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AURORA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A WINNER OF THE NATIONAL ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY
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August 19, 2009 , Aurora, CO – Aurora Mental Health Center has been selected as a winner of the national Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. The Alfred P. Sloan Awards are part of "When Work Works," a national project on workplace flexibility and workplace effectiveness from Families and Work Institute in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce and the Twiga Foundation.

This prestigious award recognizes employers that are successfully using workplace flexibility to meet both employer and employee goals. The scoring process is rigorous. Employer responses are measured against national data from Families and Work Institute’s National Study of Employers. As a winner, Aurora Mental Health Center ranks in the top 20% of employers nationally in terms of flexible work programs, policies and culture.

"We are honored to be a recipient of this award," said Randy Stith, executive director of Aurora Mental Health Center, "it is testimony to the hard work of our employees and our management, and their commitment to building a superior workplace based on respect, cooperation and growth where everyone can flourish."

The award was based on various factors, including the center’s LEAD program (a nationally recognized leadership development program), flexible hours and compressed work weeks, generous paternity leave, our ability to share our vacation time with co-workers that are facing emergencies, telecommuting and subsidized cell phones that allow our staff to work from home.

About Aurora Mental Health Center

The Aurora Mental Health Center is a 501 (c) (3) corporation founded by volunteers in 1975. Services were provided in donated space. The Center has operated and grown continuously since then and is now a $22 million organization with an exceptional reputation locally and nationally. The Center currently has more than 400 employees, nearly 100 of whom are clients whose employment is furthering their recovery. The staff and more than 80 volunteers provide services to more than 11,000 people annually. Services are provided in 17 specialty clinics located in nine counseling and specialized service centers, in six residential facilities, in public schools, at two county departments of human services, in homes and foster homes, and at other community locations. The Colorado Division of Mental Health named the Center the number one community mental health center in the state for 2006.

For more information, visit www.aumhc.org or call 303.617.2300.

Contact:
Cindy Bohl
Aurora Mental Health Center
303.617.2300

Richard Hanson
The Hanson Group 303.297.1001