Center for Youth Mental Health Benefit Raises Funds Amid Federal Uncertainty
The Center for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) hosted its annual benefit dinner at the Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo, with notable figures like Anna Wintour, Mariska Hargitay, and Dr. Zandy Forbes leading the event. Despite a flash flood warning, around forty guests, including designer Vera Wang, attended and shared their insights as founding committee members. The evening featured a conversation with Dr. Francis Lee from Weill-Cornell Medicine and Dr. Josh Gordon from Columbia, overseen by Dr. Charlie Shaffer, co-chair of the Young Patrons Committee. Lee expressed concern over federal funding cuts, while Gordon highlighted positive trends in youth suicide rates linked to universal screening and the 988 crisis line. Dr. Donley praised the hospital's dedicated staff of 45,000, emphasizing the need for continued mental health support.
Key facts
- Annual benefit dinner for Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian held at Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo.
- Hosted by Anna Wintour, Mariska Hargitay, Dr. Zandy Forbes, Dr. Brian G. Donley, Jon Shirley, and Kim Richter Shirley.
- Vera Wang attended and shared her early involvement as a founding committee member.
- Conversation between Dr. Francis Lee (Weill-Cornell Medicine) and Dr. Josh Gordon (Columbia University) moderated by Dr. Charlie Shaffer.
- Dr. Francis Lee criticized federal funding cuts and called for year-to-year funding for research.
- Dr. Josh Gordon attributed declining youth suicide rates to universal screening and the 988 crisis line.
- Brian G. Donley acknowledged the 45,000 staff at NewYork-Presbyterian.
- Mariska Hargitay spoke about the power of bearing witness to suffering.
Entities
Artists
- Vera Wang
- Mariska Hargitay
- Anna Wintour
- Dr. Zandy Forbes
- Dr. Brian G. Donley
- Jon Shirley
- Kim Richter Shirley
- Dr. David Shaffer
- Dr. Charlie Shaffer
- Dr. Francis Lee
- Dr. Josh Gordon
- Peter Hermann
- Allison Sarofim
- Jordan Roth
- Robert Denning
- Dr. Rebecca Colin
- Jessie Colin
- Fern Tessler
- Alexander Hankin
- Nicholas Apps
- Ayesha Shand
- Jonathan Cohen
- Amaya Guillermo Jimenez
- Natalia Maureira-Rey
- Elizabeth Shaffer
- Paul Henkel
- Sophia Henkel
- Sheila Kelly
Institutions
- Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- Weill-Cornell Medicine
- Columbia University
- Crosby Street Hotel
- Vogue
- CYMH Young Patrons Committee
Locations
- Crosby Street Hotel
- SoHo
- New York City
- United States
- Manhattan