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2015 ANNUAL REPORT
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance
of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who
have too little.”
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dear Friends,
Every family faces setbacks. Sometimes we can weather them on our own. Sometimes, without
help, those setbacks can lead to lasting, even life-threatening problems.
Didi Hirsch has been a safety net for families in Southern California for nearly 75 years.
Whether they call our Suicide Prevention Center, receive therapy in our clinics, see a therapist
at school or move into one of our residential treatment centers, children and adults find the
help they need at Didi Hirsch.
The safety net has become even stronger thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With its
rollout, millions of impoverished adults under 65 became eligible for health insurance through
Medicaid. And, the ceiling on the allowable income of impoverished families was raised. What
a momentous change. In 2015 alone, we served over 1,700 newly insured children and adults.
Although coming to fruition more slowly, the ACA also opens up access to care for millions of
Americans with substance use disorders. They have been the most underfunded of all diseases;
according to a national survey, less than 11% of those with substance use disorders receive
treatment. We celebrate the growing acceptance that substance use is a disease, not a moral failing.
Didi Hirsch has approached our clients’ care with an integrated approach for years. To address
the often-neglected medical needs of our clients, South Bay Family Health Care and Westside
Family Health Center send health practitioners to our Inglewood and Culver City Centers
respectively. To promote the mental health of women receiving residential substance use
treatment at Via Avanta, we built a mental health clinic on site.
When you read about the transformations in the lives of the clients featured in our 2015
Annual Report, imagine their lives without the care that tended to all their needs.
Yes, there’s much to celebrate, not the least of which is you. Every time you make a gift to Didi
Hirsch, volunteer your time, or spread the word about what we do, you strengthen the safety
net. And our communities are the better for it.
Warmly,
Carlos Garcia
Chair, Board of Directors
Kita S. Curry, PhD
President/CEO
A Didi Hirsch psychiatrist literally saved Davera’s life.
She had arrived at her appointment feeling
especially weak and tired. Her psychiatrist
knew her depression and anxiety were taking
a toll, but this seemed different. She ordered a
blood test that led to the discovery that Davera
had fibroids and was bleeding internally. Her
blood loss was so great that, if left untreated,
she could have died. “She saved my life,”
Davera said.
When Davera came to Didi Hirsch in 2008, she
was struggling to overcome a history of abuse
as a child, domestic violence, homelessness
and thoughts of suicide. But with treatment,
medication and a caseworker’s support, she
learned how to deal with day-to-day issues she
didn’t think she could handle alone. She found
a place to live and received financial support to
help pay rent and child care while she looked
for ways to get back on her feet.
Today, she is pursuing a college degree in
business administration at El Camino College
and shares her story with others to spread the
word that hope and help are available.
Overcoming
Trauma
“Whenever I needed a friend, Didi Hirsch was there.”
“Whenever I needed a friend, Didi
Hirsch was there,” Davera said.
MEDICAL FACT:
Serious mental
illness can take as
much as 24 years
off a person’s life—
more than the
impact of heavy
smoking.
Carlos struggled for much of his life with periods of intense listlessness—
one so bad that he couldn’t get out of bed for six months and had to quit
his job as an elementary school teacher. But it wasn’t until he had his first
session with a Didi Hirsch therapist at the age of 30 that he learned the
cause of his lack of energy: clinical depression.
He began meeting regularly with a therapist
and caseworker who helped him secure
temporary disability while he took steps
toward his recovery. Adopting Didi Hirsch’s
holistic approach to wellness, Carlos began
incorporating regular exercise, a healthy diet,
plenty of rest, meditation and reading into
his daily life. With support, treatment and a
healthy routine, Carlos found mindfulness,
balance and a new job as a sixth-grade teacher.
“Having depression is like living in hell,” said
Carlos, who is thrilled to be back at work.
“But the people at Didi Hirsch really care
and went above and beyond in supporting me.
When I hit my lowest point, Didi Hirsch was
my lifeline.”
Learning About
Depression
“When I hit my lowest point, Didi Hirsch was my lifeline.”
IN AMERICA:
More than 6
million men suffer
from depression
each year.
The feeling of dread surged through the little boy every day.
One of the region’s most notorious gangs
had his family by the throat: gang members
constantly harassed and threatened his tita,
his pretty older sister, and then had shot his
uncle, who had been like a father to him.
Right in front of his eyes. After that, they
came around regularly and took the money
his mother earned from the shop.
From the time “Javier” hugged mamita
goodbye and set out with his teenage sister
on their 30-day trek to the American border,
to the moment they left the detention
center with his cousins, he was full of fear,
although he was careful not to show it. He
was 9 years old.
In Los Angeles, school was hard. Javier
felt like he messed up a lot, especially
when speaking English, and got angry at
the other kids and teacher. He had trouble
making friends and thought a lot about his
uncle. When his mother joined them, Javier
wondered why it had taken so, so long.
Un Camino Rocoso
A Rocky Road
“Javier could so easily have fallen through the cracks.
The one-on-one attention he gets at Didi Hirsch has
made all the difference.”
Thousands of children in the Northern
Triangle of El Salvador, Honduras, and
Guatemala have stories like Javier’s, fueling
recent surges in migration to the United
States and calls for international protection.
Didi Hirsch received a $50,000 grant from
Cedars-Sinai to provide mental health
care for traumatized minors who recently
immigrated to the U.S. and have nowhere
else to turn for help.
“Javier could so easily have fallen through
the cracks,” says his therapist Maira
Vargas, ACSW, and daughter of Mexican
immigrants. “The one-on-one attention
he gets at Didi Hirsch has made all the
difference.” Through play therapy, they
reenacted the violence he had witnessed.
Slowly, he began to open up and get
comfortable seeking help from adults.
To Maira, the unaccompanied minors she treats
are a source of wonder. “I am learning so much
from listening to them,” she tells a visitor. “I
am so impressed by their strong drive to get
better so they can give back to family in their
home countries and here in the U.S. There’s a
lesson in that for all of us.”
IN 2015:
About one in five
unaccompanied
minors were under
the age of 13.
Before arriving at Via Avanta, Loeryna had experienced so many traumatic
events in her life that she had given up hope. Her relationships went from
bad to worse as the mother of four battled depression, drug addiction,
domestic violence and a suicide attempt.
It was her nine-year-old daughter who
rescued the family from her mother’s abusive
boyfriend. Seizing an opportunity to escape, the
daughter walked her mother and siblings to a
nearby 7-Eleven to get help. Her quick thinking
and courage saved them from a dire situation,
but Loeryna was wracked with guilt. “I was in a
black hole,” Loeryna said. “I let down my kids
and myself and wanted to die.”
And then she learned about Didi Hirsch Via
Avanta. One of the only residential centers that
allow women in treatment for substance use
and mental illness to live with their children,
Via Avanta offered Loeryna the haven of safety,
respect and dignity that she needed to recover.
“At Via they told me we’re going to love you
until you love yourself. For the first time, I
wanted to get better.”
Clean and sober for a year-and-a-half, Loeryna
Gaining
Self-Respect
“Via gave me self-respect and self-confidence and taught
me that I have value.”
is now a shift leader at her job and enjoys time
with her children, who are thriving under
her care. “Via gave me self-respect and selfconfidence and taught me that I have value,”
Loeryna said.
