State Mental Health Authorities
Offices of Consumer Affairs or Representatives
STATE
STATE
NAME
E-MAIL ADDRESS
ALABAMA
Mike Autrey, Director
Email mautrey@mh.state.al.us
ALASKA
Yvonne Jacobson, Director
Email yvonne_jacobson@health.state.ak.us
ADDRESS
PHONE
FAX
Consumer & Ex-patient Relations
Alabama Dept. of MH & MR
RSA Union Bldg.
(100 N. Union St.)
PO Box 301410 (mailing address)
Montgomery AL 36130-1410
334-242-3456
1-800-832-0952
334-242-3025
Office of Consumer Affairs
Dept. of Mental Health & Developmental
Disabilities
350 Main St
PO Box 110620
Juneau AK 99811-0620
907-465-3370
907-465-2268
AMERICAN SAMOA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
Vanessa Davis, Assistant Director for Cultural and
Minority Affairs
Email
Sheila LaPolla, Consumer Liaison
501-686-9106
501-686-9182
Department of Mental Health
1600 Ninth Street, Suite 150
Sacremento, CA 95814
916-654-2309
916-654-3198
Mental Health Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
303-866-7404
303-866-7428
Slapolla@dmhhq.state.ca.us
COLORADO
Deborah Amesbury, Director of Consumer and Family
Affairs
Email
Division of Mental Health Services
4313 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205-4096
vanessa.davis@mail.state.ar.us
CANAL ZONE
CALIFORNIA
Email
602-553-9042
Deborah.Amesbury@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Karen Kangas, Director
Community Education and Recovery Affairs
Email karen.kangas@po.state.ct.us
DELEWARE
Frank Armstead
860-418-6948
860 418-6786
Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health
1901 North Dupont Highway
New Castle DE 19720
302-255-9421
302-577-4486
Office of Consumer & Family Affairs
DC Department of Mental Health
77 New York Avenue NE 4th floor
Washington DC 20002
202-673-4377
Department of Children and Families
Mental Health Program Office
1317 Winewood Blvd. Bldg. 6, Room 233
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-921-5699
Office of Consumer Relations
Georgia Dept. of Mental Health
Suite 23-411
# 2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta GA 30303-3142
404-657-2100
404-657-4349
Adult Mental Health Division
Dept of Health
PO Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801-3378
808-586-4677
808-586-4745
208-336-5533
EXT 340
208-331-0267
Office of the Commisioner
CT Dept. of Mental Health & Addictions Services
410 Capital Avenue
PO Box 341431
MS 14CED
Hartford, CT 06134
302-255-9399
Email farmstead@state.de.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Frances S. Priester, Ms.Ed., LL.B., Director
202-673-3433
Email frances.priester@dc.gov
FLORIDA
Jackie Beck, MSW
Email Jackie_Beck@dcf.state.fl.us
GEORGIA
Larry Fricks, Director
Email lfricks@dhr.state.ga.us
HAWAII
Randolph Hack, Consumer Advocate
Suncom
291-5699
(850) 4872239;
