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Mission Statement: Through action and by commitment, the Mental Health Association of East Central Florida, Inc., strives to ensure that people with mental illnesses are provided with needed resources and are accepted into the community through increasing awareness that mental health is an integral part of overall health. Goals: The primary goals of the national, state, and local (chapter) mental health associations are:
History: In 1909 Clifford Beers, a recovered mental patient, formed the National Committee for Mental Hygiene. Aided by William James, the Father of American Psychology, Beers and his committee combined with two other groups to form the National Association for Mental Health- known today as the National Mental Health Association. The symbol of the NMHA is a liberty bell. A bell, which was cast from actual chains and shackles used in mental institutions, rests in the lobby of the NMHA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, as a reminder of the progress made in the treatment and care of the mentally ill. Inscribed on the bell is this passage "Cast from shackles which bound them, this bell shall ring out hope for the mentally ill and victory over mental illness." Finances: The MHA is a non-profit organization that provides free services.
Funds are received through individual contributions, fundraising
events, membership dues, bequests and memorials, United Way, District
12 business grants and allocations, and Dept. of Children and Families.
The Mental Health Association affiliates directly with the National
Mental Health Association, Inc. The association contributes to
research for the "mentally ill" through its NARSAD participation. Our
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