National Alliance on Mental Illness
page printed from NAMI Greater Cleveland
NAMl Greater Cleveland's Annual Meeting
was held Thursday, April 18th 2013 at the
Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland, Downtown
The 2013 Sponsor was University Hospitals of Cleveland
Special Guest Speakers were:
Ms. Reaver Nelson L.I.S.W., Board Member, LGBT Community Center
of Greater Cleveland. Ms Nelson will speak on mental health issues impacting
individuals and families in the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual & Transgender Community.
Molly McVoy, M.D., University Hospitals Case Medical Center,
will be presenting on the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Associations (APA)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V).
It is due for publication in May 2013 and will supersede the DSM-IV which was
last revised in 2000.
Honorees for their work in 2012:
- Haines Lanctot: The Scott Adamson Peer Award
- Karen Jarr: Mental Health Family/Caregiver Award
- Craig Sams II: Cultural Competance in Mental Health Award
- Craig Fallon, ADAMHS Board: Mental Health Provider Award
- Nora McNamara M.D., University Hospital Case Medical Center
Eugene Brudno Memorial Provider Award - George Tesar M.D., Cleveland Clinic Health System,
NAMI Medical Advisory Board: Exemplary Psychiatrist. - Sally Follett, Volunteer of the Year