecting and relationshipbuilding is the foundation ofour work. It begins when ourstaff develops person-centeredtreatment plans together withour clients, utilizing a shared-decision making model.Working collaborativelyconveys a powerful message:we believe in you, we canhelp you achieve your goals
and support you as the driver of your recovery. Accessto care has improved through clinic expansion, walk-inservices, peer support, telemedicine, and various
mobile home and communitybased services.
Peer services—supportprovided by people with livedexperience of mental healthissues—are infused throughoutour programs and services,including housing andemployment. People in recoveryare not alone at MHA.
As behavior healthcarecontinues to transform, weremain committed to market leadership and havedeveloped strategic collaborations with crucialproviders and innovators in the community.
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Charlette Östman, CEO
Meryl A. Allison, Board President
Board of Directors
PresidentMeryl A. Allison
Vice PresidentsOrlando BarreiroNicholas R. PirrottaGerald Stern
TreasurerNora Liss Contract
SecretaryAnn Mandel Laitman, MD
DirectorsBrendan S. ArnielJeanette L. FairhurstDavid FlemisterHon. Mary F. FosterGreg FrisoliPatrice IngrassiaJennifer L. KasoffMichael LombardiSean A. MayerDonna M. RenellaJason M. RimlandPeter S. SloaneYvonne D. Tropp
CEO Charlotte Östman, LCSW-R
580 WHITE PLAINS ROAD, SUITE 510, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 10591 n WWW.MHAWESTCHESTER.ORG
Mission Statement
The Mental Health
Association of Westchester
County, Inc.’s mission is
to promote mental health
in Westchester County,
New York, through advocacy,
community education and
direct services.
Connections Happen HereA message from the CEO and the Board President
continued on page 2
Transforming Lives Every Day
Each year MHAWestchester touchesthe lives of more than13,500 individuals who have behavioralhealth conditions.
Our approach to behavioral
healthcare is innovative and
comprehensive. 365 days a year we:
• Provide individualized, person-centered, trauma-sensitivebehavioral health services.
• Support those in crisis, andconnect people to care.
• Promote whole health andemotional wellbeing.
• Advocate for children in foster care.
• Advocate for mental healthreform to ensure that it remainsa priority in our society.
• Assist individuals obtain andmaintain stable housing andemployment, both essentialcomponents of recovery andemotional wellbeing.
• Educate professionals and the community about mentalhealth concerns.
• Collaborate with other healthcare providers, corporations,public and private stakeholdersto deliver cutting edge andquality care in the community.
• Spark conversation by hosting avariety of community educationand special events, raising aware-ness for mental health issuesand vital services we provide.
• Offer suicide preventionawareness and support.
• Create a healthy workenvironment and support staffafter responding to crises.
+Recovery Happens Here:
Helping Individuals through Peer Support
The use of peers—people with their own
lived experience of a mental health condition—
continues to grow and be instrumental
in recovery.
MHA was awarded a $100,000 grant by the
van Ameringen Foundation to support the
growth of the Peer Specialist Training Program.
Participants are supported in reaching the
necessary milestones required to become NYS
certified Peer Specialists. Our employment
services program works collaboratively with peer
training to assist individuals find internships
and employment as a peer specialist.
Peer Support Groups were introduced to bring
residents together to discuss their needs and
create solutions based on their individual lived
experiences in our Apartment Treatment
Program, which offers traditional housing and
a high-level of support and skills training.
Peers are also able to help residents connect to
resources in their community. In Adult Homes
throughout Westchester, our Adult Home Peer
Support program assisted 137 adults. Peer
Support Specialists engage with residents who
are often socially isolated—and provide basic
supportive counseling.
+Growth Happens Here
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
has grown exponentially, providing individualized
services that assist people in recovery achieve
short and long-term goals utilizing a “whole
health” approach. Our mobile staff meet clients
in their homes or community locations. MHA
is now the largest provider of these services in
New York State.
Our Supported Housing program continues to
expand. We were awarded 16 beds from the
Westchester County Department of Mental
Health to serve individuals leaving a state
hospital; and 21 additional beds to serve
individuals who have been chronically homeless
and have a serious mental health condition,
bringing our Supported Housing program
to a total of 164 beds.
Care Management improves the whole health
and well-being of
individuals by
coordinating services
to improve health
outcomes. This year,
through strategic
partnerships, we
placed care managers
at multiple primary
care facilities in the
community. We also
added a bilingual Care
Manager to help
individuals better
manage their health
through education and
access to community resources.