IN LA COUNTY:
Almost half of all
homeless families are
headed by a single
mother who often
struggles with mental
illness, substance use
disorder and trauma.
Ann Taylor’s first suicide attempt came after experiencing divorce and the
death of both of her parents and a close friend in a two-year span. When
a friend accused her of being selfish for putting her family through so much
pain, she decided to keep her feelings to herself—and tried to end her life
several more times over the next five years.
The cycle of shame, silence and suicide attempts
finally ended when Ann joined a support group
developed at Didi Hirsch for people who have
attempted suicide.
With the support of peers who “understand what it’s
like to feel utterly hopeless,” Ann learned new ways
to cope with her stress. After volunteering as a peer
co-facilitator for the groups, she underwent training
to become a crisis counselor on our Crisis Chat
service, which is popular with teenage girls.
“I love this work,” Ann said. “It feels really good to
use what I’ve learned to help others.”
Didi Hirsch’s Survivors of Suicide Attempt support
groups have been so successful that our manual
is now listed on the Suicide Prevention Resource
Center’s national Best Practices Registry. Soon, many
other communities in the U.S. and abroad will offer
this life-saving tool.
Ending the
Silence
“It feels really good to use what I’ve learned to help others.”
WORLDWIDE:
Didi Hirsch has
had 450+ requests
for its Manual for
Support Groups for
Suicide Attempt
Survivors
More than 2,100 people walked, ran and volunteered at Didi Hirsch’s
17th Annual Alive & Running 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention, which
raised awareness and more than $334,000 for programs that help people
affected by suicide.
The largest team, #RememberAaron, was at the
heart of this year’s event. In a huge outpouring
of love and support, more than 85 family
members and friends of Sherry and Albert
Yanagisawa carried a large banner in memory of
their 14-year-old son who had taken his life just a
few months earlier.
Didi Hirsch Board Member Andrew Rubin
chaired the record-breaking 5K and presented
the Inspiration Award to Board Member Pam
Kluft. The Corporate Hero award went to BDO
USA, and the Top Fundraiser award went to
Board Member Charlotte Fletcher, whose team
raised $70,123 for the event.
The 5K was dedicated to Dr. Norman L.
Farberow. He co-founded Didi Hirsch’s Suicide
Prevention Center in 1958 and died on World
Suicide Prevention Day (September 10, 2015)—a
day that wouldn’t exist without his contributions.
17th Annual
(Top): Emcee Tom Kenny,
the voice of SpongeBob
SquarePants, signs
autograph.
(Middle L-R): Event Chair
Andrew Rubin thanks
sponsors from the stage.
(Bottom): Runners cross
the starting line.
September 27, 2015
Photos by Beth Herzhaft
“Mental illness does not have to be a life sentence of hopelessness and
despair. Recovery happens.” - Darrell Steinberg
Former California Senate President pro Tempore
Darrell Steinberg shared that hopeful message as
he and his daughter, Jordana, were honored at
our 19th Annual Erasing the Stigma Leadership
Awards on April 27, 2015. The event drew more
than 550 guests and raised a record $475,000 for
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services.
Steinberg co-authored the California Mental
Health Services Act, which expanded mental
health services to millions of Californians.
While fighting to pass the groundbreaking
legislation, the former legislator struggled in
private with Jordana’s mental illness.
Noting that it wasn’t his place to tell his daughter’s
story, Steinberg said he was moved when Jordana
decided to talk about her experience with
childhood mood disorder with a reporter for
The Sacramento Bee.
Former California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and daughter, Jordana
Board Members Shawn Amos and Lisa Petrazzolo
co-chaired the event, which was emceed by
comedian Wendy Liebman. The program included
a moving presentation about stigma, a musical
performance by Mary Lambert, and videos
featuring Didi Hirsch clients that Amos produced.
Amos, a singer/songwriter who performs under the
name The Reverend Shawn Amos, closed the event
with an upbeat classic blues set.
Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Lopez presented
the Steinbergs with a Leadership Award. Also
honored were singer/songwriter Mary Lambert,
television personality Howie Mandel, who
received the Beatrice Stern Media Award for using
the power of media to help erase stigma, and NBA
New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson.
Jeanne Phillips (“Dear Abby”) introduced Ryan’s
father, Jack, who accepted the award on his son’s
behalf because the Pelicans were in the playoffs.
D I D I H I R S C H M E N TA L H E A LT H S E R V I C E S
Event Chair Shawn Amos
Singer/songwriter Mary Lambert
Comedian Wendy Liebman
Photos by Beth Herzhaft
Los Angeles Times Columnist Steve Lopez
Jeanne Phillips (“Dear Abby”) and Jack Anderson
TV personality Howie Mandel
Meet Our Newest Board Members
Betsy H. Breen is a passionate mental health advocate for teens
and young adults. The mother of triplets, Betsy served on the board
of TEEN LINE, a teen-to-teen crisis hotline, while her two daughters
volunteered as “listeners.” When one daughter began to struggle with
severe depression and suicidal thoughts, Betsy began to advocate for
more accessible resources and early intervention so kids like hers
could lead happy, healthy and empowered lives. “A lot of people think
that mental illness can’t happen to them or their family, and it’s a
wake-up call when it does. It’s how you handle it and move forward
to help others - not only your family members and friends, but the
community at large - that matters.”
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Carlos Garcia
EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR
Rudolph I. Estrada first served on the Didi Hirsch Mental
Health Services Board from 2003 to 2008 and rejoined it in 2015
when he realized how many people he knew had been touched,
directly and indirectly, by mental illness. “If mental illness were
simply referred to as ‘brain pain,’ many more people would admit
to the affliction,” Rudy said. “This is exactly why ‘erasing the stigma’
is so very important.” Rudy, who lives with depression, is president
and chief executive officer of Estradagy, a business and financial
services company that provides comprehensive advisory assistance
to business, banking and public services sectors. He also serves as the
lead director of East West Bancorp, Inc.
Lewis C. Horne joined the board of Didi Hirsch in 2015 to
fully support our efforts to provide quality mental health services to
communities where stigma or poverty limits access to resources. He
is dedicated to ensuring that all people who suffer from mental illness
can get the help they need. Lewis is president of the Greater Los
Angeles-Orange County Region for CBRE, Inc., the leading global
provider of commercial real estate services. He and his wife, Lisa, are
the parents of four children, among them a son who died by suicide
in 2003. “Through our family’s personal experience of loss and our
life journey since then, we have become passionate about suicide
prevention and supporting efforts to cure mental illness.”
Philip B. Strauss, CPA
SECRETARY
Charlotte W. Fletcher, PhD
TREASURER
Rudolph I. Estrada
VICE CHAIR
Shawn Amos
VICE CHAIR
Martin J. Frank
VICE CHAIR
Thomas J. Han, DDS, FACD
VICE CHAIR
Janine B. Lichstein
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Michael C. Wierwille
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Betsy H. Breen
Christopher J. Harrer
Pamela Kluft is a dedicated community volunteer and
philanthropist who joined Didi Hirsch’s Board in 2015 to help
promote suicide prevention and support the agency’s efforts to erase
the stigma of mental illness. After her sister, Beth Joy Hess, died by
suicide in 2012, she found comfort in Didi Hirsch’s Survivors After
Suicide program. “I was stunned by how many people confided in
me they had also lost someone to suicide but never felt comfortable
talking about it.” Her sister suffered from depression but hid her pain
from her loved ones. “I want to be a voice for my sister and the many
other people who have taken their own lives, and be a comfort to
those who have survived the loss of a loved one.”
