[NYAPRS Enews] Paolo del Vecchio Names CMHS Director

[Harvey Rosenthal]

NYAPRS Note: Some wonderful news! Paolo del Vecchio, a long time
dedicated peer leader and Center for Mental Health Services Acting
Director, has been named as the new CMHS Director. You can meet and hear
Paolo's keynote address at our upcoming NYAPRS Annual Conference; see
details at
http://www.nyaprs.org/conferences/annual-conference/index.cfm.
Congratulations to Paolo and to us all!

From: Hyde, Pam (SAMHSA/IOA)
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 1:26 PM
To: SAMHSA - ALL
Subject: New Director, Center for Mental Health Services

Dear Colleagues,

 

I am delighted to announce that Paolo del Vecchio has been selected to
serve as the next Director of the Center for Mental Health Services.
After a full and open search, Paolo proved himself to possess the
vision, the energy, and the leadership capacity necessary to steer CMHS
into the years ahead.

 

Paolo has had a long and successful career here at SAMHSA.  Over the
course of his 17 years in CMHS, he served as the Acting Director, the
CMHS Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, the Acting Director for
the Office of External Liaison, and was the first Consumer Affairs
Specialist hired by SAMHSA.  Throughout his work, Paolo has been a
leader, pushing the envelope on a wide range of consumer issues,
including consumer participation and education, issues of discrimination
and prejudice, wellness, recovery, trauma, and access to treatment.
Paolo is also a strong and capable leader and manager, serving as a
critical part of the SAMHSA leadership and management teams. 

 

Prior to joining SAMHSA, Paolo worked for the Philadelphia Office of
Mental Health in the areas of policy formulation and the planning of a
comprehensive system of community-based mental health services
addressing homelessness, HIV/AIDS, and many other issues.  He graduated
summa cum laude with a master's degree in social work from Temple
University. 

 

Paolo has been involved in behavioral health for over 40 years.  As a
consumer, a family member, a provider, and a policy maker, he has been
and will continue to be a strong advocate for those with mental health
conditions and/or addictions, and their families and a valuable asset to
SAMHSA.  Please join me in congratulating Paolo and wishing him the very
best in his new position.

 

 

Pam

_____________________________________________________________

Pamela S. Hyde, J.D.

Administrator

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Department of Health and Human Services

1 Choke Cherry Road

Rockville, Maryland  20857

240 276 2000

 

Behavioral Health is Essential to Health.  Prevention Works.  Treatment
is Effective.  People Recover.

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