Alliance for the Study of Cognitive Disorders The Alliance is organized for the charitable and educational purposes of increasing public awareness of the spectrum of cognitive disorders associated with mental illness, the deleterious effects of cognitive disorders on the individual and family, the impact of cognitive disorders on the ability to live independently, the impact of cognitive disorders on treatment compliance, and the range of available treatments for cognitive disorders; conducting educational seminars where lay persons and clinicians can learn about cognitive disorders and their treatments; conducting  professional educational meetings at which leading researchers and clinicians can exchange ideas, develop new methods of treatment, and report on research; producing educational literature regarding cognitive disorders and mental health, and to make that literature available to the public; consulting to federal, state, and local agencies regarding the treatment of cognitive disorders; providing research grants in the area of cognition and mental illness to high school, college, graduate, and post-doctoral students; and providing funding for the preparation and submission of research, education, and service grant applications.
Board Members President/Treasurer: Tiffany Herlands, Psy.D. Vice President: Joyce Stern Secretary: Dana Hiltzik, C.S.T. Director of Donar Relations: Ronnie Barnea Shari Wolfson Anne Rosow, Ph.D. Gary Kennedy, M.D.	Dr. Tiffany Herlands, Alliance Foundation President/Treasurer, presenting at the conference in 2008
CONTACT INFORMATION For questions, please contact Tiffany Herlands, PsyD General Information: Telephone: 212-877-0009 FAX: 212-877-0009 Electronic mail: General Information info@cognitivedisorders.org Go to the ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE	Dr. Tiffany Herlands, Workshop presentation, 2006