Thanks to the generous
contribution from the
Reiser Family Foundation,
Warwick, NY, Chilton
Medical Center will be
hosting a variety of
community focused events
and activities over the
next several months to
encourage awareness and
discussion about mental
health, depression and
suicide prevention.
Resources and educational
materials are available to
community members of all
ages seeking help and
support.
On May 17, visitors to
Chilton Medical Center can
visit the Graffiti Wall in the
lobby, and are encouraged
to anonymously write
messages of gratitude,
thoughts and prayers on
the boards, which will
remain up for a week.
These activities will be
capped off at Chilton
Medical Center’s Fall
Festival on September 15
with a special speaker,
Kevin Hines, who survived
a suicide attempt leaping
from the Golden Gate
Bridge. His unique
firsthand perspective can
create a bridge of hope
and understanding
between those caught in
the throes of despair and
their loved ones. The
festival will also feature pet
therapy dogs; speakers
from the National Alliance
on Mental Illness Healing
Through Art Campaign
who’ll discuss how
providing an outlet for
artistic expression through
various art forms, such as
painting, sculpture and
other media, can help the
healing process; art
therapy-related projects;
food trucks; music; and
more. A sponsored
butterfly release will be
held to honor those who
were lost too soon.
For more information,
please email loriann.rizzuto
@atlantichealth.org.
Chilton Magazine summer 2018