Lewis C. Horne
Vera M. Jashni, EdD
Pamela Kluft
Gail Kamer Lieberfarb
Laura Ornest
Lisa Petrazzolo
Andrew E. Rubin
Todd Rubin
Cheri Renfroe Yousem
L O C AT I O N S
Financial Summary
FY 14-15
FY 13-14
$40,458,788
$38,695,923
2,898,362
1,939,608
52,086
53,228
422,403
242,014
Patient Fees
103,827
63,784
Donated Goods and Services
516,782
458,740
Government Contracts
Contributions and Grants
Pacoima
United Way
Special Events
Pasadena
Other
Glendale
(Loss) on sale of donated property
Total Revenue
Los Angeles
Santa
Monica
Personnel
Culver City
2,934,4022,930,556
Excess of Revenue over Expenses
Orange
Long Beach
Inglewood Center
323 N. Prairie Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 677-7808
Jump Street
1233 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 855-0031
Excelsior House
Mar Vista Center
Glendale Center
Metro Center
1007 Myrtle Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 412-4191
1540 E. Colorado St.
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 244-7257
458,740
$42,185,065$40,628,613
$2,231,928$847,460
$4,136,281
$2,809,044
Accounts Receivable/Prepaid
3,515,030
2,566,459
-
317,052
13,262,971
12,764,393
Property and Equipment
Total Assets
11133 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 895-2300
516,782
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Donated Property Held for Sale
Santa Ana
Culver-Palms Center
1,441,5151,292,461
Anaheim
Torrance
4760 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 390-6612
$31,564,355$29,783,696
Occupancy
Total Expenses
Headquarters
$44,416,993$41,476,073
5,728,0116,163,160
Donated Goods and Services
Downey
(61,736)
Operating
Depreciation
Inglewood
26,48122,776
12420 Venice Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 751-1200
672 S. La Fayette Park Pl., Suite 6
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 381-3626
$20,914,282$18,456,948
Orange County Center
2000 E. 4th St., Suite 110
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 547-0885
S. Mark Taper Center
1328 W. Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(323) 778-9593
Via Avanta
Pacoima, CA
(818) 897-2609
Accounts Payable/Accrued
Notes Payable
Capital Lease Obligation
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$5,495,608
$5,109,340
5,806,396
6,108,874
141,616
-
$11,443,620$11,218,214
9,470,662
7,238,734
$20,914,282$18,456,948
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. For information on contributions or planned gifts,
please contact the Development Department at (310) 751-5455 or [email protected].
2015 by the numbers
Suicide Prevention Center
87 cents
of every dollar received
goes directly to services
Mental Health Services
40%
9,198
29%
25%
individuals
2%
4%
3x more
calls, chats, texts
Latino
White
African American
Asian /Pacific Islander
Spanish, Korean
and Vietnamese
calls since 2011
36%
callers with
past suicide attempts
42%
callers and texters were under the age of 25
Other
Clients under age 18:
more than one third
We treat children in
nearly 100 schools
93%
70,512
3 of 4
youth
surveyed
improved
their coping
skills
of adult clients surveyed would recommend
Didi Hirsch to a friend or family member
Outreach and Education
17,986
people learned about drugs,
alcohol, suicide and depression
TOTAL Served
97,696
$100,000 and above
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges an extraordinary group of philanthropists
whose bequests and other estate gifts ensure access to mental health, substance use and
suicide prevention services for generations to come.
Legacy Society Founders
Honoring those who have made planned gift
commitments of $1,000,000 or more
Michael Becker
Cynthia Chaillie Marchant
Andrew E. Rubin
Legacy Society Members
In Memoriam:
Curley L. Bonds, MD
Robert E. Emerson
Anette R. Brown
Gerald Geismar
Kita S. Curry, PhD and Peter W. Curry
Edna H. Larkin
Linda and Martin J. Frank
Stanley D. Lelewer
Kate Zimmerman Geismar
Max Silver and Louise E. Light
Julianne Grossman
Judith Anne Phillips
Todd Hays
Guy Righter
Sharon Kopman and Jason Kay Trust
Marjorie J. Schoenberg
Janine and Henry Lichstein
Eileen J. Vogt
Francine Chandler Righter
Richard Ross
The Tony Ross Memorial Fund
Joel Safranek
Created through the generosity of his father,
Richard Ross
Jilliene F. Schenkel
Terrence V. Scott
Susan Goran Sobel
Lisa and Michael C. Wierwille
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Ahmanson Foundation
$25,000 - $99,999
California Community Foundation
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fletcher Family Foundation
Jami and Nikolaus Heidegger
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Nickoll Family
Ronda Rousey
Nancy and Miles Rubin
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
$10,000 - $24,999
Beacon Capital Partners, LLC
Breen Family Trust
Tamara and John Brown
Kita S. Curry, PhD and Peter Curry
East West Bank
2015
Didi Hirsch Legacy Society
D O N AT I O N S
W. M. Keck Foundation
Flanny Productions
Linda and Martin J. Frank
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Pamela and Earl Kluft
Gail Kamer Lieberfarb and Warren Lieberfarb
Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation
Merle and Peter Mullin
Laura Ornest/Ornest Family Foundation
Jeanne Phillips and Walter Harris/
Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota
Lynda and Stewart Resnick
Sharon and Nelson Rising
Richard Ross, PhD
Todd M. Rubin
Andrew E. Rubin
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust/Peter H. Hoffenberg
Beth Whitehead and John Rogers
Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
$1,000 - $2,499 (continued)
Anonymous
John Aaroe Group Community Foundation
Crystal Li and Andrew J. Cohen
Kendall and Douglas A. Knaus
Vicki and Roger Sant
Eileen Dardick
The Apatow-Mann Family Foundation
Kim Kowsky and Sheldon Cohn
Ann Costello
Cynthia Kolodny
Ann and Greg Santilli
Mimi and Carlos E. Garcia
KPlans, Inc.
Areta Crowell, PhD
David Krumholtz
Scarantino’s Italian Inn
Julianne Grossman Deme
and Tibor Deme
The Glick Family Foundation
Max Leeds
Damien Doss
Ellen and Ken Kuchta
Tanner Schlientz
Thomas J. Han, DDS, FACD
Bernice and James McCombie
Charlie and Lyda Eddington
La Tijera UMC
Heidi Schulman and Mickey Kantor
Jolie and Jon J. Jashni
Diana Meehan, PhD
Nancy and Mike Eisenstadt
Kate Lear and Jonathan Lapook
Linda Shahinian and Herb Schiff
Suzanne and Ric Kayne
Office of Los Angeles County
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas,
Second District
Bobbi Elliott
Connie Bruck and Mel Levine
Julie and Bradley Shames
Carol Ann and Moise Emquies
Peggy and Bernard Lewak
Shirley and Ralph Shapiro
Chris Ernst
Lincoln Financial Group
Judy and Allan Sher
ETel Connections, LLC
Barbara Trent Lindemann
Soroptimist International of Glendale
Pamela Farkas
Susan B. and Howard M. Loeb
Spectrum Sports Management
Janine Francolini
Lucid Fusion Public Relations
Barbara Anne Taub
Freeman Medical Towers
Linda Lynch
Melissa Thomas
Shari and Rob Friedman
Laurie MacCaskill
Dennis Tito
Lori and Simon Furie
The Magic Castle Hotel
Jean and John Toh, MD
Reed and Elizabeth Galloway
Roy McClurg
Jim Glick
Wendy and Barry Meyer
Claire and D. Michael
Van Konynenburg
Harriet and Richard Gold
Lisa and Alvin Michaelson
Kathy Vrabeck
Judith and Charles Goldman
The Milken Family Foundation
Stephanie and Brian Goldsmith
Karen and Tom Miller
David and Sylvia Weisz Family
Philanthropic Fund
Las Candelas
Janet Leahy and Richard Farber
Lyn and Norman Lear
Janine and Henry Lichstein
The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
Metromedia Company
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Network For Good
Myrna Claire Oshrin
Primary Care Physician Assistant
Program at the Keck School
of Medicine of USC
Murphy and Ed Romano
Andrew Rosen
Rosenthal Family Foundation
Alan Sieroty
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Bonnie Strauss and Dr. Roger Gould
Strauss Foundation
Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Bob Tuttle
Russel Tyner/ Houston-Tyner Architects
Venable Foundation, Inc.
