(PRWEB) April 14, 2015 -- Mental Health Awareness Month happens each year in May. This year, to mark the occasion, Trillium is launching a multi-media celebration of the people, nonprofits, community groups and business leaders who have helped pave the way for Mental and Behavioral healthcare to thrive in Oregon and the Pacific NW.
Public nominations were open to the community during February and March, and a selection committee made up of mental health and social services providers narrowed those nominations down to 31 heroes.
2015 “Keep Oregon Well” Mental Health Heroes:
1. Sheila Hamilton
2. Amy Baker
3. Albertina Kerr Center
4. Elizabeth Stormshak
5. Gretchen Kafoury
6. Storm Large
7. Avel Gordly
8. Laura Dellinger
9. NAMI Oregon
10. Senator Sara Gelser
11. Cheryl Strayed
12. Looking Glass
13. Tasha Wheatt-Delancy
14. Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
15. Kris and Mike Forzley
16. LaShawn Lee
17. Megan Stores
18. Living Yoga
19. Michael Ware
20. Morrison Child and Family Services
21. Police Chief Jim Porter
22. Trudy Townsend
23. Elaine Walters
24. Courtney Freitag
25. Dr. Chris Farentinos
26. Barbara Kienle
27. SMYRC – Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center
28. Robert Roy
29. Kimberly Lindsay
30. Quest Center for Integrative Health
31. Senator Ron Wyden
On Friday, May 1st Trillium will unveil all 31 of the hero prints at the opening of the “Keep Oregon Well” art exhibit at Trillium’s Children's Farm Home Historic Old School (4455 NE Highway 20, Corvallis, OR 97330) from 5pm-8pm. Many of the honorees will be in attendance. This event is FREE for all ages and open to the public. The show will be hanging on the walls of the Farm Home for viewing during May and June.
Trillium will feature one Mental Health Hero every day in May on their website and social media, as well.
To RSVP to the 2015 “Keep Oregon Well” Mental Health Heroes Awards Opening, click here: http://on.fb.me/1HoI3RW
For more information about Trillium Family Services, Oregon’s largest provider of mental and behavioral healthcare for children and families, visit http://www.TrilliumFamily.org
Logan Lynn, Trillium Family Services, http://www.trilliumfamily.org, +1 (503) 813-7766, [email protected]
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