Blanton-Peale - What is the Need?
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Brilliant H<strong>is</strong>tory<br />
<strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> Institute & Counseling Center<br />
Brilliant H<strong>is</strong>tory<br />
Bold & Positive Future<br />
<strong>What</strong> Is <strong>the</strong> <strong>Need</strong>?<br />
Many New Yorkers today face devastating mental health<br />
challenges. Whe<strong>the</strong>r it be sexual assault, domestic<br />
violence, school shootings, teen anxiety, rac<strong>is</strong>m or poverty,<br />
mental health <strong>is</strong> in <strong>the</strong> news every day. We face a mental<br />
health cr<strong>is</strong><strong>is</strong>, and <strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> <strong>is</strong> doing something about it.<br />
In December 2017, we opened a new second floor,<br />
and began doubling our support for New Yorkers who<br />
need affordable, hol<strong>is</strong>tic mental health care.<br />
<strong>What</strong>ever <strong>is</strong> going on in<br />
our society ei<strong>the</strong>r<br />
supports mental health<br />
& well-being or<br />
undermines it.<br />
<strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r amplifies its impact by training<br />
mental health professionals, community- and faith-based<br />
leaders, and o<strong>the</strong>r caring people with <strong>the</strong> tools of<br />
psychology, mental health, and spirituality. The new<br />
second floor provides classroom space for <strong>the</strong>se<br />
programs to thrive.
<strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> Institute & Counseling Center<br />
An investment in <strong>the</strong> lives of <strong>the</strong> people of New York:<br />
Our expansion to a new 2nd floor enables an additional<br />
1,550 people to find <strong>the</strong> help <strong>the</strong>y need.<br />
1,550 each year 3,100 each year<br />
Who are <strong>the</strong> people <strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> serves?<br />
%<br />
Clients who are<br />
people of color<br />
%<br />
Clients who are from<br />
<strong>the</strong> outer boroughs<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> Year with YOUR Help<br />
We will...<br />
build a focus on<br />
addressing<br />
trauma of all sorts<br />
connect mindfulness<br />
and meditation to<br />
mental health<br />
%<br />
Clients who are<br />
millennials<br />
(under <strong>the</strong> age<br />
of 35)<br />
%<br />
Clients who identify as<br />
lesbian, gay, b<strong>is</strong>exual,<br />
or transgender<br />
join today's youngest<br />
adults in <strong>the</strong>ir quest<br />
for mental and<br />
spiritual health
Destigmatizing Mental Heath and Charting a Brighter Future<br />
The Norman Vincent <strong>Peale</strong> Awards Gala...<br />
Celebrates "Mental & Spiritual<br />
Health: A Brilliant H<strong>is</strong>tory, a Bold &<br />
Positive Future." We like to tell <strong>the</strong><br />
story of our founders, Dr. Norman<br />
Vincent <strong>Peale</strong>, author of The Power<br />
of Positive Thinking, and eminent<br />
psychiatr<strong>is</strong>t Dr. Smiley <strong>Blanton</strong>, who<br />
were among <strong>the</strong> first to combine<br />
psychology and spirituality. AND, we<br />
love to tell <strong>the</strong> emerging story of our<br />
bold future. Our Counseling Center<br />
recently expanded to a new second<br />
floor, enabling us to see ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
1,550 New Yorkers each year.<br />
Destigmatizes mental health challenges.<br />
Last year for example, we honored Ron<br />
Powers, author of No One Cares About<br />
Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak<br />
of Mental Health in America. H<strong>is</strong> book <strong>is</strong> a<br />
reminder to respect <strong>the</strong> dignity of those<br />
who suffer and to have faith in <strong>the</strong><br />
resilience of <strong>the</strong> human heart.<br />
Ra<strong>is</strong>es funds that are crucial to our prom<strong>is</strong>e to<br />
turn no one way due to an inability to<br />
pay. With our expansion, <strong>the</strong> number of people<br />
looking for help from <strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> to face<br />
depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, and<br />
trauma of all sorts will grow from 100 to 200<br />
per day. The math <strong>is</strong> simple: with twice <strong>the</strong><br />
number of clients, twice <strong>the</strong> fundra<strong>is</strong>ing <strong>is</strong><br />
needed.<br />
Our Past Honorees Include...<br />
For a complete l<strong>is</strong>ting, v<strong>is</strong>it our website.<br />
Ron Powers<br />
James Earl Jones<br />
Eileen F<strong>is</strong>her<br />
Drs. William & Hwain Lee<br />
Terrie M. Williams<br />
NY Times<br />
Bestselling Author<br />
Actor<br />
Fashion Icon & Industry<br />
Change-Maker<br />
Philanthrop<strong>is</strong>ts<br />
Author and President<br />
The Terrie Williams Agency<br />
Join us th<strong>is</strong> year for <strong>the</strong> Norman Vincent <strong>Peale</strong><br />
Awards Gala on<br />
Tuesday, April 30, 2019!
On behalf of our Staff and Board of Trustees,<br />
thank you to you, our generous donors!<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
Elizabeth <strong>Peale</strong> Allen, Board Chair<br />
Meg Armstrong<br />
Stephanie M. Bailey, Treasurer<br />
Dr. Shari K. Brink, President & CEO<br />
David L. Harr<strong>is</strong>, Esq., Secretary<br />
Dr. Dale Irvin, Ph. D.<br />
Macculloch (Cully) M. Irving, Esq.<br />
Casey R. Kemper, Vice Chair<br />
William H. Kinn, Jr.<br />
Rev. Erik M. Kolbell, LCSW<br />
John E. Rorer<br />
Rev. Dr. James J. W<strong>is</strong>ecup<br />
<strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> Institute & Counseling Center provides affordable hol<strong>is</strong>tic mental health<br />
care to people representing <strong>the</strong> full diversity of New York City. It amplifies th<strong>is</strong> impact by<br />
training mental health professionals, leaders, and o<strong>the</strong>r caring people with <strong>the</strong> tools of<br />
psychology, mental health, and spirituality.<br />
<strong>Blanton</strong>-<strong>Peale</strong> Institute & Counseling Center<br />
7 West 30th Street, 9th & 10th Floors<br />
New York, NY 10001<br />
212-725-7580<br />
www.blantonpeale.org
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