Mission

SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1957, SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION'S NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED THE CREATION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC - NOW THE DAVID LAWERENCE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; HOT LINE, THE 24 HOUR TELEPHONE CRISIS SERVICES - NOW A SERVICE OF PROJECT HELP; AND THE SARAH ANN CENTER, A DROP-IN FACILITY OPERATED BY AND FOR CONSUMERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. FOR OVER 60 YEARS, MHASWFL HAS WORKED TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION THROUGH BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND HAS CONNECTED MANY IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THIS HAS BEEN AND IS ACCOMPLISHED BY: 1. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO THOSE IN NEED, 2. HELPING REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THROUGH PREVENTION, 3. PROVIDING RESOURCES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND 4. INCREASING AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.