Mark Kuppe former CEO of Canvas Health in Minnesota (a metro Community Mental Health Center serving children and adults with a full array of 35 community based mental health services programs) joins Educational Message Services/PreventionPays Text Messaging Service
Kuppe brings over 30 years of experience in collective impact and communities’ improved outcomes. Mark has served in the role of president of the Minnesota Association for Community Mental Health Centers and served on their board of directors for eight years. He was one of the founding members of the National Association for Family-Based Services and the Minnesota Family Based Services Association and has served on both of their boards. He has served on the Washington County Community Corrections Advisory Board, was a member of the MN Suicide Prevention Planning Task force and has been a part of many task forces and committees statewide in Minnesota on issues of mental health in the community. He presently is a Board Member for the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners.
Mark was instrumental in developing and promoting the innovative suicide prevention program Txt4Life for the State of Minnesota. (see: https://txt4life.org/) Txt4Life serves Minnesota residents across all ages and demographics including all 11 Minnesota Tribal Nations.
Kuppe developed local and state funding for this suicide prevention work that includes 2.6 million over 4 years for this program. This texting model has now been replicated by several other states/regions/communities and their protocols have helped inform national entities including SAMHSA, NSPL, NAMI and CONTACT USA.
Mark's high esteem for the crisis community coupled with his deep knowledge and unparalleled instincts related to cultivating new funding channels through innovative grant-making will help directors answer their big questions like: how do I maintain adequate staffing/management for a text hotline/helpline? And how do I leverage my data to quantify the value/need for a text helpline? Mark is a highly regarded professional and friend among crisis line directors.
We are delighted to have Mark on the team! Questions or comments? Email info@preventionpaystext.com