Aurora Behavioral Health Services -- making life better for generations
of people
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one chooses a psychiatric disorder
Disorders strike without regard to status or family background. For
all involved, the financial, social and personal costs are enormous. Ill
persons may have trouble making friends, holding a job, paying attention
in school and maintaining relationships. They sometimes become violent
or suicidal.
Families can be destroyed by the high cost of purchasing prescription
drugs, or by the instability of an ill parent or child. Afflicted
persons struggle not only with their illness, but also with the
associated stigma. The hopelessness and helplessness can be devastating,
especially for children.
A center of excellence in behavioral health care
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital provides an ideal setting of hope and
healing for individuals struggling with mental health or substance abuse
problems. Through our high level of expertise, commitment to excellence
and leading-edge clinical research, our patients have access to the most
advanced and innovative treatment options available. Since 1884, it has
been our mission to deliver these services in a caring and respectful
manner, reflecting the dignity and individuality of each person.
Did you know in the U.S. alone...
- Mental illness impacts 1 in 4 families
- Mental illness is the 2nd leading cause of disability and
premature mortality
- Depression is as great a risk factor for heart disease as is
smoking
- There are 30,000 suicides in the U.S. annually, more than the
number of homicides
- 44.3 million American adults suffer from a diagnosable
psychiatric disorder
- Mental health problems cost an estimated $20 billion per year
Psychiatric disorders are as real and debilitating as heart attacks
and broken bones. But those who suffer from them are increasingly unable
to find and afford needed care. Demand for care has increased while
payments fall short of costs.
The ripple effect of your donation
- How can one person, like yourself, make a difference? That's
easy. Consider one man's struggle with alcohol dependence. Your
donation could help to return a loving father back to a family that
has been hurt physically, emotionally and financially by his
drinking.
- Consider the woman whose bipolar disorder caused debilitating
mood swings. Your donation could help to return a valuable employee
back to a company that held her job for her and co-workers who never
gave up on her recovery.
- Consider the teenager whose depression drove her to attempt
suicide. Your donation could help to return a happy, energetic
daughter back to a family that anguished over their inability to
ease her pain, but whose arms were always open.
That's a lot of ripples.
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital is grateful for the philanthropy of our
donors that has helped make our organization a leader in the region as a
highly skilled specialty hospital that provides mental health services
with compassion and dignity to all in need.
About Aurora Psychiatric Hospital
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital is a non-profit
hospital and has been providing quality behavioral health care since 1884.
We are always seeking new opportunities to meet the ever-changing needs of
the communities we serve.
Formerly known as Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital,
the hospital is part of Aurora Behavioral Health Services. Aurora
Psychiatric Hospital provides treatment for people of all ages and offers
a full continuum of care including inpatient and residential treatment as
well as day and evening treatment programming.
Contacting the Office of Philanthropy
Gail Sauter
Director of Philanthropy
Phone: (414) 773-4317
Fax: (414) 773-4338
Email: gail.sauter@aurora.org
Susan Koppa-McClurg
Philanthropy Officer
Phone: (414) 454-6741
Fax: (414) 773-4338
Email:
susan.koppa.mcclurg@aurora.org
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