2016 Voice Awards New Partners' Kit | Page 8

EVENT “My suicide attempt was a profoundly life-changing experience, as you would expect, but maybe not for the reasons you’d expect. In some counterintuitive way, it showed me the value of the life that I’d spent years fantasizing about ending. That night before I left the hospital, I made myself a promise to find a way to stop hurting myself, no matter what it took.” — Dese’rae L. Stage, Consumer/Peer Leadership Award 35 1,100 Event Registrants Program Partners 380 “While my childhood experiences were not ideal, to say the least, I have been provided the opportunity to allow those experiences to build me as a person and make me who I am today. I’ve created a career in which I have the privilege to use my experiences to make a profound impact on young people’s lives and the systems that serve them.” — Hayley Winterberg, Young Adult Leadership Award Webcast Views 750-800 Event Attendees