Our Organization and Mission

Mental Health America of Franklin County (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 United Way of Central Ohio agency ;

a contract agency of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board (ADAMH) of Franklin County.

We provide a wide variety of services. For a glimpse of those we provided last year, view our Annual Report. Our IRS Form 990 is available at GuideStar, the national database of U.S. charitable organizations.

Our Board of Trustees, staff, members and volunteers include clients of mental health services and their families, educators, corporate representatives, mental health professionals and many others.
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2010 Board of Trustees

President: Damon Muldoon, Fifth Third Bank

Vice President/President Elect: A.J. Casey, AJ Casey, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer: David Schoettmer, Navigator Management Partners

Immediate Past President: D. Scott Powell, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease

Craig Auge, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease

Berna Bell, Ohio Hospital Association

Kevin Brady, AEP

John V. Campo, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital / OSU

Connie Capuano, BMI Federal Credit Union

Avni Cirpili, OSU Harding Hospital

Pamela Coffman, The Columbus Dispatch

Kimberly Greer, KC Greer, PhD and Associates

Megan Lashutka, Ohio Petroleum Council

Roy M. Lydic, Jr. CPA, Schneider Downs & Co.

Matthew Mizer, GSW Worldwide

Carole Robinson, Medical Center of Newark

Linda Ross, OhioHealth

Julie Snyder, Leadership Beyond Limits

Dean C. Tepper, GSW Worldwide

Amy Turturice, Forest Pharmaceuticals

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 at info@mhafc.org.
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Address, Phone and Directions
Mental Health America of Franklin County
538 E. Town Street, Suite D
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 221-1441
Fax: (614) 221-1491

We are located on E. Town Street, downtown, 1 1/2 blocks east of Grant Hospital, just east of the intersection of Town and Washington Streets, on the north side of the street. Free parking is available in the front of the building. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm.
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