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The ninth annual Fountain House Symposium and
Luncheon, entitled "The Changing Mind: Youth and
Neuroplasticity," will feature three outstanding panelists: Joseph
T. Coyle, MD, Eben S. Draper Professor of
Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School;
Brian D’Onofrio, PhD,
Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain
Sciences, Indiana University – Bloomington; and
Elyn Saks,
Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology,
and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Gould School of
Law, University of Southern California.
Founded
to advance community knowledge about mental illness and to
reduce the associated stigma, the Fountain House Symposium
and Luncheon has become the premier educational forum on
mental health in New York City.
Chairs:
Patricia Begley, Kitty de
Chazal, Lorna Hyde Graev, Alexandra A. Herzan, Anne Mai,
Lynn Nicholas, PsyD. Corporate Chair:
Kim S. Fennebresque. Program Chair:
Andrea Roy.
Tickets start at $375; Tables start at
$5,000.
About Fountain House
Founded in 1948 by former psychiatric
patients of Rockland State Hospital, Fountain House is one
of the world’s leading mental health models, providing
employment, educational, and housing opportunities to people
living with serious mental illness. This successful model
has been replicated by hundreds of Fountain House programs
serving tens of thousands of people worldwide.
Time:
11:15AM Registration;
12:00PM Symposium and Luncheon
Location:
The Pierre, Grand Ballroom
Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, New York City
Event contact:
Susan Bell
Special Events
Phone:
212.874.5457
Email:
heatherprochorchik@bellevents.com
Web site:
www.fountainhouse.org/special-events
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