Vicki and Murray Pepper, PhD
Weingart Foundation
The Saban Charitable Support Fund
$1,000 - $2,499
Rosemary and Robert Goldstine
Nancy J. Miller
Richard Wenk
Aileen Adams and Geoffrey Cowan/
Adams Cowan Foundation
Donna and Russ Goodman
Mari and Hank Mitchel
Karen and Page Whyte
Vicky and Chip Goodman
Philip Molgren
Judy and Marvin Wolf
SSI Advanced Post Services, LLC
Mae Goodson
The Montage Foundaton
Connie and Graham Yost
Alliance Pharmacy
Alison and Gerard Greenberg
Lyn Morris, MFT
Ziffren Brittenham, LLP
Elisa and Gustavo Amaral
Louise and Paul Greenberg
Luana Murphy, MBA
Kate Zimmermann Geismar
Anonymous (3)
Kellee and Dean Hallett
Geoffrey Nathanson
$500 - $999
Susan Auerbach and Brian Langholz
Harbor Freight Tools
Gary and John Ocampo-Waller
BDO USA, LLP
Harrington Group, CPA, LLP
Jane and Ronald Olson
$2,500 - $4,999
Berg Family Trust
William Henry
The Winston Alt/
Deborah Gribbon Family Fund
The Berman Family Trust
Leta and Mark Higgins
ONE Event Management
and Consulting LLC
Jennifer Bieber
Michelle Hirschman
Shawn Amos
Rita and Ernest Bogen
Hilary and J. Scott Hodgkins
Cathryn Connors Palmieri
and Victor Palmieri
Anonymous
Curley L. Bonds, MD
Cindy and Alan Horn
Lorraine and John Becker
Katherine Bradley
Stanley Bogen
Judy and Bernard Briskin
Rebecca Danelski, LCSW
and Dan Hyslop, MD
Brakke Schafnitz Insurance Brokers
Stephanie and Harold Bronson
Industrial Metal Supply Company
Probity International Corporation
Margaret Adams and Joel Edstrom
Karen and Michael Bruckner
Sunmee Jang
Debra Ramsey
Edward Charles Foundation/
Your Voice, A Whisper Foundation
Mary Lou and David Bryan
Kaiser Permanente
Kathleen and Dean Rasmussen
Budget Mortgage Corporation
Adam Kaller
Susan and Arthur Rebell
Mickie and Brian Faris
Kent Burton
Judy and Robert Kamerschen
Wendi Anton and Robert Resnick
Didi and King Hirsch Foundation/
Patrice Hirsch Feinstein
Marco and Cain Calderon-Leon
Jurate Kazickas
Tom Riccard
Leslie and Steven Carlson
Key Drug Pharmacy
Francine Righter
Rosie and Pete Casey
The Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Jon M. Rubin
Chicago Title Company,
National Commercial Services
Office of Los Angeles County
Supervisor Don Knabe,
Fourth District
Kim Rubin and Jim Kaye
The Evan & Tracy Segal Family Foundation
Susan Goran Sobel
Anne and Philip Strauss
Wells Fargo Foundation
Michael and Lisa Wierwille
Mary and Jeffery Zients
Robert Zigman/
Jensen-Zigman Construction
Myrna and Stephen D. Greenberg
Harman Family Foundation
Christopher J. Harrer
and Tiffany Smith, PsyD
Lisa Petrazzolo and Emile Gladstone
Maileen and Gary Phillips
Debbie and Rick Powell
Richard E. Rubin
David Dukesherer Sr.,
David Dukesherer Jr.
and Jack Dukesherer
Linda Tharp Duncan
Nicki Durlester
Kris and Jennie Ekdahl
Samuel Fischer
Bitsey Folger
Judith A. and Lionel P. Fortin
Monique Franklin
Pearl Franz
Kelly Galanis
Carlos L. Garcia
Angela Gardner
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Valerie and Aaron Green
Nick Gutierrez, MD
Nancy and Michael Harahan
Dr. Lindsay Fletcher Hardie
and Mr. Kirk Hardie
Grafton S. Harper
Ed Harris
Bonnie and Mervyn Hecht
Thomas Hunter
Hyman Family Charitable Foundation
AT&T
Flora Ito and David Davis
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
Lane Janger
Bank of America United Way Campaign
Linda and Jerome Janger
Martha Barber
Judith Judy
Anne Barry
Ronald Judy
Joan G. Berkley
Nathan Kahane
Joannie Burstein Besser
and Andy Besser
Kathleen and Jason Katims
Alley Biehl
Dana Kiesel, PhD and Paul Kiesel
William Bonn
Cynthia and Thomas Bryan
Sonny Kim/
Memorial Medical Center Pharmacy
Norman Buckley
Rosemarie Kochan
Zoe and William Budinger
Terri and Jerry Kohl
Randi E. Caplan
Bettina Korek
Centenary United Methodist Church
Debi and Jamie Kowsky
John and Tess Clair
Debbie Li
Hal Cohen
Geri and Richard Lieberman
Corbis Corporation
Paula and Barry Litt
Betty and Stuart Cotton
Michael Luna
Toubi and Ali Reza Katouzi
$500 - $999 (continued)
$250 - $499 (continued)
UCLA Department of Psychiatric/
Behavioral Sciences
Jackie Coppa
Connie Hunt
John G. McDuffie
Rosa K. Sinnott
Gary Cornblath
Dolores Hyams
Rena McKinzie
Sharon and Marcus Sitrin
Unitarian Universalist Community
Church of Santa Monica
Daniela Covel
Carol Hyman
Glenda Meyer
Jennie and Lyn Smith
Brian Crawford
Susan Igdaloff
Donna Miller
Mia St. John
Cindy Cumbess-Jackson
Susan Isacoff
Lisa and Tony Miller
Gary Stewart
Susan L. Donner
Susan and Mark Jay
Shirley and Jack Modjallal, MD
Rose Styron
Kris and Bob Dworkoski, PhD
Roberto Jimenez
Maggie, Rick and Shelly Mogil
Ilyse Teller
Marina Eckart
Evelyn B. Johnson
Sharon Morrill
Kirsten and Steve Tellez
Drs. W. Hamlin and Virginia Emory
Allison Jones
Albert Nassi
Evergreen Cleaning Systems, Inc.
