The Herald Dispatch May 28, 2018 On the outside, you may not know someone is struggling with a mental health issue. Most of us mask our problems under comfortable facades. We’re quick to bottle our emotions, please others over ourselves and perpetuate the stigma. We don’t allow the world to see us for who we […]
Greenwich Time By Alma Rutgers April 9, 2018 The NRA uses mental illness as an excuse for mass shootings. It’s mental illness, not guns — especially not semi-automatic weapons such as the AR-15 rifle — that’s responsible for these killings, they say. “So far it’s been a good strategy,” Greenwich Commissioner of Human Services Alan […]
Stamford Advocate By Kat Russell, March 23, 2018 STAMFORD — Laurel House has received an anonymous donation of $500,000, which President and CEO Linda Autore said will ensure the future of the nonprofit mental health center’s Thinking Well program. That donation was celebrated Friday with a re-dedication ceremony during which the Thinking Well Center was […]
Laurel House, Inc. will recognize five outstanding individuals as 2018 Town Champions, at its annual dinner dance, on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at The Delamar, Greenwich Harbor. This year’s theme, “Succeeding in the Community,” highlights the productive lives of Laurel House program participants. These Town Champions are being recognized for their important work, advocacy and […]
Laurel House, Inc., a nonprofit organization located in Stamford, will honor Dr. Lloyd Sederer, Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Office of Mental Health, which is the country’s largest mental health system, as its 2018 Champion for Recovery. The annual Champions for Recovery Dinner Dance, to be held on Saturday, April 21, 2018 […]
By Darien News July 21, 2017 The Community Fund of Darien recently awarded several grants, among them awards to Laurel House and Person-to-Person. At the 2017 Grant Awards Open House at the Darien Community Association July 12, Laurel House was awarded $20,000. The grant will help fund the salary for a part-time youth resource specialist for the Resources to Recover program, […]
Published on Friday, June 2 by New Canaan News On May 23, Laurel House Inc. was awarded a grant of $11,000 by the New Canaan Community Foundation at the foundation’s annual awards breakfast at Norwalk Community College’s PepsiCo Theater. The grant will go toward the Stamford-based Laurel House’s Thinking Well, a privately funded program that […]
Laurel House, Inc. was awarded a grant of $5,000 by Near & Far Aid, an all-volunteer fund-raising and fund granting organization, on Monday, June 19. The grant will be used to help fund Laurel House’s Supported Employment program, which provides vocational and clinical supports that enable people with serious mental illness in finding and retaining […]