SunCom 2772239
Email rchack@health.state.hi.us
UPS or FEDEX: 1250 Punchbowl Street Rm. 256
Honolulu HI 96813
IDAHO
C. Joseph Drayton, Director
Office of Consumer Affairs & Technical Assistance
1607 West Jefferson
Boise ID 83702
1-800-577-2884
Email oocaata@mindspring.com
ILLINOIS
Nanette Larson, Associate Consumer Services
Development
Email
Consumer Development Services
5407 N. University St.
Peoria, Il 61614
312-814-4823
312-814-4832
Office of Consumer and Family Affairs
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
402 West Washington
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-3472
317-233-3472
515-281-5227
515-242-6036
dhsmhdb@dhs.state.il.us
INDIANA
Rosemary Carney, Bureau Chief
Email rcarney@fssa.state.in.us
IOWA
Anthony Covington, Director
Consumer Resource Outreach Project (CROP)
Office of Consumer Affairs
1305 E. Walnut Street
Hoover Building 5th Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
1-877-338-2767 Toll Free
Email tonycovington2000@yahoo.com
Tcoving@DHS.STATE.IA.US
KANSAS
Randy Johnson, Program Specialist
Email rgj@srskansas.org
KENTUCKY
785-296-3773
785-296-6142
270-535-5533
502-564-9010
225-342-2624
225-342-5066
Division of Health Care Policy
Mental Health Substance Abuse Treatment & Recovery
915 SW Harrison Street, 10th Floor North
Topeka KS 66612-1570
KY CAN
3621 Plano Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
Carolyn Kates Glass
Email
katesglass@aol.com
LOUISIANA
John J. Bellew, MS
Email jbellew@dhh.state.la.us
Jbellew@dhh.state.la.gov
Program Manager
Office of Mental Health
Dept of Health & Hospitals
PO Box 4049, Bin #12
Baton Rouge LA 70821-4049
MAINE
Leticia Brockman, Consumer Affairs Specialist
Statewide Lead
Email leticia.brockman@state.me.us
Maine
Katherine McKimmy, Consumer Affairs Specialist
MAINE
Katherine Storer, Consumer Affairs Specialist
Email
MARYLAND
Stacey Diehl, Acting Director
Region I
Office of Consumer Affairs
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Region II
Office of Consumer Affairs
141 State House
Augusta, ME 04333
Region III
Dept. of Behavioral and Developmental Services
176 Hogan Road
Bangor, ME 04401
Office of Consumer Affairs
Mental Hygiene & Administration
Dix Building, 55 Wade Avenue
Catonsville MD 21228
207-287-4253
207-822-0295
207-941-4788
207-9414389
410-402-8450
410-402-8301
617-626-8000 EXT 68063
617-626-8077
(Shared FAX - Pls
use cover sheet)
517-373-1255
517-335-6775
517-335-4078
517-241-2969
Susan Kadis, Consumer Liason
Email
sdiehl@dhmh..state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Steve Holochuck, Director
Email steve.holochuck@dmh.state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Colleen Jasper, Administrator
Email Jasper@michigan.gov
Pamela Werner, Person-centered Planning Specialist
Office of Consumer and Ex-Patient Relations
Dept of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114-2575
Office of Consumer Relations
Department of Community Health
Lewis-Cass Bldg., 6th Floor
320 S. Walnut
Lansing MI 48913-0001
Service Innovation and Consultation Section
Division of Community Services/Mental Health
Bureau of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Long Term
Care Programs Administration
Email: wernerp@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Community Mental Health
Lewis-Cass Building, 6th Floor
320 S. Walnut
Lansing, MI 48913
MINNESOTA
MN Consumer/Survivor Network
1821 University Avenue W
Suite S-134
St. Paul, MN 55104-2803
1-800-637-2007
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651-637-2800
Office of Consumer Affairs
Missouri Dept. of Mental Health
1706 E. Elm Street
PO Box 687
Jefferson City MO 65102-0687
Mental Health Ombudsman
Office of Ombudsman
1412 ½ 8th Ave
PO Box 200804
Helena MT 59620-0804
573-751-8093
Office of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addiction
Services
Dept. of Health & Human Services
(Folsom & West Prospector Place)
PO Box 98925 (mailing address)
Lincoln NE 68509-8925
402-479-5193
Dan
Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services
480 Galletti Way
Sparks, NV 89431
775-688-0401
702-486-0477
OCA CMHSA DBH OF NH
Main Bldg. Room 126C
603 271-5138
603-271-5040
Tom Peterson, Executive Director
Csnmt@uslink.net
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
Christine P. Squibb, Director
Email mzsquic@mail.dmh.state.mo.us
MONTANA
Bonnie Adee, Ombudsman
Email Badee@state.mt.us
TTY
573-526-1201
406-444-9669
NEBRASKA
Dan Powers, Consumer Liaison
Phyllis McCall, Consumer Liaison
Email dan.powers@hhss.state.ne.us
573-526-7926
406-444-3543
402-479-5162
402-479-5192
Phyllis
Email phyllis.mccaul@hhss.state.ne.us
NEVADA
Barbara Jackson, Consumer Services Assistant
Bjackson@dhr.state.nv.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE
William R. Quinn, Director
Email wquinn@dhhs.state.nh.us
NEW JERSEY
Margaret Molnar, Special Assistant Consumer Affairs
105 Pleasant St
Concord NH 03301-3861
Office of Director
New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services
PO Box 727
Trenton NH 08625
609-984-4813
609-777-0662
New Mexico Dept. of Health
Behavioral Health Services Division
(1190 St. Francis Dr.)
