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Thresholds Announces Mark Ishaug as New CEO Thresholds has announced the appointment of Mark Ishaug as its new CEO. Mr. Ishaug will assume his duties in March. Ishaug currently serves as President and CEO of AIDS United in Washington, D.C., and previously served as the President and CEO of AIDS Foundation of Chicago. He joined the AIDS Foundation in 1991 as its public affairs officer and assumed the role of President and CEO in 1998, a position he held until February of 2011 when he joined AIDS United in Washington.
Mike Szkatulski of Mesirow Financial and President of Thresholds' board of directors called Ishaug's appointment "visionary," and he cited Ishaug's inspired and dedicated leadership to the Chicago social service community as a driving force behind the decision to hire.
"Mark has a long history of service to Chicago," Szkatulski said. "He has a proven track record within the community, building public/private partnerships and fighting stigma and discrimination among vulnerable populations. His experience parallels the work we do at Thresholds. We are honored to have him join our leadership team to bring his expertise and impressive tenure within the Chicago social service community." Read More
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About Thresholds
Thresholds is one of Chicago's most recognized and renowned social service agencies serving persons with severe and persistent mental illness. As the largest and oldest provider of community behavioral healthcare and mental health services in Illinois, Thresholds enjoys a unique distinction as a national and world leader in psychosocial rehabilitation. With achievement awards from the American Psychiatric Association, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Thresholds is unparalleled in its focus on recovery from mental illness through the routine use of evidence-based practices and innovative, effective models of care.
Thresholds is an industry leader in the areas of affordable housing for people with mental illness, evidence-based supported employment, wellness management and recovery, assertive community treatment, integrated dual disorders treatment, physical healthcare (in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing), and psychiatric research and training (in partnership with the Dartmouth Medical School Psychiatric Research Center).
Winner of the 2011 Annapolis Coalition Pacesetter Award, the 2009 American Psychiatric Association Gold Award and the SAMHSA Science and Service Award.
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Our Mission
Thresholds assists and inspires people with severe mental illnesses to reclaim their lives by providing the supports, skills and the respectful encouragement that they need to achieve hopeful and successful futures.
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