MENTAL HEALTH BOARD

Agendas & Minutes

PURPOSE: To aid individuals in the enhancement, maintenance and/or restoration of their mental health within the context of their environment and to review and evaluate community mental health services and facilities in Evanston, including services and facilities for treatment of mental disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction, and developmental disabilities, including mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and autism. (59-0-69)(41-O-73)(75-O-74)(11-O-77)(19-O-93).

# OF MEMBERS: Nine (9) members appointed by the Mayor.

QUALIFICATIONS: Must be Evanston residents; must be representative of interested groups in the community. Membership of the Board shall be a representative of interested groups in the community, such as the Health Department, medical societies, local welfare agencies, hospital boards, school boards, local comprehensive health-planning agencies, lay associations concerned with mental health, alcoholism, controlled substances addiction or use of cannabis, or developmental disabilities, as well as labor, business and civic groups and the general public.

TERM: Four (4) year terms. Members may serve no more than two (2) terms.

MEETING DATE: 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

PLACE: Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center - Room 2402

REPORTS TO: Human Services Committee

MEMBERS TERM
Geoffrey Cochran, Chair 9/12/2012
Allison Stark, Vice-Chair 2/15/2014
John Barfield 2/14/2015
Darlene Eady-Morris 3/22/2014
Daniel Rosen 9/15/2012
Karin Ruetzel 7/25/2015
Joan Taylor 2/15/2014
Jessica Wernick                      4/10/2016
Kimberly Wolowiec-Fisher 5/30/2013

* 2nd Term

STAFF: Jonathan Webb, Health Department
Community Health Division Manager
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