PO Box 26110
Santa Fe NM 87502-6110
1-800-362-2013
505-827-0097
Bureau of Recipient Affairs
44 Holland Avenue, 8th Floor
Albany NY 12229
518-473-6579
518-474-8998
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and
Substance Abuse Services
3001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
27699-3001
919-715-3197
919-733-4962
Consumer Services & Development
Ohio Dept. of Mental Health
30 E. Broad Street, 8th floor
Columbus OH 43215-3430
614-466-2333
614-466-1571
Ohio Dept. of Mental Health
30 E. Broad Street, 8th floor
Columbus OH 43215-3430
614-466-4742
614-466-6349
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services
1200 NE 13th
P.O. Box 53277
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73512-3277
405-522-4148
402-522-3650
Email mmolnar@dhs.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
Nick Ossorgin - Director
Email
nossorig@doh..state.nm.us
NEW YORK
John Allen, Director of Bureau of Recipient Affairs
505-827-0116
corajba@omh.state.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA
Chris Phillips,, Chief of Advocacy and Customer
Services
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
Grisetta Griffin, Co-Manager
Email
griffing@mhmail.mh.state.oh.us
Somers L. Martin, Area Director - Central Ohio
Email: martins@mhmail.mh.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Melody Riefer, Director,
Office of Consumer Affairs
Email mriefer@odmhsas.org
OREGON
Rollin Shelton, Interim Director
Email Rollin@orocta.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Anita K. Thiemann, Bureau Director
Email athiemann@dpw.state.pa.us
PUERTO RICO
Carmen Capella, M.D.
No Email
Office of Consumer Technical Assistance
1528 SE Holgate Blvd
Portland OR 97202
503-232-9154
503-231-1949
Consumer and Family Affairs
Dept. of Welfare
Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Services
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg PA 17105-2675
Clinical Director of Mental Health Services
Mental Health & Anti-Addiction Services
PO Box 21414
San Juan PR 00928-1414
717-772-7860
717-772-7827
787-758-0241
787-765-7104
RHODE ISLAND
Jim McNulty, Coordinator of Consumer Affairs
Email
SOUTH CAROLINA
Vicki Cousins, Director
Email vcc13@co.dmh.state.sc.us
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
Joe Swinford, Director
Email joe.swinford@state.tn.us
TEXAS
Cindy Hopkins, Director
Email cindy.hopkins@mhmr.state.tx.us
Pamela Carley, Director of Consumer Affairs and Rights
office
787-758-7155
401-462-2338
Department of MHMR
14 Harrington Road
Cranston, RI 02920
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Office of Consumer & Family Affairs
South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health
(2414 Bull St.)
PO Box 485 (mailing address)
Columbia SC 29202-0485
803-898-8621
803-898-8590
Tennessee Dept. of Mental Health & Dev. Disab.
Office of Consumer Affairs
425 5th Avenue North
5th Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville TN 37243-0675
615-532-6700
615-253-3920
Office of Consumer Affairs
Texas Mental Health /Mental Retardation
909 W 45th
PO Box 12668 (mailing address)
Austin TX 78711-2668
512206-5759
512-206-5770
Send with cover sheet
512-206-5765
Protection
Pam.Carley@mhmr.state.tx.us
UTAH
Martha J. Anderson, Consumer Programs Specialist
Department of MHMR
West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78711-2688
SLC Utah State Division of Mental Health
OCA
120 North 200 West, # 415
Salt Lake City UT 84103-1500
801-538-4270
801-538-9892
toll free
1-877-585-1770
802-775-6834
802-775-6823
Office of Consumer Affairs
WA-DSHS Mental Health Division
PO Box 45320
Olympia WA 98504-5320
360-902-0800
360-902-7691
West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association
910 Quarrier Street, Suite 414
Charleston WV 25301
304-345-7312
304-345-7303
Consumer Relations Coordinator
Bureau of Community Mental Health
(1 W. Wilson St., Room 433)
PO Box 7851 (mailing address)
Madison WI 53707-7851
608-267-1427
608-267-7793
Mental Health Division - Administration
6101 Yellowstone Road Room 259B
Cheyenne WY 82002
307-777-7293
307-777-5580
Email marthaanderson@utah.gov
VERMONT
Linda Corey, Executive Director
Email vpsinc@sover.net
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
52 Howe Center
Rutland, VT 05701
VIRGINIA
VIRGIN ISLANDS
WASHINGTON
Chris Wilde, Director
Email
cwilde@dshs.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Sherry Jenkins Tucker
Director of Operations
Email sherryjenkingstucker@contac.org
WISCONSIN
Kellianne O’Brien
Email obriek@dhfs.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Scott C. Hayes, LCSW
Regional Consultant
Email shayes2@state.wy.us
2002 – 2003 Officers
Chair
Past Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
2003 – 2004 Officers
Chair
Past Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Dan Powers, NE
Karen Kangas, CT
Vicki Cousins, SC
Cindy Hopkins, TX
C. Joseph Drayton, ID
Randy Johnson, KS
Joe Swinford, TN
Christine Squibb, MO
Vicki Cousins, SC
Dan Powers, NE
Joe Swinford, TN
Christine Squibb, MO
C. Joseph Drayton, ID
Randy Johnson, KS
Cindy Hopkins, TX