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.

2008 Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards
Friday, May 2, 2008
11:30 a.m. Reception
12 noon Awards
The Beverly Hilton Hotel | 9876 Wilshire Boulevard | Beverly Hills, CA 90210 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE SAME VENUE AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE ADDRESS.

Honoring:

Erasing the Stigma Leadership Award
Bridget Cantrell, Ph.D. and Chuck Dean
Authors, Down Range: To Iraq and Back

Beatrice Stern Erasing the Stigma Media Award
Anne Hull and Dana Priest
Jounalists, The Washington Post

Erasing the Stigma Legacy Award
Jilliene F. Schenkel
Activist

Master of Ceremonies
Christine Devine
FOX 11 Anchor

Legacy Award Presenter
Patrice Hirsch Feinstein

Media and Leadership Awards Presenter
Major Ray Kimball
Co-founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Event Chairs
Beatrice Stern
Andrew E Rubin

Co-Chairs
Jami and Nikolaus Heidegger
Merle and Peter Mullin
Nancy and Miles Rubin
Janice Taper Lazarof 

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

Photo gallery from our 2007 event.