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APRIL 28, 2016 the Beverly Hilton DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES APRIL 28, 2016 The Beverly Hilton DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WE THANK HONORING Michael Botticelli Ronda Rousey LEADERSHIP AWARD PRESENTER Maya Forbes KT Tunstall FOR MAKING AN ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE. LEADERSHIP AWARD MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Melissa Rivers Eva LaRue BEATRICE STERN MEDIA AWARD EMCEE April 28, 2016 Your Supporters, The Beverly Hilton Merle and Peter Mullin 9876 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90210 DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES The idea that mental illness is shameful grew out of fear and ignorance about its causes, effects and treatments. Today, we know more about brain chemistry and its disturbances than ever before, yet stigma around mental illness persists. In 1997, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services took a lead role in sparking positive conversations about mental illness by honoring Tipper Gore at its first Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards. Since she candidly shared her history of depression, we have honored researchers, physicians, writers, actors, musicians, sports figures and others who have kept the conversation going. Thanks to their BEATRICE STERN MEDIA AWARD advocacy, we have made significant progress in erasing the stigma of mental illness, which will affect half of us sometime in our lives. In 2007, Beatrice Stern established the Beatrice Stern Media Award to recognize creative individuals who use the media to help erase the stigma of mental illness. A dear friend of Didi Hirsch, Bea believed that the constructive power of media can change hearts and minds as well as influence policy. The Media Award honors people in film, television, print, Internet or social media who have used their power to enlighten us about mental illness and inspire hope. HONORING Michael Botticelli Leadership Award As Director of the Office of National Drug Control Police (ONCDP) at the White House, Michael Botticelli leads the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts. Unanimously confirmed by the Senate, he was sworn in on February 11, 2015, and has since advanced historic reforms and innovations in prevention, criminal justice, treatment and recovery. Michael coordinates actions across the federal government to reduce the abuse of prescription drugs and heroin and to increase access to support services. Celebrating more than 26 years of sobriety, Michael has more than two decades of experience supporting Americans affected by substance use disorders. Prior to joining ONCDP in 2012, he served as Director of the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. He has served in a variety of leadership roles for the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors. He was a member of the Advisory Committee for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. He also has co-authored many peer-reviewed articles. HONORING Maya Forbes Leadership Award Writer/director Maya Forbes will receive a Leadership Award for her honest and compassionate portrayal of a father with bipolar disorder in her directorial debut, Infinitely Polar Bear. Based on her experience growing up with a father struggling with what was then called “manic depression,” the critically acclaimed film explores the impact of mental illness on families. The movie premiered at the 30th Sundance Film Festival in 2014, was released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2015 and earned actor Mark Ruffalo a Golden Globe nomination. Maya began her career on HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show and has been writing for television and film for over 20 years. Her writing credits include The People v. O.J. Simpson, Monsters vs. Aliens and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. HONORING Melissa Rivers Beatrice Stern Media Award Most people who see Melissa Rivers on the red carpet are unaware that she is not only a style maven, but also an Ivy League graduate, single mother of a teenage son, accomplished equestrian, author, television producer, and philanthropist. Together with her mother Joan Rivers, she created the Red Carpet phenomenon. In her current role as an Executive Producer and co-host of E! Entertainment’s Fashion Police, Melissa shares with viewers her candor, quick wit and meticulous eye for fashion. She is also the New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation (Crown Archetype), published in May 2015. A college student when her father, television producer Edgar Rosenberg, died by suicide, Melissa has been a brave and eloquent spokesperson for suicide prevention for many years. She is known for her passionate efforts to raise awareness about suicide among youth and college students. Ronda Rousey Presenter Ronda Rousey is the first woman’s Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) bantamweight champion and Olympic medalist in Judo. Considered to be one of the most dominant athletes in UFC history, Rousey is responsible for the inclusion of women in the Octagon. Taking Hollywood with force, she has landed