7th Annual Spring Gala and Auction “Bidding Beneath the Blossoms” to Take Place April 7 at the Carnegie Institution for Science
“LinkUp & Live is essential to the growth and success of CrisisLink as we strive to provide immediate help and support to individuals to deal with life’s challenges, not just in the DC-area, but nationwide,” said CrisisLink Executive Director Linda Eatmon-Jones. “We are ahead of the curve in implementing new services such as a Spanish language crisis hotline, a pilot crisis text messaging program and an anti-bullying task force, and the funding to keep these services available is crucial.”
LinkUp & Live, now in its seventh year, accounts for nearly one fifth of the organization’s fundraising by utilizing top-tiered silent auction items and gala sponsors. This year’s event will feature special keynote message Dr. John Sharp, whose expertise in psychiatry and neuropsychiatry is often utilized on national news programs such as CNN, MSNBC, the Today Show and E! News. Sharp recently authored “The Emotional Calendar,” which provides counsel in recognizing and successfully managing traditional responses to emotional triggers through the season of the year.
“I am honored and very much looking forward to speaking at this year’s LinkUp & Live gala,” said Dr. Sharp. “I have dedicated my life to treating emotional suffering that often makes people need a hotline - lifeline such as CrisisLink’s. It is crucial that an organization such as CrisisLink thrives and I am happy to do my part with the endeavor.”
In addition to Dr. Sharp’s address, CrisisLink will present Alison Malmon, Founder & Executive Director of Active Minds, with a Leadership Award for her dedication to changing the perceptions about mental health on college campuses, which have had a profound impact in promoting open and enlightened dialogues around mental health issues throughout the country. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Active Minds is the only national organization that utilizes students as a driving force to bring these issues to the forefront and remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues.
“I am honored to receive CrisisLink’s Leadership Award at this year’s LinkUp & Live event,” said Malmon. “The depth of CrisisLink’s service to the DC area is unparalleled, providing support to those in our community most in need of a compassionate ear and open heart. There is little more thrilling than to be recognized by such a stellar leader in the field.”
For additional LinkUp & Live information go to http://www.LinkUpandLive.org
To purchase tickets to LinkUp & Live go to: https://crisislink.ejoinme.org/?tabid=252449
About CrisisLink:
CrisisLink, which began as a volunteer suicide prevention call center in 1969, transformed into a 24-hour hotline servicing the Washington metropolitan area. By 1999, CrisisLink had expanded its services to include comprehensive crisis prevention, intervention and response programs and today consistently ranks among the top 5 highest volume crisis centers in the country for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For more information go to www.crisislink.org
A two-time Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington charity, CrisisLink is a national leader in suicide prevention and information & referrals. For more than 40 years, CrisisLink has provided crisis intervention, emergency mental health support, and information and referrals to residents in crisis or contemplating suicide in the Metropolitan Washington region.
Contact:
Marshall Ellis, CrisisLink, 703-516-6768
Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner, Swanson Communications, 202-783-5500
CrisisLink brings immediate help, hope, and healing to empower individuals facing serious life challenges, suicidal thoughts, emotional or situational problems. http://www.crisislink.org.
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