"I want to commend and congratulate Mental Health America for its 100 year record of achievement and advocacy on behalf of people with mental illness. From the earliest days of your founding, when Clifford Beers was speaking out about changing the public's attitudes toward people with mental illness, you have led the sea change of reducing stigma and providing hope. Your efforts have not only changed the way we as a nation view mental illness, but also have opened the door for new and more effective treatments and a focus on prevention. As the first association of its kind, you have paved the way for future health advocacy efforts and helped elevate mental health and wellness on our national agenda."
—Tipper Gore, Centennial Chair

 

 

Centennial Celebration Honorary Committee
Tipper Gore, Chair
Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Senator Edward Kennedy
Senator Max Baucus
Senator Chuck Grassley
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Jack Reed
Senator Susan Collins
Senator Mike Enzi
Representative Henry Waxman
Representative Patrick Kennedy
Representative Sue Myrick
Representative Mary Bono Mack
Representative Tammy Baldwin
Representative Grace Napolitano
Representative Mike Michaud
Mrs. Jeanne Ritter, First Lady of Colorado
The Honorable Pete Domenici and Mrs. Nancy Domenici
The Honorable Gordon Smith
The Honorable Dolph Briscoe, Jr.
The Honorable Jim Ramstad
David Wellstone
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Former Board Chair
L. Patt Franciosi, Former Board Chair
Archie Givens, Former Board Chair
Elizabeth Rukeyser, Former Board Chair
Ann Utley, Former Board Chair
Cynthia Wainscott, Former Board Chair