Do you know someone who is a fierce advocate for those with mental health issues?
Someone who works in the field or volunteers their time, with a passion to preserve the rights and responsibilities for those with mental health issues?
Nominate them for the Tamra Rovney Achievement Award!
Nominations will be accepted until September 2nd, 2022, with the award to be presented at the SCCBI Fall Mental Health Conference on October 25th, 2022.
This award is being presented annually, in honor of Tamra Rovney, who passed away in the fall of 2019.
Tamra's energy, passion, and the spirit of her work in the mental health field will be carried on in her honor through this award.
Established in 1995, the South Central Community Based Initiative (SCCBI) is a 10-county regional partnership, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), with the purpose of significantly improving services that promote recovery for adults with mental illness. The SCCBI is comprised of consumers, county mental health authorities, Minnesota State Operated Services, DHS, family members, public and private mental health providers, and other community stakeholders. The participating counties include Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, and Watonwan.