MICHAEL F. HOGAN, Ph.D

MICHAEL F. HOGAN, Ph.D.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Michael Hogan was confirmed in March 2007 as Commissioner of Mental Health in New York. He served as Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health from 1991to 2007 and led Ohio to the top ranking in the 2006 rating of state mental health systems by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) He was previously Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health from 1987-1991.

Dr. Hogan chaired the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in 2002- 2003, and was appointed in 2007 to serve on the Board of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), representing the behavioral health field. He served from 1994-1998 on the National Advisory Mental Health Council, and as President of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors from 2003-2005. He has co-authored a book and several national reports, and written over 50 journal articles or book chapters.

In 2002 Dr. Hogan received the Distinguished Service to State Government Award from the National Governors’ Association and the Distinguished Service Award from The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. In 2006 he was received a Special Leadership Award at the first national meeting of the Campaign for Mental Health Reform, and the SPAN USA Allies for Action Award from the Suicide Prevention Action Network. In 2007 he received the Barton Distinguished Fellow Award from the American College of Mental Health Administration.