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HEARST
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ELLEN LEVINE
& AUTHOR LEE WOODRUFF TO SPEAK AT THE
BRAIN &
BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S
“WOMEN
BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS” LUNCHEON
Hearst
Magazine’s Editorial Director Ellen
Levine and
advocate, author Lee
Woodruff will
discuss depression, anxiety and suicide, and the importance
of removing the stigma from mental illness on Monday,
June 15, 2015 at 11 a.m. reception; 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
luncheon at the Metropolitan Club: One East 60th Street,
Manhattan. Woodruff
is the author of three books, including “In An Instant,” a New
York Times best-seller
that also garnered critical
acclaim for its compelling and humorous chronicle of her
family’s journey to recovery following her husband Bob’s
roadside bomb injury in Iraq. She
serves as co-founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation which
has raised more than $20 million to help veterans
successfully reintegrate into their communities and receive
critical long-term care. Levine made
publishing history in October 1994 as the first woman to be
named editor-in-chief of Good
Housekeeping since
the magazine was founded in 1885. During her tenure, she was
instrumental in launching new titles at Hearst Magazines,
including O,
The Oprah Magazine, the most successful magazine launch
ever. In May 2006, Ms. Levine was appointed editorial
director at Hearst Magazines. In addition to many other
awards, Levine received is the first annual Media Award by
the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology for the
numerous articles on mental illness she published in Good
Housekeeping. Tickets are $300.
For more information, visit www.bbrfoundation.org/womensluncheon2015
EVENT:
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation’s “Women Breaking the
Silence About Mental Illness” Luncheon with Hearst Editorial
Director Ellen Levine & Mental Illness Advocate Lee Woodruff
DATE:
Monday, June 15, 2015
TIME:
11 a.m. reception; 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. luncheon
PLACE: Metropolitan
Club: One East 60th Street, Manhattan
REGISTER:
www.bbrfoundation.org/womensluncheon2015
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About the Brain & Behavior Research
Foundation:
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is
committed to alleviating the suffering of mental illness by
awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs
in scientific research. Since 1987, the Foundation has
awarded more than $324 million in over 4,700 grants to
leading scientists around the world. The Foundation funds
the most innovative ideas in neuroscience and psychiatry to
better understand the causes and develop new ways to treat
brain and behavior disorders. These disorders include
depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism,
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety,
borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. 100% of dollars
raised for research are invested into our grants leading to
advances and breakthroughs in brain and behavior research
that willultimately enable people to live
full, happy and productive lives. For more information,
visit
www.bbrfoundation.org
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