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Brenda Lee

Brenda Lee is the President and CEO of Mental Health America - Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA.  She received her B.A. from Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Lee joined Mental Health America - Allegheny County in 1991 as Director of Development and became President and CEO in 1999. Prior to joining the Mental Health America - Allegheny County, Ms. Lee served as the Director Development for the Washington, DC Chapter of the American Lung Association, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., and the Overseas Education Fund, Washington, DC.  She always worked for The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and The John A Hartford Foundation in New York, NY, the Bedford Stuyvesant Community Corporation in Brooklyn, NY and the Montclair North-Essex YWCA in Montclair, NJ.

Ms. Lee is on the Board of Directors of the Northshore Community Alliance, Pittsburgh, PA, and the Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.  She has four adult children and ten grandchildren.

.:: INFORMATION Primary Goal: A primary goal of Mental Health is to educate the general public about the realities of mental health and mental illness. For more information choose from the fact sheets below or view the entire list. > Anxiety Disorders > Children’s Health > Depression > Bipolar Disorder > Eating Disorders > Older Adults > Other Illnesses > Recovery > Schizophrenia > Suicide

.:: HELP In Crisis? 1-800-273-TALK If you, a friend or a loved is going through a tough time in your life and you need someone: > find treatment > find support group > medication info. > prescription payment > inpatient treatment > find clinical trials > treatment problems > find a local affiliate > help for a friend

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