OC FASHION WEEK®'S - RUN/WALK 3K - FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS THIS MAY

28241 La Paz Rd,Laguna Niguel CA 92677

19 May, 2023

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RUN/WALK For Mental Health Awareness hosted by OC FASHION WEEK® on Friday, May 19th On Feb 24, 2018 OC Fashion Week® registered fun loving Natalia Catalini aka "Catastic" on her instagram, she was casted as a runway model and 6 months later she took her own life -- all too soon. The struggles with depression, anxiety, mental illness and loneliness are sometimes undetectable especially when a cry for help is needed. OC Fashion Week® has partnered with Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services as a new charity spotlight, which provides year-round resources available to all for mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention. On Friday, May 19, OC Fashion Week® will host its first RUN / WALK 3k Tribute for Charity to support Mental Health Awareness Month this May. Join Us and make a pledge for someone you care about, walk for awareness, or run with friends. Efforts to raise funds will benefit charity Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services a non-profit organization that has been serving those most in need and least able to pay for 80 years. Registration received by May 1, 2023, will receive a free T-Shirt. Make a Pledge to Walk for Awareness: Walk for a Friend, Walk for Self-love, Friendship, Body and Mind Walk for Mental Awareness. Share your race photos, document your time, and encourage your friends/family to participate! DATE: Friday, May 19, 2023 TIME: 3PM Opening Ceremony 4PM Check-In Registration5PM Start Line6PM Finish Line7PM EndLOCATION: Laguna Niguel Regional Park Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Southern California, has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care and substance use services for more than 80 years. As a pioneer in suicide prevention and crisis care for all ages, Didi Hirsch is home to the nation’s first and largest Suicide Prevention Center, leads the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline across California, operates the national Teen Line, is one of several operators for the national Disaster Distress Helpline and partners with the Los Angeles Police Department to divert mental health crisis calls from 911. The Suicide Prevention Center serves as a model of care internationally and provides outpatient therapy and crisis counseling, support groups for survivors of suicide loss and suicide attempts and suicide prevention training for the community. Learn more at www.didihirsch.org. Those interested in becoming trained as a volunteer crisis counselor for the Suicide Prevention Center Crisis Line can apply by calling 424-362-2909 in Los Angeles or 714-989-8309 in Orange County. Whether one hour or twenty, the commitment to service that volunteers make is important to those in need. There are many ways you can contribute to bringing awareness by participating in the event, through social media, or partnering with Didi Hirsch to raise awareness and fundsor help those in need. 100% EventBrite ticket proceeds will benefit Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. In Memory of Model Natalia Catalini who sadly gave up her will to live 6 months after she was casted @ocfashionweek 2018. https://988lifeline.org.