Tupper Jones
Linda and Dean Nobori
Turning Point
Community Programs
Elisabeth Familian
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones
Deborah and Grant Uba
$250 - $499
Phyllis and Sam Feder
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Employees Charity Organization
of Northrop Grumman
Harley Neuman
Terry Adamson
Ms. Joanne Feil
Marcia Justman
Jonah Nolan
Kristine Barry-Olsen
and Chris Olsen
Vista del Mar Child
and Family Services
Katya Ortiz
Miriam and Chuck Vogel
Mary M. Ortiz
Jim and Tyler Warnock
Lisa and Roger Peterson
Maggie and Dan Wells
Peter Pierce
Louise A. Pilati
Katharine Werber-McEwen
and Larry McEwen
Pinnacle Estate Properties
Whittemore & Associates
Arnold Pomerantz
Linda Wolff
Jackie and Adam Popper
Wonderful Giving
Jeanne and Tony Pritzker
Laurie Woodrow
Dick Rabin
Christina Yi
Jeremy Lurey, PhD
Dede and William Mandel, MD
Cynthia and Vince Marchant
Mary and Steve Meadow
Donald Meland, MD
Lauren Miller
Lee and Ron Miller
Carol and Jerome Muchin
Music for the Masses Entertainment, Inc.
Debra J. Myers
NAMI Westside L.A.
Edward Nenedzhyan
Patrick Warburton
Leslie and Mark Werksman
Karen and Jerry West
Lori and Tim Wilson
Bryan Wolf
Cheri Renfroe Yousem
Harry A. Zinn
AIG Matching Grants Program
Arlene Fishbach
Daniel Kane
Brendan O’Brien
Adam Alexander
Maureen and John Fisher
Kenneth Kaplan
Regina Orlick
Charles Alleman, Jr., CPA
Jane Fishman
Linda Karchem
Sandra Peters
Christopher Fletcher
Robert Karwasky
Michelle Post
American Express
Travel Related Services
Tom Ford
Terry Kasuyama
Mitch Rabin
Philip Andelman
Shauna Foutz
Stan Katz, PhD
Dan Rabinow
Anonymous (2)
Charlene Kahle Friedman
Keiter Family Foundation
Paul Rudovsky
Diana Attias
Susan Friedman
Kiwanis Club of La Canada AM
Saddleback Valley
Community Church
Cyrus Azima
Leslie and Reese Fulgham
Daniel Klein
Trudy Belton
Amy and Noah Furie
Lisa Klein
Thomas L. Safran
Josh Berlin
Mary N. Gayman
Kimberly and David Kluth
Elyn R. Saks
James Berliner
Nancy Gettelman
Liz and Jeff Koppelman
Janet and Maxwell Salter
Michael Goff
Nancy Koven and Carter Omens
Amy Baker Sandback
David Weissberg
and Bernard Bierman, MD
Beth and Geoffrey Greulich
Daniella Kreinik
Susan Savin
Stanley Boganey
Irving Gutin
The Kubachka Family
Jilliene F. Schenkel
Steve Bosma
Michael Hackman
Jason Kyawmyint
Amy and Mark Schissel
Milissa Brockish
Karen Haigh
Laura and Gary Lauder
Michelle and Bradly Schrupp
Theodore Brockish
Philip Han
Elaine Leader, PhD
Kimberly and Jonathan Schulhof
Timothy Brockish
Jung Lee
Phyllis Segal
Nancy J. Broderick
Angela Hanglow, PhD
and Han Gunn
Sonia and George Segal
Stella and William Burks
Lily Haruko Harada
Helen Leonidas
Julie and Gregg Seltzer
California Association
of Marriage and Family Therapists
Jodi Hart
Annie Lew
Elizabeth and David Hasbrouck
Eho Lin
California Council of Community
Mental Health Agencies
The Help Group - Sherman Oaks
Linda Locker
Gabrielle Hess
David Callahan
Local Fire Station 29
Stephanie Hicks
Evie Chamblee
Tom Hill
Los Angeles
Child Guidance Clinic
Carole and Allan Chasin
John Hindman
Martha Luttrell
Debbie and Bill Sean
Deborah and Ellis Stern
Serena Chen
Lorinda and Peter Hohenbrink
Robert Mandel
Ann Sheridan
Sandy and Jon Stern
Wilfred Coggins, LCSW
Vanessa Holder
Jennifer Manton
Carolyn and Gary Sherman
Kara and Todd Sugimoto
Alan J. Cohen
Gregory Houser
Chris Marks
Thermal Concepts
Cheryl Cohen
Christopher Huber
Jim Marsh
Linda Sherman
and David Altshuler
Patty and Mike Tracy
Edward Cohen
Sharon Hulse
Wansoon Martin, MD
Sondra Singer
Victoria Ann Sofro
Carolyn Spiegel
Sheri Stark
Audrey and Barry Sterling/
Iron Horse Vineyards
Gregory Cohen
Steve L. Leighton
Brian Raney
Kathi and Andrew Ratner
Renee Remeny
Bertrand Lavell Roberson
Tom Rogers
Mark Rosenberg
Janet Rosenblatt
Laurie and Mark Rosenthal
San Fernando Valley C.M.H.C.
Sandler and Rosen, LLP
Karina Schaake and Onyi Arah
John Scheele
Peter Schink
Margaret Schireson
Pamela Schneider
Selig Schumack
Neil Sherman
Randall Simpson
Verdugo Clinic Pharmacy
$100 - $249
Betty and Jerome Abeles/
Kahn-Abeles Foundation
Juan Acevedo
Afinety, Inc.
Christina Aguiar
Alcove Inc.
