HOEDOWN FOR YOUTH EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

1031 Pleasantville Road,Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

13 May, 2022

Description

Hoedown for Youth Emotional Wellness Hoedown for Youth Emotional Wellness is an annual benefit to support the Break the Hold Organization. Together let's destigmatize depression and anxiety. Funds raised will be used to provide mental health programs in our school districts and communities. Friday, May 13th | 7:00 PM-11:00 PM | Law Memorial Park Pavilion in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. | 21 and olderDress/Theme: Casual, Country WesternBTH stands for "Break the Hold" on mental illness. BTH was established by the Halloran Family in honor of their late son, Brian Thomas Halloran, also BTH, who passed on January 23, 2018. Our Mission is suicide prevention. We build resilience and reduce the risk of suicide through education, advocacy and raised awareness about depression and other mental health challenges. Our program is focused on teaching Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is evidence-based training for emotional regulation. DBT uses mindfulness strategies to manage emotions, increasing a persons tolerance to negative emotions. Universal DBT Training: BTH works with local school district administration to establish a comprehensive mental health curriculum each year. The fundraiser will support the development of this intensive program that BTH hopes to become a model for high schools throughout New York State and potentially across the country. Fund DBT educational training of teachers/staff at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Purpose is to strengthen efforts to connect to the emotional lives of the students.Deliver a Parent Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT Steps-A) programDevelop a comprehensive 360 degree emotional wellness program to include students, parents, teachers, staff, coaches, youth officers and community leadersFund speakers, documentaries and films on youth mental healthBTH will sponsor an academic award to a Pleasantville HS senior that has a demonstrated record of supporting youth mental wellnessNOTE: Break the Hold is a program of The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA Westchester). For more information on MHA, click HERE. For more information on the Break the Hold Organization, click HERE. MHA is a 501(c)(3) organization. The fair market value of each event ticket is $35. Contributions less the fair market value for each ticket are tax-deductible as prescribed by law.