[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 170 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF MR. PHILIP WORKMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 
                      OHIO PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

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                          HON. TED STRICKLAND

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2003

  Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I stand today on the floor of the United 
States House of Representatives to recognize Mr. Philip Workman's 
contributions to the field of mental health treatment.
  For nearly twenty years, Phil Workman has served as the Executive 
Director of the Ohio Psychiatric Association (OPA), the OPA Education 
and Research Foundation, and the Ohio Psychiatrists' Political Action 
Committee. In these positions, he has made an outstanding contribution 
to advancing education and treatment and reducing stigma and 
discrimination of mental illness.
  Under Mr. Workman's watch, the membership of OPA has doubled to over 
1,000 members; this growth in membership is due, in part, to his 
ability and willingness to reach out to residents and psychiatrists who 
are just beginning their careers in order to develop young leadership 
in the organization.
  Mr. Workman has been a leader in Ohio and across the country in the 
fight for mental health parity. He worked in concert with other Ohio 
groups to establish the 1984 Fair Benefits Coalition. The Fair Benefits 
Coalition led directly to the creation of the Coalition for Healthy 
Communities, a coalition of over 25 professional agencies and consumer 
organizations devoted to providing quality mental health and substance 
abuse services in Ohio. And, he worked in the American Psychiatric 
Association to establish several groups and task forces that have been 
critical to the vitality of the national organization.
  Appropriately, Mr. Workman's outstanding leadership, commitment, and 
dedication was honored in 2002, when he was named a ``Mental Health 
Champion'' by the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill of Ohio.
  Phil Workman's long service to the Ohio Psychiatric Association and 
his strong advocacy for those who suffer from mental illness has 
inspired and served as a model to his many friends and professional 
associates. It has been said that ``some people strengthen society just 
by being the kind of people they are.'' Mr. Speaker, Philip Workman is 
such a person.

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