Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards

Although our community has grown increasingly open about mental illness, we still have far to go to erase stigma.  To shine light on the issue, in 1997 Didi Hirsch hosted its first Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards, honoring Tipper Gore in recognition of her candid discussion of mental illness and its costs to all of us.  Since then, we have honored researchers and physicians, actors and writers, leaders and activists, for their significant contributions to the field of mental health and for helping to erase the stigma of mental illness.

2009 Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards
Friday, May 8, 2009
11:30 a.m. Reception
12 noon Awards
The Beverly Hilton Hotel | 9876 Wilshire Boulevard | Beverly Hills, CA 90210 

Honoring:

Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards

Elyn Saks
Author, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

Shari and Garen Staglin
Founders, The Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health

Beatrice Stern Erasing the Stigma Media Award

The Soloist, Producer Gary Foster
A film based on the life of Nathaniel Ayers as chronicled by Steve Lopez

Event Chairs
Beatrice Stern
Andrew E. Rubin
Cheri Renfroe Yousem

Event Co-Chairs
Jami and Nikolaus Heidegger
Merle and Peter Mullin
Nancy and Miles Rubin
Jilliene F. Schenkel

Master of Ceremonies
Brian Copeland
Comedian and Author
 

For all event inquiries, call (310) 659-5517 or email ErasingtheStigma@eventsbyone.com.