[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       BART CHARLOW HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 1995
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend Mr. 
Bart Charlow for his uncompromising advocacy on behalf of mental health 
care in Santa Clara County, CA, which includes the 16th Congressional 
District that I represent in this 104th Congress.
  For 15 years, Mr. Charlow has actively helped families--and 
particulary children--touched by mental illness to overcome disability 
and lead rich and productive lives. As president and CEO of the Adult 
and Child Guidance Center in San Jose, CA, he fashioned mental health 
services specially designed to address the needs of many of the 
community's most neglected populations. As a result, the Adult and 
Child Guidance Center offers one-of-a-kind programs for adolescents, 
the hearing impaired, and Southeast Asian immigrants, among others. 
True to its charitable nature, the center strives to provide a 
treatment alternative for those who fall short of public-sector 
assistance.
  Those who know Mr. Charlow know that his efforts carry far beyond his 
own organization. During my tenure as a local government official, I 
worked closely with Mr. Charlow and others to build a comprehensive 
system of mental health care for the needy and to preserve those vital 
health services as local government budgets for such services shrank. 
As president of the local contract agencies association and delegate to 
the countywide mental health board budget committee, he was key to 
these efforts.
  Mr. Charlow has participated on too many community boards to mention 
at this time, yet it is worth noting that he has placed a particular 
emphasis--importantly--on efforts helping children.
  Mr. Speaker, on March 27, 1995, Mr. Charlow will be honored by 
colleagues and friends for his intelligent and passionate leadership in 
the field of mental health. I would like to express my own gratitude to 
Mr. Charlow on behalf of my constituents in the 16th district and the 
U.S. House of Representatives.


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