Wynne Alexander
Barbara and Steve Allen
Matthew Allnatt
Enriqueta Allred
Juliet Allup
Joan and Paul Almond
Julie Alpert
Sophie and Alan Alpert
Kara Altice-Montes
Jill Anderson
Myron Anderson
Sharon Anderson
Anonymous (7)
Keith Anyon
Patricia and Scott Apel
Hajir Ardebili
Michael Arseneau
Kathy and Hilary Ash
R. Asher
Jennifer and Alex Avedissian
Joshua Babcock
Nasreen Babu-Khan, MD
Marc Backos
Sara Baer
Melissa Bagwell
Wendy Bailey
Karen Baillie
Caroline Banzali
Stephanie Barbanelle
and Jerry Bass
Suzanne Barish
Barnes-Kuhn-Dittlingers
David Barrad
Winnie Barrett, LCSW
Wenise Wong and Eric Barron
Martha and Berj Basmadjian
Andrea Baxter
Kevin Beach
Dr. Joan Willens Beerman
Allison Leigh Bell
Richard Bender
Lori Benjamin
Ronald Benveniste
Jordan Berg
Sunny and Harry Bernstein
Cliff Berru
Ruth and Michael Berry
Katherine Beyda
Ann D. Blanchard
Howard Blaydes
Joseph Block
Lois and Sam Bloom
Dennis Blue
Linda Blue
Kelly and Michael Bluman
Ellen Blumenfeld
Michael Blumenfeld
Julie Bolene
Regena Booze
Julia Asea-Boyle
and Terrance Boyle
Arlene Brack
Brass Family
Madeline and Robert Brockish
Rebekah and Jeremy Broker
Deirdre and Jeffrey Bronchick
$100 - $249 (continued)
Renee and Harold Brook
Pamela Brown
Samuel Brown
Ashley and Bryan Brucks
Pete Bueza
Kathy Bush
Erin Caliri
Calphonics Band
Jasmine Cameron
Lisa and Cesar Cano
Jasmine Cantoran
Joan Caplis
Vickie Castro
Erin Caswell
Jennifer and John Cataldo
Stephanie Chang
Paula Chavez
Connie Chein, MD
Alex Chen
Peter Cheng
Judy Child
Julie Civale
Mary Clarke
Becky Cleavenger
Jason Clodfelter
Barbara and John Coanda
Patricia and Peter Cohen
Sharleen and Martin Cohen
Larry Cohen
Rachel Cohen Gerrol
and Spencer Gerrol
Sheila and Sid Cohn
Kelli Collins
Layne and Jill Contreras
Jason and Morgan Cox
Margaret and John Cox
Michael Crank
Carolyn and Charlene Creighton
Daiya Cunnane
Maja Cupac and Joshua Yousem
Stacy Curtin
Michele Cybula
Kimiko and Keith Dager
Laurie Dahlerbruch
Michael Dalesandro
Bill Dalton Family
Bruce Dalton
Katharina D’Amore
Francine Davey
Alix and Gregory Davis
Lisa and Terence Davis
Mary Evalyn Davis
Gabriela De Leon
Bob Deangelis
James Dearkland
Chris Debarros
Deborah Deming
Jennifer DiGiovanni
Dana and Wendy Dingee
Geoff and Jeff Dingee
Katrina Dipple
Christine Ditullio Reiter
Nancy and Joseph Dolan
David Donjee
Ed Dorio
Libby Dorot
Stacey Douglas
Karen Dowling and Allen Martin
Stephanie Danielle Drath
Jason Dravis
Gary Duboff
Sharon Dugan
Sharon Dunas, LMFT
Ernie Dunn
Sunny Dupree, JD
Suzanne and Barton Edises
Jerome Eggers
Richard N. Eidinger
Todd Engle
Andrew Epstein
Jody and Douglas Erenberg
Andrew Erman
Stephanie Escajeda
Chris Fahland
Kenneth Felix
Olga Felton
Marilyn Lerner
and Sydney Finegold
Patricia Finkel
Barbara and Patrick Fitzgerald
Ellen Fitzpatrick
Katie Fleet
Connie Ryan and Jon Fletcher
Mollie Fletcher
Tiffany M. Flood
Vivian Fountain
Julian Fox
Ellen and Andrew Frank
Tena Frank
Jelani Franklin
Carrie Fraser
Mary S. Fraser
Gretchen A. Frey, MD
and J. Kern Buckner, MD
Mark Fried
Judy Friedman
Joanne and Edward Froelich
Allison Furgal
Karen Furie
Jody and Daniel Furie
Jan Gable and Family
Kimberly Galecki
Jacqueline and Julian Galperson
Adriana Garcia
Karen Garcia
Ruchi Garg
Doug Garrett
Michael Gassis
Craig Gerber
Dennis Gibbs
Nancy Gibbs
David Givot
Ann and Edward Glass
Ernie Gobee
Gretchen Goldhammer
Arthur Goldman
Diane Goldman
Susan and Howard Goldman
Kay Bartel and Jerry Goldress
Tundi and David Goldstein
Marcia Gordon
Deborah Granow
Rick Grant-Coons
Demetra and Donald Green
Betty and Alan Greenberg
Soroya Greene
Karen Grigsby
Peter Grosz
Martha Groves
Robin H. Gruber
Stephen Gruber
Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg
Kathleen Guccione
Salvador Guillen
Harley J. Gunderson
Julie Guthrie
Renee and Paul Haas
Werner and Dr. Vilma Haass
Monty Hall
Barbara and Douglas Hallett
Susan Halligan
Sarah Hallowell
Barbara and Blaine Handell
Greg Hannahs
Rachel Harder Reiter
Joanne Lelewer Harpel
Clayton Hartley
Jan and Steve Haruta
Heidi Hauk
Flora Haus
Stan and Jeanne Hayashi
The Held Foundation
Suzanne and Ibrahim Helmy, MD
Evan Henke
Judy Henneke
Eva Hermann
Alicia and David Hernandez
Carina Hernandez
Nikki Hernandez
Lynette and Eric Hershler
Curtis Hill
David Hinderstein
Eleanor and Joel Hinderstein
Marina Hirschfield
Jennifer Hluska
Stephen Hoblick
Jessica Hogeveen
Darryn Holder
Chris Horii
Edward Horwitz
Eli Horowitz
Eleanor Howell
Jeff Howell
Bowen Hsu
Diana Dezube Hufford
The Justin and Michelle Hughes
Foundation
Kathleen Hughes
Robin R. Hunter
Mathew Hurst
Bruce Ino
Susan Isaacs
Freya Ivener
Mark Ivener
Candace and John Jackson
Dawn and Emmett Jacobs
Phyllis and Joseph Jaffe
Darren Janger
Candice Janisse
Timothy Jansen
Anna Marie January
Sohail Javid
Debbie Jay
Robert M. Jay
The Jeck Family Charitable Fund
Linda Klein and Robert Johnson
Heather and Evan Jones
Naomi Jones
Denise Jorgensen
Terry Jorgensen
Rayad Juman
Terry Kaiser
Emily and Scott Kalt
Marla Kantor
Dolly and Paul Kaplan
Jonathan Kaplan
Jonathan Karp
Lynne and Jonathan Kass
Jean Katz
Kelly Katzberg
Samantha Katzberg
Barbara Rebell Kaufman
Kimberly Kay
Robin Kay, PhD
Anne Kelly
Dianne Kelly
Karen E. Kennedy
John Kenny
Paul Kent and Richard Perez
Rick Kent
Charlene Kibby
Larry C. Kidwell, DVM
Meggan Kimberley
Kathleen Kinmont
Jean Kitamura
Courtney Kitsuki
M. Webber Klein
Ira Kleinrock
Libby and Adam Knight
Lisa Koerbling
Janine Kolodny
Jenni Konner
Brian Kopec
Glenn Kopec
Barry Kotler
Franca Kraenzlin
Daphna Krim
Maria Ku
John M Kuebler
Paula Kuhns
Joel and Caroline Kim Kupfer
and Family
Dana and Janice Kusaba
Qiana R. La Croix
Ilona Lacina
Marthe Lamarre
Lance Allen Company, Inc.
Brian Landers
Dr. Bruce and Marcy Landres
Diane Landsberg
Mary Lane
Debra and Greg Langer
Eddy Langholz
Estelle Langholz/Tom Hamilton
Mala and Sam Langholz
Jean Lauricella, MD
Kari Lauritzen
Peter Lavin
Christopher Lawson
Karen Leder
Hena Lee
Lisa and Eric Lee
Elaine and Todd Leibl
Barbara and Stanley Leiken, MD
Steve Leonard
Donna Leventhal
Deborah Levey
Carolyn Levitan
Elizabeth Levy
David Ligon
Michael Lindsey
Cheryllyn Lineberry
Deb Littell
Lauren Liu
Jennifer Lo
Carol Lockett
Stephen Lombardo, MD
Patrick T. Long
Melissa Look
Susan and Jonathan Loring
James Loveman
Barbara Corday
and Roger Lowenstein
Harold Luebke
Michael Lynch
Richard Mabe
Barbara Mack
Sandra and James Magdaleno
Cyndy Makowka
Barbara Malawer
Kurt Mandry
Robin Marchese
Paul Mareski
Ellie Mark
Rachel Marks
Megan Marksbury
Suzanne Marsh
Charles Martinez
Idalia, Danielle
and Guillermo Martinez
The Mass Family
Sarah Mastrippolito
Joanne Masuda
Colleen and Frank Mattoon, Jr.
Roberta and Frank Mattoon, Sr.
Amie and Rolinda Maxwell
Michael and Jessica McConahey
Thomas McDevitt
McDonald Family
Laurie McDonald
Amy McGeever D’Amore
Iliana McGrath
McIntosh Family
Tim McIntyre
Douglas McKelvey
Jacqueline and Harry McMahon
Donna McNamara
Marie McNamara
Paulette Meader
Farryn and Halli Melton
Chantel Mendivil
Linda Meredith
Al Merschen
Astrid Metsos
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Tomomi Mikawa
Marilyn Mikos and Joanne Waddell
Ann and O’Malley Miller
Lee and Steve Miller
Marlene and Robert L. Miller
Karen and Hubert Millet
Nancy and David Milstein
Barbara and Ruben Miras
Marilyn and James Misiorowski
Tara Mittal-Campbell
Deborah and Adam Mogil
Michael Mohr
Nelson Monsod
Angelita and Frank Montes
Anna Morfit
Vivien and Allen Morita
Trisha Morris
David C. Moses
Amy Moufarrege
Judy and Rolf Muller-Cohn
Timothy Nackashi
Sally Neiser
Melissa Nevarez
Thao Nguyen
Barbara Kabahar Nicks
Shari and Kenneth Nishi
Robert Nishinaka
Joyce Nishioka
and Wendy Fukuda
Cari and Ryan Noble
Marilyn and Alan Nobori
Pieter Noomen
Linda O’Connor
Janet O’Donnell
Odyssey Software
Candace and Thomas Oshita
Joanne and Peter Osinoff
Christopher J. Ott
Alice and Bruce Paddy
Margie Padron
and Balt (Baltimore) Padron
Beth and Walter Page
Michelle Pagni
Sheilah and Joseph Palacios
Veronica Palad, PhD
Lynda Palevsky
Marcus Panasewicz
Gary Park
Susan Parker
Michelle Pastorello
Chris Pechin
Ruth Peeples
and Michael Hooper
Buddy Pepp
Cheryl and John Perry
Ariel Peterson
Michael Pfeiffer
Nancy and Edward H. Phillips, MD
Rosalinda Piamonte
and Pearl Pison
Ann and Walter Pincus
Miriam Pitson
Gretchen Plotkin
Dallas Poffenroth
Sue and Bill Pollard
Stanley Polsky
Michael Post
Debora Presson
Paul Prettapapop
and Traci Chamberlain
Adrian and Michelle Priest
Juliana Priest
Rachel Pringle
Michael Propper, MD
Jaimee Putich
Betty Quon
Denise Quon
Jonathan Rackman
Eden Rafshoon
Bardia Rakhsha
Irene Ramirez
Karen and Darryl Ramos-Young
Jack Rapp
Paola Rauber
Amitai Raziel
Jonathan Rebell
Pamela Rector
Krupakar Reddy
KristieAnne Reed
Robert Reiss
Niall Reynolds
Julien Richards
Marilyn Rico
Sabrina Rivera
Marc Rivo, MD
Patricia Roback
Barbara and Sanford Robbins
Suzanne Roberts
Cindy and Gary Robles
Steven Rogers
Donna and Ronald Roscoe
Dale K. Rose
David Rosen
Helene Rosenbaum
Amanda Rosenberg
Patricia Rosenburg
and Bud Heumann
Joshua Rosenkranz
Gayle Rosenthal
Helen Rosin
Judy Ross
Bernyce Roth
Steve Rothans
Erika Rothenberg
Georgina Rothenberg
Philippa and Paul Rubell
Stacy Rubinowitz
Herb Rubinstein
Angel Rubio
Dulce M. Ruiz
Lee Ruscoe
Michael Rusling
Michele Russell
Debra Sabah
St. Bernard High School
Candice Saito
Laurenne Sala
Leslie Salas
Dorothy and Abe Salkin
Bruce Saltzer
Donna Sanford
Darin Sanone
Robyn Nicole Santee
Israel Saperstein
Timothy Sartin
Carl Sasaki
Heidi Sasaki
Laurie and Mark Sasson
Dava Savel
Judith and George Savitsky
Eleanor Schneir and Peter Mezza
Michelle and Gary Schoenfeld
Donna Schraeder
Robert F. Schraeder
Ruth and Robert Schriebman
Barry Schulman
Marjorie Schuman, PhD
Charlotte and Paul Schwartz
David Schwartz
William A. Schwartz
Angela Schweitzer
Kenneth Scott
L. G. Scott
The Seals Family
Ramona and Franco Seif
Judy Seliktar
Ethan Shapanka
Abby Sher
Renee Sher and Ian McMeans
Cynthia and Steve Sherman
Loretta Shine
Cathy Shomer
Beverly Siegel
Rita and Pepe Sigal
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Mile Silva
Josh Singer
Elsa Sistos
$100 - $249 (continued)
Bill Smiley
Marlene Smith
Mike Smith
Paul Smith
Rory Smith
Ruthie and Bud Smoot
Trudy Sokol
David Sokolowski
Andrew Sokolsky
Laura Soloff-Geller
Laura Sommerhauser
Justin Sommers
Ana and W. Ob Soonthornsima
Michael Spindler
Vanda Sporrer
Kathy and Steven Stanton
Lari Staples
Patricia and Jim Steele
D’Ann Stelly
Sydney and Jon Stern
Tony Stern
Sharon and Doug Stewart
Robert Karl Stohr
Barri K. Stryer
Mike Stutz
Angela Sumser
Sunseeker Tours
Sherri Sussman
Andrea and Ken Sutcliffe
Hans Svanoe
Linda Tabbouch
Alena Tabora
Beverly Taborsky
June and Henry Takei
Sharon Talovic, PhD
Jeff Tanenbaum
Sydney Tanner
The Community Foundation
of Middle Tennessee
Mette Thygesen
Frances Tibbits
Sandra Tjosaas-Moore
and Madi Moore
Jennifer and John Todd
Jason Tokunaga
Laura Tokunaga
Asa and Steve Tucker
Danny Tuggle
Keith Turner
Rosita Tyberg
Patricia Tyro
Brid Ui Mhuilleoir
Danielle Umansky
Andrew C. Valadez
Jodelle Vasquez
Paula and Larry Verbit
Hong Hanh Hannah Vu
Maria Thompson Wade
Lynn and Robert Wagmeister
Leslie and Richard Warner
Jeanette Washington
Lisa and Eric Wayne
Adam Weene
The Weinreb Family
Loranne and Thomas Weir
Amy Weitman
Mark Weitz
Sharon Wells
Nan Werther
Western Telecommunication
Consulting, Inc.
