NEWPORT – Newport Mental Health netted more than $56,000, its largest fundraising event to date, at its fourth annual Rock the Mansion gala at OceanCliff Oct. 19.
“We’re delighted at the support for mental health services for Newport County,” said CEO and President Jamie Lehane of Newport Mental Health. “It’s heartening to see that more and more people are realizing the need for mental health treatment for teens, older adults and those with co-occurring addiction and psychiatric needs in the county and country overall. We still have more work to do, but it’s good to see the progress.”
About $6,000 of the fundraising total was raised for three Fund-a-Need projects, which include: emergency crisis support, a licensed clinician and psychiatrist on call to respond to crisis calls 24 hours per day; counseling for underinsured and uninsured for NMH clients with little or no health insurance get needed treatment and medication; and waiting area renovations for two waiting rooms, one at 127 Johnny Cake Hill Road, the other at 65 Valley Road, sorely in need of repairs and updating after 20 years without refurbishments.
The mission of Newport Mental Health is to improve the lives of children, adults and families working in Newport County by providing the highest quality, comprehensive, recovery-oriented, evidence-based and integrated mental health and substance-use care.
NMH is still accepting Fund-a-Need donations. Contributions and donations can be made by visiting the following website: www.newportmentalhealth.org and clicking on the yellow DONATE button in the upper right-hand corner.
Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.
