About Mental Health America of Franklin County
Our Organization and Mission
Mental Health America of Franklin County (MHAFC) is here to help guide you on your road to better mental health. Finding your way through the mental health system can be difficult. We provide a personal, knowledgeable approach to referring those in need to the appropriate services. Mental health issues affect one in five adults and children each year. Unfortunately, only a mere 16% of those individuals will seek treatment. We are here to help you!
MHAFC is dedicated to promoting mental health, preventing mental disorders and raising awareness and understanding of mental health issues through advocacy, education and support services in our community. We are a private, not-for-profit organization established in 1956.
MHAFC envisions a just, humane and healthy society in which all adults and children receive the help they need, are well informed and are accorded respect, dignity and the opportunity to achieve their full potential, free from stigma and prejudice.
We are:
- the organization in Franklin County whose mission is to educate the public about mental health and mental illness;
- an affiliate of Mental Health America (MHA);
- a member agency of United Way of Central Ohio;
- a contract agency of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board (ADAMH) of Franklin County.
We provide a wide variety of services to the Franklin County community including:
For a glimpse of services we provided in the past year, view our Annual Report. Our IRS Form 990 is available at GuideStar, the national database of U.S. charitable organizations.
2007-2008 Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees, staff, members and volunteers include clients of mental health services and their families, corporate representatives, mental health professionals and many others.
President:
D. Scott Powell, Esq., Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Vice President/President-Elect:
Damon P. Muldoon, Esq., CTFA, Fifth Third Bank
Secretary/Treasurer:
Megan Lashutka, Ohio Petroleum Council
Immediate Past President:
Linda Siefkas, APR, Siefkas Public Relations
Trustees:
Berna Bell, Ohio Hospital Association
Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State
John V. Campo, MD, OSU and Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pamela Coffman, Columbus Dispatch
Pablo Hernandez, MD, Netcare
Carole Robinson, SPHR, Sequent
Linda D. Ross, BSN, MS, OhioHealth
Julie B. Snyder, Leadership Beyond Limits
Brian Spain, GSW Worldwide
Dean Tepper, GSW Worldwide
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For more information on mental health and mental illness issues or on the many programs and services we offer, please call Mental Health America of Franklin County at 614-221-1441 or e-mail us by using our contact form.
Click here to send an e-mail to one of our staff members or click on that persons name in the list below.
Click here to visit our contact page.
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Executive Director:
Laura Moskow Sigal, MA
Phone: 614-221-1441, Extension 11
Program Coordinator:
Karen Berry, LSW, M.Ed.
Phone: 614-221-1441, Extension 13
Membership/ParenTalk Program Coordinator:
Wendy Cohen, LSW
Phone: 614-221-1441, Extension 12
Ombudsman:
Neal Edgar, MSW, LISW
Phone: 614-242-4357
Events/Public Relations Manager:
Abbie Basile
Phone: 614-221-1441, Extension 18
Administrative Assistant:
Misha Barnes
Phone: 614-221-1441, Extension 25
Executive/Development Assistant:
Pamela Altman
Phone: 614-221-1441, Extension 16 | |