Beth and Jim Weston
Amy Whalen
Amy White
Kelly Whitwood
Judith Wilson
Ramon Wilson
Martha Wittenberg
Wolf & Crane Bar
Miriam Wolverton
Laura and Wistar Wood
Susan Wood
Nina Woodrow
Linda and Paul Wooldridge
Lisa Wooldridge
Mitzi Wright
Lulu Xu
Cheryl and Berge Yacoubian
Gwen Yamasaki
Kumi Yeakey
Sandra Yi
Kenneth Young
Liz and Tom Zaret
John Zaylor
Sherry Zelickson
Manuel Zermeno
Alaina Zink
Susan and Gregg Ziskind
Francine and Bennett Zuck
Carol Zulman
$50 - $99
Ken Abhichandani
Colin Abrahams
Colin and Jade Abrahamson
Judy and Manuel Acuna
Lee Adishian
Aetna Foundation Matching Gifts
Angela Agne
Nancy Aguilar
Christina Ahumada, PhD
Christopher Akers
Gina Albi
Peggy Alden-Clapper
Linda and Mel Alexander
Derek Alkonis
Diana and Wallace Allan
David Alpert
Kathleen Altobelli
Jenna Williams
and William Alvarenga
Amgen Foundation
The Amyx Family
Donna J. and David S. Anderson
Frank Anderson
Gordon Anderson
April Andrews
Patty and Donald Andrews
Fia AhSue
Anonymous (3)
Patricia Arana
Camille Arce
Sherry Arroyo
Justin Ashe
Wanda Austin
Peter Babida
Anju Bagrodia
Stephen Bak
Laverne Baker
Mike Baker
Fred Balian
Diane Balisy
Ashley Bame
Brittany Banis
$50 - $99 (continued)
Teddy Barnes
Donald J and Ola Barnett
Sara Bartlett
Scott Bartlett
Will Baum
Susanne Baumgardner
Susan Bazarsky
Mara and Steve Bear
Michael Becker
Janette Bell
Jude and Dan Bell
Karen Bell
Marvin Belzer
Cristina Benavides
Jessica Benitez
Juanita G. Benitez
Curtis Bennett
Robert Bergeman
Lori Berhon
Penny and Mark Berns
Harry Bernsein
Lili Bernstein
Page Bertolotti
Jose Berumen
Carrie Biely
Andrea Bird
Diane and Kendall Bishop
Kimmie Black
Michael Blaser
Anita Blaydes
Valerie Bloom Jacobs
Laurel Bluhm
Laura J. Blumenthal
Paula, Charly
and Drusilla Bouraima
Liza Boyajian
Sydnie R Boylan
Richard Braaksma
Gloria Bracy
Linda Bradley
Braida Family
Florence Braun
Erin Briggs
Charlotte Brown
Eileen Brown
Jodi Brown
Theresa Bruno
Debbie Bryant
Sharyll Bundies
Derek Buono
Sybil Burrell
Scott Busby
Madonna P. Cadiz
Oswaldo Cadiz
Robert Cameron
Jazz Campbell
Patty Campochiaro
Katherine Cantero
Carla Caravante
Mallory and Donna Carroll
Jessika Castillo
Soraya and Jeffrey Caudill
Nancy Cautillo
Wendy Cavanaugh
Jaynelle Ceci
Marina Ceja
Susan Celentano, MFT
Amy and Leland Chan
Isabel Chang
Dee Chappelear, PhD
Way-Ting Chen
Alex Cheng
Sandra Cheng
Elsa Chessani
Margaret Chevedden
Karen Chiella
Heather Child
Deborah Christian
Cory Chuelke
Thomas Clancy
Mika Clark
Lisa Clifford
Jennifer Cohen
Jordan Cohen
Lewis Cohen
Marc S. Cohen
and Lyn MacEwen Cohen
Penny Cohen
Beth and Robert E. Cole, MD
Lee Coleman
Kathryn Conaway
Tess Conley
Janelle Connor
Chris Conrad
Joanna Constanza
Judith Cooper
Mervyn Cooper
The Corey Family
Robert and Amelia Corona
Teresa Cotner
Alex Couchman
Martha Coven
Birgit Crable
Patricia Crabtree
Chris Craig
Filip Crispino
Darylanne Crowley
Noemi Cueva
Tim Daengsurisri
Barbara and John Dale
Heather D’Amore
Laura Darlington
Diana Davidow
and Deborah Constance
Estelle Day
Natasha D’Costa
Terri Deavers
Terrance Degray
Judi Delbick
Carolyn DeMers
Brenda Denney
Aaron Detate
Angela Deyhimy
Ira Deyhimy
Monique Dias
Juan Diaz-Carreras
Marla Dietz
Dianna Dimino
Shawma Dingee
Konstanza Dobreva
Richard Dornan
Heather Dowling
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movie. Stars Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell flank raffle
winner Tom Spath.
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the proceeds from her popular “Don’t be a D.N.B.”
apparel line.
Movie producer/director Judd Apatow (2nd from
right) raised $20,000 for Didi Hirsch at his comedy
variety show, “An Evening with Judd Apatow and
Friends.” L-R: Crystal Li Cohen, Didi Hirsch President/
CEO Kita S. Curry, Apatow and Andrew J. Cohen.
Kita S. Curry with teenage pop star Jacob Whitesides
and eighth-grader Delilah Brown, who organized a
high school concert that raised over $16,000 for the
Suicide Prevention Center.
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Employment Services
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In Memoriam
E X E C U T I V E
T E A M
PRESIDENT/CEO
Kita S. Curry, PhD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS
Lyn Morris, MFT
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Curley L. Bonds, MD
VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Dr. Norman L. Farberow
1918 - 2015
Cynthia Bryan, SPHR
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Michael A. Gassis, MA
On September 14, 2015, Didi Hirsch Mental
enforcement and support groups for people who
Health Services lost a beloved friend and co-
have attempted suicide and bereaved families.
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founder of the Suicide Prevention Center, Dr.
Howard Goldman
Norman L. Farberow. As a psychologist in the
1940s, suicide was “a long-neglected, tabooencrusted social and personal phenomenon,”
Dr. Farberow said. He felt a moral imperative to
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In the early 1960s, Dr. Farberow and his
colleagues pioneered the psychological autopsy,
which they used to conclude that Marilyn
Monroe’s death was a probable suicide.
ease the cultural and social shame attached to its
They believed suicide was a public health
victims and their survivors.
problem, and healing could come as much from a
Joined by psychologist Edwin Shneidman and
psychiatrist Robert Litman, Dr. Farberow opened
the nation’s first Suicide Prevention Center in
1958. Among the first researchers to examine the
psychological aspects of suicide, they concentrated
conversation as from a pill. The author of many
books and articles on suicide, Dr. Farberow was
interviewed frequently and lectured widely on the
subject. He participated in trainings at the Suicide
Prevention Center until the end of his life.
on its causes and prevention. Together, they
“Dr. Farberow was a pioneer in helping to erase
developed an approach of nonjudgmental listening
the stigma of suicide” said Dr. Kita S. Curry,
used in their 24-hour suicide prevention hotline
Didi Hirsch’s President/CEO. “He never stopped
and adopted by crisis centers around the world.
wanting to ease people’s pain and understand what
In later years, the Suicide Prevention Center
brings people to the brink of such despair.”
expanded its services to provide training for law
Mission Statement
Since 1942, Didi Hirsch has transformed lives by providing
quality mental health and substance use services
in communities where stigma or poverty limits access.
We value care that is:
Accessible
Comprehensive
Collaborative
Innovative
Accountable
Committed
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