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Glenn Close
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Honorary Chair, Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy of
Rhode Island, District 1,
Honorary
Chair, Glenn Close, Honorees, Lee Woodruff and Bob
Woodruff.
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by: Joyce Brooks
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Fountain House President, Kenneth J. Dudek and
Event Co-Chair, Lorna Hyde Graev |
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Dr.
Robert Cancro, MD, Med.D.Sc. NYU Langone Medical Center |
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Philanthropists, Jean Shafiroff and Margo Langenberg |
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Lorraine Cancro, Glenn close, Kenneth J. Dudek and Joyce
Brooks
Photo by:
Chris London /
www.manhattansociety.com
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“Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has received
significant media coverage due to its prevalence among
veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, but the
frequency of trauma among civilians is less
well-recognized,” said
Lynn Nicholas, PsyD,
symposium Program Chair. Continued Nicholas, "More than
half of American men and women experience catastrophic
stress during their lives, and millions will develop
PTSD, making it a major health problem in the US. ”
Concluded Nicholas, “The goal of this year’s symposium
is to dispel some of the myths, and to educate
participants about early intervention, treatment, and
support options available to them or to someone they
know and love.”
The symposium featured a panel discussion by leading
experts in the fields of mental health research,
treatment, and public policy:
Marylene Cloitre, PhD,
Cathy and Stephen Graham Professor of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine and
Founding Director, Trauma and Resilience Research
Program NYU Child Study Center;
C.A. (Andy) Morgan III, MD, MA,
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry; Research
Affiliate, History of Medicine, Yale University School
of Medicine;
Nancy Venable Raine,
author of After Silence: Rape and My Journey Back.
Event Co-Chair
Lorna Hyde Graev:
“We hope that this annual event will raise awareness of
the devastating impact of mental illness on our society,
while educating our guests about the innovative programs
of Fountain House, an award-winning New York City mental
health organization with a unique rehabilitation model –
one that really works.”
The Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon has become the
premier educational forum on mental health in New York
City, attracting guests from the worlds of philanthropy,
business, and mental health. All proceeds benefit
Fountain House.
Event Chairs:
Patricia Begley, Lorna Hyde Graev, Alexandra A. Herzan,
Anne Mai.
Program Chair:
Lynn Nicholas, PsyD.
Among the attendees were:
Courtney Arnot, Debbie Bancroft, Deeda Blair,
Cornelia Bregman, Dr. Robert Cancro, Beth Rudin DeWoody,
Mark Gilbertson, Sharon Handler, Mariana Kaufman, Peggy
and Marne Obernauer, Pauline Pitt, Ann and John Pyne,
Ann Rapp, Sydney Shuman, Topsy Taylor, Lis and Richard
Waterman,
Denise Wohl.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is
the only mental illness viewed by mental health
professionals as directly caused by an external,
traumatic event. About 8% of men and 10% of women will
develop PTSD at some point in their lives. It can
manifest as horrific emotional pain, a sense of “going
crazy,” disorientation, fearfulness, nightmares,
flashbacks, emotional numbing, depression, inability to
eat, sleep or think, and shame. PTSD may lead to
alcoholism, drug abuse, inability to work, even suicide. Victims
often suffer in secret and in silence, and get the
message not to talk about what happened, or about how
they feel. If untreated, many PTSD sufferers will not
recover. Research involving WWII veterans and Holocaust
survivors has shown that PTSD can persist for more than
50 years – in fact, for a lifetime.
About Fountain House
Founded in 1948 by former psychiatric patients of
Rockland State Hospital, Fountain House is the world’s
leading provider of rehabilitation services for men,
women, and young adults living with major mental
illness. Through its renowned holistic model of support,
replicated in more than 400 locations in 30 countries
and 32 states, Fountain House helps 1,300 people
annually in finding a home, returning to school,
re-entering the workplace, and re-establishing
connections to family, friends, and the larger
community. The annual Symposium and Luncheon was founded
to advance community knowledge about mental illness and
to reduce the associated stigma.
For more information please visit:
www.fountainhouse.org
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