Sterling Community Center services became
accessible to participants who speak Spanish as
their first language, through a Spanish language
support group called Estamos Unidos (We Are
United). The culturally sensitive program also
brings awareness to issues such as gender roles,
family before career/education and collectivism
vs individualism.
+Innovation Happens Here:
OnTrack NY @ MHA, our program that focuses
on young adults who have experienced a first
episode of psychosis, received an Excellence
Foundation grant in collaboration with the
2017 was a year of growth, innovation,collaboration and building awareness.
Through key partnerships, MHA Cliniciansand Care Managers are onsite at primaryhealth care facilities throughout the HudsonValley connecting people to behavioral healthcare, helping to improve people’s lives andhealth outcomes.
New delivery models stress a team-orientedapproach to patient care with a focus onwhole health and integrated care. To addressthis shift, we now have nursing staff in variousprograms who address health concerns and actas a liaison with primary care and otherspecialty providers.
As a member of the community for more thanseven decades, we continue to nurture ourconnections with residents, particularly intimes of crisis. As Westchester’s go-toresource for mental health advocacy, we workclosely with various organizations, schools andCounty departments to provide support andresources as needed.
Through community education, we haveadvanced conversations about mental health,creating open dialogue, promoting culturechange and encouraging people to seek helpwhen needed.
Your connection to MHA allows us to providegroundbreaking, person-centered care 365days a year and make a real difference in thecommunity. Your critical support for ourprograms and services sends a clear messagethat mental health matters—and that alldeserve access to life-changing treatment.
Your commitment and support to MHA andmental health makes recovery possible eachday. Thank you.
Charlotte Östman, LCSW-RCEO
Meryl A. Allison,Board President
ConnectionsHappen HereA message from the CEO and theBoard President,continued from cover
Photograph below:Getting on our mats for mental health.
NYS Psychiatric Institute, to launch Social
Network Meetings. This evidence-based
treatment, brings together significant people
in a client’s life—parents, friends, colleagues,
significant others—in a warm, supportive
setting, to foster communication, strengthen
relationships, and facilitate recovery.
MHA introduced Telehealth, a groundbreaking
behavioral health service that improves access to
care for clients throughout Westchester.
Located in our Mount Kisco, White
Plains and Yonkers clinics, Telehealth
enables clients to meet with our
psychiatrists via two-way, real-time
interactive audio and video equipment.
Featuring HIPAA-compliant computer
and web cam configurations, Telehealth
is also beneficial for individuals who are
in crisis and those who engage in our
clinical walk-in services.
As a leader in behavioral health services
in the County, MHA was selected to
participate in ACHIEVE, a pilot
program funded by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMSHA). ACHIEVE
provides children and families with peer supports
to address challenges they face within the home
and community. The goal is to empower families
with the knowledge they need to address their
specific challenges.
+Additional Accomplishments:
Our Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
program received the Westchester County
Family Court Angels of Adoption award from
Honorable Kathie E. Davidson this fall. CASAs
are trained community volunteers who monitor
and report on the physical health, development,
behavioral health and education needs of children
in foster care or at risk for placement. This year,
our CASA volunteers worked with 131 children
in 60 families.
MHA’s Partners in Parenting (PIP) program
celebrated its 30th anniversary, marking three
decades of person-centered support for parents
with mental health issues. Providing therapy in
home or community settings, the program
promotes behavioral health within an individual’s
natural environment. In 2017, PIP helped parents
learn strategies to effectively manage and reduce
their symptoms while enhancing their problem-
solving and decision-making skills, working on
employment and educational goals and
developing healthy social support networks.
+MHA in the Community:
In the fall, we sparked a vital dialogue about
mental health during our fundraiser, An Evening
of Conversation. Our featured guest was Clint
Malarchuk, a former NHL All-Star Goalie,
suicide survivor and mental health advocate,
and his wife Joanie, who offered the unique
perspective of a family member supporting a
loved one with mental health concerns. Together,
the couple shared the deeply personal story of
Clint’s survival following the harrowing on-ice
accident that nearly killed him and the
subsequent spiral that led him to attempt
suicide—so that others may see that there is,
indeed, a light. The inspiring evening shined
a spotlight on the importance of speaking up
and seeking help.
