Founded on Nov. 16, 1948 as the Dane County Child Guidance Center with six employees, Journey has grown into a sizeable community mental health clinic with over 500 staff members. We are dedicated to innovation and cutting edge programs.
In 2017, 12,208 individuals received treatment services through Journey’s 29 programs. Journey provides a continuum of services to individuals across the lifespan.
Mary Wright*
President and CEO
Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp.
Chair
James Christensen*
Principal Consultant
StatOrg Services LLC
Vice Chair
Sam Keller*
Owner & President
TEC
Treasurer
Martin Croak
Retired Attorney
Robin Gates*
Principal
Robin Gates Consulting
Howard Gesbeck
Retired Accountant
Marcia Hansen
Consumer Representative
Heidi Pankoke*
Senior Director of Business Strategy
TMG by Magellan Health
Kristi Papcke-Benson, R.N., MSN, CNE
Nurse Educator
Madison College
Laura Rose
Vice President, Policy Development
Wisconsin Hospital Association
*Executive Committee Member
Executive Leadership
Lynn Brady
President & CEO
lynn.brady@journeymhc.org
608-280-2561
Alan Zoellner
Chief Financial Officer
alan.zoellner@journeymhc.org
608-280-2669
Karen Neitzel
Chief Operating Officer
karen.neitzel@journeymhc.org
608-280-2695
Karen Milner, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
karen.milner@journeymhc.org
Colleen Clark Buss
Chief Human Resources Officer
colleen.clark.buss@journeymhc.org
Mike Tallman
Director of Information Technology
mike.tallman@journeymhc.org
Media Inquiries
Rebecca Eberhardt
Information Management Specialist
rebecca.eberhardt@journeymhc.org
608-280-2420
Professional Development and Training
Mary Sue Roberts
Associate Director, Professional Development/Training
marysue.roberts@journeymhc.org
608-280-2563
Clinical Leadership
Tanya Lettman-Shue
Chief Clinical Officer
tanya.lettman-shue@journeymhc.org
608-280-2437
Hannah Flanagan
Director of Emergency Services Programs
hannah.flanagan@journeymhc.org
608-280-2587
Nichole Wright
Director of Clinical Programs/Clinic Based
nichole.wright@journeymhc.org
608-280-2550
Josh Peterson
Director of Clinical Programs/Community Based
josh.peterson@journeymhc.org
608-280-4782
Our Annual Report
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–2016 Annual Report
-2015 Annual Report
–2014 annual report.pdf
–2013 annual report.pdf
–2012 annual report.pdf
Improving people’s lives by pioneering and sustaining effective mental health and substance use disorder services.
The vision of Journey Mental Health Center is to become a center of excellence for the provision of behavioral health services.
People: Hiring and retaining great employees.
Productivity: Being a model of quality and cost effective service for other behavioral health organizations.
Partners: Achieving and maintaining the highest levels of consumer satisfaction.
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Have you noticed Journey’s billboard campaign?
Journey Mental Health Center and Adams Outdoor Collaborate are partnering together to fight the stigma of mental illness and addiction in a unique billboard campaign– “This is my Journey’– featuring five people, all whom live with serious mental illness or addictioni ncluding severe anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and alcoholism. The creative centers on the individuals as proud people: An attorney, a mom, a pastry chef, a videographer, and an honors graduate.
Importance/Background
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- Research shows that individuals who openly talk about their illness have better recovery outcomes.
- The outdoor campaign is being supplemented with dozens more people participating in Journey social media (Facebook/Twitter) and in the organization’s 2017 annual report.
- Adams Outdoor Advertising is donating the creative, production and space rental for the billboards through their nonprofit program, TheAdams Collaborate Program. The donation includes two large bulletin-size and five poster-size billboards valued at $250,000.
- The campaign is being led by chair Pooja Mehta, a Duke University graduate and Journey volunteer who lives with serious anxiety. “I’m proud of how far I’ve come, and how far I’ll be going,” she says.
- 18.1 percent of Americans live with serious mental illness, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Mental Health Awareness Month has been celebrated in the U.S. annually since 1949.