roles in major films such asEntourage , Furious 7, The Expendables 3 and the upcoming Road House. Her autobiography, My Fight/Your Fight, describes how she survived her father’s suicide and overcame an eating disorder to become a champion fighter. She has been a role model to young women with eating disorders and other mental health challenges. Didi Hirsch was proud to present her with an Erasing the Stigma Leadership Award in 2014 for her advocacy efforts to erase the stigma of mental illness. KT Tunstall Musical Performance KT Tunstall is an award-winning singer/songwriter who chooses to live and create in the moment. This impulsivity courses through her catalog and performances, defining classics like the GRAMMY Award®-nominated “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” ‘Suddenly I See,” “Hold On” and “Saving My Face.” Counting Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, and more recent artists such as Tame Impala and Devendra Banhart as her musical muses, the Scotland-born and Los Angeles-based artist has a fifth full-length studio album coming out this year. KT studied film score composition at the Sundance Film Institute Composers Lab at Skywalker Ranch in Northern California. She received a 2007 GRAMMY Award® nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” and won a BRIT Award and the Ivor Novello Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “Suddenly I See.” Her music has been featured prominently in film and television includingThe Devil Wears Prada, Ugly Betty, and Grey’s Anatomy. She has penned songs for films such as Disney’s Million Dollar Arm (co-writing with the legendary A. R. Rahman) and Warner Brothers’ Winter’s Tale. Eva LaRue Emcee Eva LaRue is an Emmy Award-nominated actress best known for the role of Natalia Boa Vista on the CBS procedural drama CSI: Miami, now seen in syndication. She also played the role of Dr. Maria Santos on the iconic ABC daytime drama All My Children and Danny Tanner’s wife, Teri, on the pilot episode of Fuller House. A veteran of countless acting roles, including recurring roles on The George Lopez Show and Third Watch, she is currently starring in Dancer & the Dame on Netflix. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services extends its Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has gratitude to the 20th Anniversary Leadership been proudly erasing stigma since 1997. Awards’ 2016 Chairs and Committee. PAST HONOREES Leadership Chairs Linda and Martin J. Frank DEAR ABBY Mariette Hartley Dana Priest Ryan Anderson Mary Hayashi Chris Rose Leadership Co-Chairs Michael Angelakos John Head Ronda Rousey Charlotte Fletcher, PhD and Jeremy Fletcher Maurice Benard Jennifer Holliday Ambassador Lois and Sam Bloom Anne Hull Nancy Hirsch Rubin Jami and Nikolaus Heidegger Terry Bradshaw Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD Elyn R. Saks, JD, PhD Warren and Gail Kamer Lieberfarb David Satcher, MD Bebe Moore Campbell Quincy Jones Laura Ornest and Rick Leslie Jilliene F. Schenkel Bridget Cantrell, PhD Congressman Nancy and Miles Rubin Rosalynn Carter Patrick J. Kennedy Edwin S. Shneidman, PhD Kid Cudi Larry King Andrew Solomon Chuck Dean Gary E. Knell Shari and Garen Staglin Event Committee Patty Duke Mary Lambert Rod Steiger ER – the television series Steve Lopez Darrell and Jordana Shawn Amos, Event Co-Chair Steinberg Norman L. Farberow, PhD Los Angeles Times Beatrice Stern Lisa Petrazzolo, Event Co-Chair Carrie Fisher Alison Malmon Ross Szabo Carlos Garcia Gary Foster Howie Mandel Natasha Tracy Gail Kamer Lieberfarb Tipper Gore Jamie Masada Shelby Tweten Bonnie Strauss Gould Logan Miller and Noah Miller Laura Ornest Jeff Greenberg Christopher Monger Philip Strauss Cheri Renfroe Yousem Linda and Martin J. Frank Charlotte Fletcher, PhD LEADERSHIP CHAIRS and Jeremy Fletcher LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS Jami and Nikolaus Heidegger Warren and Gail Kamer Lieberfarb LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS Laura Ornest and Rick Leslie Nancy and Miles Rubin LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS Martin J. Frank Leadership Chair Martin J. Frank’s professional background spans several careers as an actuary, a global management consulting firm executive, a bank director, a film producer and a mathematics teacher. He joined Didi Hirsch’s Board of Directors in 2003 and served as Chair from 2010 to 2012. Frank, who served six years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves’ 77th Infantry Division, worked as an actuary for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and an actuarial consultant to the United Automobile Workers in Detroit. In 1969, he joined Towers Perrin—a global professional service firm that helps organizations optimize performance through effective people, risk and financial management—where he counseled corporations on actuarial, compensation, employee benefits and collective bargaining issues. He served on the firm’s Board of Directors and retired in 1992. He spent the next decade as Director of Pacific Crest Bank and chaired Moonshadow Entertainment, a film production company, where he executive produced Friends & Enemies (1993) and Cadillac (1997).
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