We welcomed summer with the return of our
empowering outdoor mega-yoga event, Get On
Your Mat For Mental Health—dedicated to
celebrating whole health, while spreading
awareness for mental health issues. Hundreds of
people got on their mats nurturing mind, body
Clint Malarchuk, Former NHL All-Star Goalie signs his book, Matter of Inches: How I Survivedin the Crease and Beyond and MHA BoardMember Sean Mayer.
“The Sterling CommunityCenter gave me a valuablegift in my recovery—an OpenDoor. There is nothing likehaving someone walkalongside you as a peer.”
—MHA Client
and soul in support of wellness
sending a strong message to our
community that they believe
#mentalhealthmatters.
Each year we are a go-to resource for
crisis intervention, mental health
advocacy and community education.
In the past year, our passionate and
dedicated staff presented on a variety
of topics, including trauma-informed
care, understanding psychosis, person-
centered practices, the impact of
substance use disorders and student
mental health.
We trained over 2,300 people offering
NYS Continuing Education for Licensed Master Social Workers
and Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Program offerings included
motivational interviewing and suicide prevention trainings such as
safeTALK and ASIST.
Our dedicated staff also serve on numerous local and statewide task
forces and advisory groups, including the Westchester County
Suicide Prevention Task Force and the NYS Department of
Education Mental Health Advisory Council. In addition, our staff
work closely with Westchester County’s Department of Community
Mental Health and area schools to educate, inform and advocate,
including providing on-site support, following crisis situations.
From prevention and intervention trainings to postvention
presentations, MHA remains
a resource for information, guidance and support.
“MHA’sWestchesterRecoveryNetwork hashelped medecrease myisolation,helped me tocope better andcome up withgoals andassist me inpursuing them.”
—MHA Client
Photograph below:Graduates of our Peer Training Program.
2017 At a GlanceNumber of Individuals Served Through:
Advocacy, Prevention and Education ................................4,283Benefits Advocacy, Community Education, Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates (CASA), Host Visitation, Information & Referral, Peer Training,Third-Party Review
Clinical Services ............................................................5,191Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Children’s Mobile Mental Health,Clinics, OnTrackNY, Partners In Parenting, Single Homeless AssessmentCenter (SHAC), Walk-In Services and Support
Housing ............................................................................220Apartment Treatment, Supported Housing, Rental Assistance Program
Adult Rehabilitative Services and Care Management ..........................................................3,282
Care Management (Health Homes), Employment Services, Home andCommunity Based Services, Planned Respite, Representative Payee,Sterling Community Center, Westchester Recovery Network, WestchesterRecovery Network-Intensive
Youth Services ..................................................................621Children’s Care Management, Cross Systems Unit, Crisis Stabilization,Family Support
Annual Financial ReportExpenditures
Advocacy, Prevention and Education ..........................$827,696
Contributions and Grants ..........................................$311,110
Government grants ................................................$8,698,528
Fees for services and rental....................................$1,651,961
Special Events ............................................................$90,806
Investment and Other Income ................................$1,201,965
Total ..................................................................$19,332,871
Management and general costs are approximately 10.5% of agency expenses andallocated to each program. Figures are based on the audited financial report preparedby PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP.
$20,000 and overAline Stevens Raisler Irrevocable Trust
van Ameringen Foundation
$10,000.00 and overThe Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation
Nita Glickberg—in honor of Benita Marks
Kenworthy-Swift Foundation
Jane Orans
When Marie Smiles, Inc.
$5,000.00 and overJoseph & Sophia Abeles Foundation, Inc.
Meryl A. Allison and Elisa E. Burns, MD
Rita A. Aranow Family Fund
The Edouard Foundation
Madeleine R. Johnson—in honor of Amy Kohn
Anne and Donald E. Pollard, Jr.
TD Charitable Foundation
$2,500.00 and overClarfeld Financial Advisors, Inc.
Jennifer and Steve Kasoff*
Michael and Kate Lombardi*
Rosemary J. McClare
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division
Victoria M. Penino
Penino & Moynihan, LLP
Donna Renella
The Toby and Nataly Ritter Family Foundation—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Dr. Neil Roth, MD
The Sloman Foundation
Gerald Stern and Carla Pasquali*
Team Daniel Running for Recovery
Yvonne D. Tropp
Westchester Medical Center, Center for Regional Healthcare Innovation
$1,000.00 and overAllstate The Giving Campaign
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Connecticut Business Systems
Nora L. and Jonathan Contract
Lois L. Cowan
Alan R. Epstein—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Jeanette Fairhurst
Greg Frisoli
Janis Tropp Ground—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Melissa and Ken Glassman—in honor of Jennifer Kasoff
The Hope for Youth Foundation, Inc.
