Vanita Halliburton is co-founder and executive chairman of Grant Halliburton Foundation, a nonprofit established in 2006 following the suicide death of her son, Grant Halliburton.
Vanita is a frequent speaker on mental health and suicide prevention in schools, at professional conferences, and throughout the community. She speaks from the heart about her son’s battle with depression and bipolar disorder, his suicide at the age of 19, and the need for a collaborative and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention.
She is a past recipient of Mental Health America’s Child Advocate Prism Award, Southwest Jewish Council’s Audrey Kaplan Inspiring Women of the Southwest Award, Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Special Service Award, and Sierra Tucson’s Hope Recognition.