The following 2 FREE events are presented by the East End Mental Health Awareness Initiative of East Hampton & Southampton Towns in coordination with Mental Health Awareness Week, Oct.7-13.

One in four Americans is diagnosed with a mental health disease and four out of five of us know someone who is effected. We all can benefit by knowing more about it.

Additional Long Island events are listed at www.mhaweek.org

DON’T CALL ME NUTS!

– a talk by TORY MASTERS, Certified Peer Specialist

Tory Masters, founder of the weekly East End Mood Disorder Support Group at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, will speak about her journey from despair to health and why she chooses to talk about it openly and with pride. She will emphasize the fact that mental illness is highly treatable and that with the right therapeutic, holistic and peer support, a meaningful recovery is achievable.
FREE No registration required

Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 pm
St. Ann’s Parish House
2463 Montauk Hwy. Bridgehampton, NY

Depression: Out of the Shadows

This comprehensive PBS documentary is a combination of personal stories, professional insights and scientific research & discovery. Its goal is to reduce stigma through education and empathy. A Q&A will follow. Share the evening with us and get the gift of understanding.
FREE No registration required

Friday, October 12 at 7:00 pm
Parrish Memorial Hall
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital
235 Herrick Rd. Southampton, NY