Janssen, L.P.
Regina and Richard R. Jones
John and Ann Kaufman
Sharon Krieger, MD
Drs. Ann M. and Robert S. Laitman
Leason Ellis LLP
Sarah T. and Richard T. LeBuhn
Mary G. Leferovich
Stephen A. Lieber
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Robert Mellen—in memory of Mollie Davison Mellen
Janis and Alan Menken Foundation, Inc.
Elyse and Steve Montiel—in honor of Amy Kohn
New York Bar Foundation
Newman-Tanner Foundation—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Charlotte and Ulf Östman
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pux Life
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Markham F. Rollins
Nicole Sheindlin
Sondra and Alan Siegel
Peter Sloane
Lori and Todd Stone—in memory of William J. Stone
Jean Stone—in honor of Amy Kohn
Stop & Shop
Karen Tropp Veronesi—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Elise Wagner
Peggy and David A. Tanner—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp’s 85th Birthday
Dr. David D. Wall
Lucille Werlinich
$500.00 and overAmcott Associates
Elaine and Alan Ascher—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Barbara and Orlando Barreiro—in honor of Amy Kohn
Barbara and Jeffrey H. Becker, Esq.
Grace M. Benedikt
Kathie Collins
Robert J. and Joan Easton—in honor of Meryl A. Allison
Virginia L. and Andrew J. Geist
Anne and Bruce MacDonald
Barbara Mines—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Debra Del Toro Phillips and Stone Phillips
Sharon and Irving H. Picard
Linda Ryan and Aditya Dehejia
Melanie W. and Andrew J. Schaffran
Kathleen Schwind and Jason Lynch
Florence and Warren J. Sinsheimer—in honor of the wedding of Yvonne D. Tropp and Alan Epstein
Betsy and Walter P. Stern
Helene and Arnold Tanner
Tovami Yoga
Barbara Van Bergen
Lucy P. and John R. Werner
D.P. Wolff, Inc.
$250.00 and aboveAll Time Detection Inc.
Charley E. Baxley—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Robert N. and Marigold Bischoff
Karen and Dr. David Blumenthal—in memory of Shirley Maisel
Bronx Westchester Medical Group
James H. Caspi
Shannon Catauro
Center for Social Innovation, LLC
Diana Daniels—in honor of Rob Clarfeld
Maria Diaz
Four Winds Hospital
Andrew Friedman
Dr. Regina M. Giuffrida and Mr. Jack M. McMenemon
Barbara Heenan
Elizabeth and Herbert C. Heller
Daniel Herman
Robert Hochhauser—in memory of David Busing
The Jandon Foundation
Richard Kadin—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Renee and Daniel R. Kaplan—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Barbara and Eric Marks
Mark J. Kenyon—in honor of Michael Lombardi
Samuel and Francine KlagsbrunFoundation
Deidre and Matthew Kimble
Barbara Ann Landress and Philip Karmel
Wilma and Walter F. Leinhardt
Aileen and Eamon Lynch
Kenneth P. Mayer—in memory of Ryan Mayer
Randi and Sean Mayer
Meridian Benefits Consulting
Michael Bellantoni, Inc.
NAMI of Westchester
Marie S. and Gary Newman—in honor of Alexander Newman
Jean C. and John Nonna
Northern Westchester Hospital
Dana T. Pedersen—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Aimee and Craig Pollak
Charles S. Raizen Foundation—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Lisa Reilly
Leah Patrice Sanzari, Esq.
Dr. Edythe S .Schwartz—in honor of Doris Schwartz
Joyce and Joel Seligman
SoulCycle Scarsdale
Ruth C. and William E. Spiro—in honor of Yvonne D. Tropp
Emily A. and Stewart E. Tabin—in honor of Michael Lombardi
Top Link Contracting—in memory ofMarie Schwind
Lisa Vertucci—in honor of Amy Kohn
Lee A .Waxenberg and Mr. Daniel T. Sang
Emily Weston
Major Gifts in Kind Chambers Hotel
Dove Givings Foundation
The Inside Press
Wee Westchester
Westfair Communications
WHUD Radio
*Includes gift in honor of Amy Kohn
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With Gratitude Our warmest thanks to the generosity of the many individuals, families, foundations and corporations that support our work.