Avon Johnson, LCSW

Avon was born and raised in New Haven, CT. She is proudly the product of the New Haven Public School System. Avon is the Mental Health Superintendent I of the Connecticut Mental Health Center in New Haven, CT. Avon has worked at CMHC for 35+ years. Prior to her current role she was the Clinical Director of CMHC. Avon is the first Black person to serve in the roles of both the Clinical Director and the Mental Health Superintendent I and is a member of the Senior Leadership Group at CMHC. Avon began her career with the intention of wanting to become a Nurse, and in the 1980's, she began working as a Mental Health Worker at the now-closed Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, CT. While working at Fairfield Hills, she began to hone her skills and begin working towards ending stigma that has followed people with mental illness. Avon is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.