Abstract: | Announces Frank J. Sullivan as the recipient of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service for 2002. A biographical statement is included, along with major works and contributions for the field. Sullivan received this award for a variety of contributions to public service, including responding to the needs of people with severe mental illness, AIDS, and dual diagnoses; bridging chasms between agencies; increasing the number of minority researchers; pulling people and policies together in polarized areas of animal welfare and mental health vs substance abuse; rationalizing mental health research and service systems; funding national services; creating services for neglected populations of children, depressed women on Medicaid, and the homeless; and contributing to the implementation of the Surgeon General's report on mental health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |