Organizations Filed Purposes:
DBSA PROVIDES HOPE, HELP, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH MOOD DISORDERS.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION - DBSA IS COMMITTED TO CREATING POWERFUL AND IMPACTFUL COMMUNITIES OF SHARED EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORT. WE FOCUS OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS IN DISMANTLING STEREOTYPES, ENDING DISCRIMINATION AND CHANGING THE WAY INDIVIDUALS COMMUNICATE ABOUT MOOD DISORDERS. DBSA REACHES OVER FOUR MILLION INDIVIDUALS WITH SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MOOD DISORDERS LEAD PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES. DBSA RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO WELLNESS AND PROMOTES NUMEROUS TREATMENT COMPONENTS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL FOR INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF RECOVERY. PERSONAL WELLNESS TOOLS INCLUDE WELLNESS TOOLBOX, LIVING SUCCESSFULLY COURSE AND FIND-A-PRO. THROUGH DBSA'S ENGLISH AND SPANISH WEBSITE, MORE THAN 880,000 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSED OUR PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THE BALANCED MIND PARENT NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDES PARENTS WITH CHILDREN LIVING WITH MOOD DISORDERS, WITH PERSONAL CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES, ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND STABILITY THAT THEY SEEK.
GRASS ROOTS AND PEER SERVICES - THROUGH ADVOCACY EFFORTS DBSA AMPLIFIES VOICES OF THOSE LIVING WITH MOOD DISORDERS AND WORKS TOWARD SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE DELIVERY AND QUALITY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE. DBSA WORKS WITH MORE THAN 500 SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGH ITS 160+ LOCAL CHAPTERS, AND 9 STATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO THOSE IN NEED. DBSA EXPANDED ONLINE RESOURCES, INCLUDING VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND PEER SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY 92% OF SUPPORT GROUP MEMBERS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE HELPED WITH TREATMENT ADHERENCE BY SERVICES PROVIDED BY DBSA. DBSA WORKS WITH THE FDA, MEDICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPERS, RESEARCHERS, AND REGULATORY DECISION-MAKERS TO EDUCATE ON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THOSE FACING MOOD DISORDERS. FINALLY, DBSA HAS ORGANIZED A PRESTIGIOUS 45-MEMBER SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD (SAB) TO ASSIST IN PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS AT DBSA CONFERENCES, AUTHOR PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS ON BEHALF OF DBSA, AND REPRESENTATION OF DBSA TO THE MEDIA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael Pollock | CEO | 40 | $223,480 |
| Kathleen Bernstein-Harris | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $112,639 |
| Phyllis Foxworth | ADVOCACY VP | 40 | $80,401 |
| Nancy Heffernan | FINANCE & ADMIN VP | 40 | $13,903 |
| Eric Horner | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $12,757 |
| Robert Schwartz Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Budin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Annett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kent Dauten | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Mcintyre | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Pavlon-Blum | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Harris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Sachs | SAB CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Lagenia Bailey | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Christy B Beckmann | VICE-CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Smulian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Kuhl | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Bergoffen | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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