Fema grant for Sandy Crisis Counseling to MHA
The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA) has been chosen to provide crisis counseling assistance through the program, Project Hope, part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s $8.2 million grant...
View ArticleTime To Talk: Broaching the Difficult Topic of Depression and Suicide in...
By Janine Crowley Haynes “We hope that by heightening awareness about mental health challenges, we can make a difference in the lives of persons whose painful struggle can feel so bleak at times and to...
View Article315 Supporters Laced Up to Run Miles for Miles
Team Daniel Runs for Recovery from Mental Illness By Janine Crowley Haynes Last Sunday in Armonk, nonprofit organization, Team Daniel, held a 5K fundraising event, Miles for Miles, at Byram Hills High...
View ArticleWomen Breaking the Silence on Mental Illness: A Meaningful Conversation
By Janine Crowley Haynes NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 15, 2015)—The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (the Foundation) held its second annual New York Women’s Luncheon, Breaking the Silence on Mental...
View ArticleTeam Daniel Running for Recovery from Mental Illness
Teams up with Byram Hills in a Run for Hope! Team Daniel is getting ready to follow up its successful Miles for Miles fundraiser in 2015 with another 5K cross-country run and ‘go as far as you like’...
View ArticleMental Illness Not a Life Sentence, MHA of Westchester President Tells Rotary...
By Grace Bennett Chappaqua, February 27–When it comes to understanding mental health, Michael Lombardi, Chappaqua resident and President of the Mental Health Association (MHA)of Westchester, makes one...
View ArticleNext to Normal: A True Family Affair, and Then Some!
By Kathryn Kitt There have been a number of productions of “Next to Normal” since its Tony Award/Pulitzer prize winning moment in 2009 that have been wondrous. The Armonk Players version is no...
View ArticleTipper Gore & Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness
“Back in the day, there was bipartisan support for meeting mental health challenges,” Tipper Gore* said in a conversation with Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D, President and CEO of Brain & Behavior...
View ArticleUnderstanding Life After Suicide
Dr. Jennifer Ashton from ABC News & GMA Shares her Experiences with Mental Health and Suicide at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center We need to start looking at mental health and mental illness no...
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