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Anthony Montes Comes Out of the Darkness
Anthony Montes attempted suicide when he was 27 years old. It was the culmination of several factors, compounded by depression. “It was 4th of July and all my friends had partners, and they were going to the Hamptons for the weekend and I didn’t have anyone,” recalled Montes. “I felt that was going to be…
Attitudes In Reverse® Hosts Events to Drive Culture from Mental Health Awareness to Action
Attitudes In Reverse® Hosts Events to Drive Culture from Mental Health Awareness to Action PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (May 13, 2021) – As part of its mission to save lives through mental-health education, Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR®), a Princeton-based nonprofit, will host events in May, which is Mental Health Month, to educate youth about their emotions,…
Attitudes In Reverse® Holds Socially Distanced Event to Increase Awareness of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (May 11, 2021) – Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR℠), a Princeton-based nonprofit, will host its annual Miki & Friends OPEN AIR℠ event on May 22, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the pavilion in West Windsor Community Park, Bernt Midland Blvd. (Hightstown Road/Route 571 near West Windsor Water Works), West Windsor, …
Attitudes In Reverse® Presents Powerful Exhibit to Build Understanding of Mental Health Disorders and Save Lives
Attitudes In Reverse® Presents Powerful Exhibit to Build Understanding of Mental Health Disorders and Save Lives PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (May 5, 2021) – Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR™), a Princeton-based nonprofit, will present its powerful In Their Shoes™ exhibit for the first time since the pandemic began on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 10:00 a.m.…
Congratulations to Lee Hornick, New Board Member
Lee Hornick is the Founder and Chief Program Director of Business Communications World-wide, a business conference and webinar development and sponsorship organization. He has produced worldwide conferences for organizations that focus on a variety of business issues and trends, with topics including marketing, branding, corporate communication, change management, employee benefits communication, crisis and issues management,…
Scott Brettell and the AIR Dogs and Hopewell Valley School Therapy Program
This is a special series highlighting a new partnership with the Hopwell Valley Regional School District and the AIR Dog’s School Therapy Dog program with the goal of teaching and certifying HVRSD staff dogs to become certified AIR Therapy Dogs. AIR offers a full comprehensive program that not only teaches and certifies each individual handler/dog,…
Nicole Gianfredi and the AIR Dogs and Hopewell Valley School Therapy Program
This is a special series highlighting a new partnership with the Hopwell Valley School District and each recently certified AIR Therapy Dog team from the district. To learn more about this initiative, please read here. Nicole Gianfredi was very excited about the new program to train dogs owned by Hopewell Valley staff, but wasn’t certain…
AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds Partners with Hopewell Valley Regional School District to Create a School Therapy Dog Program
Therapy dogs have been assisting people for more than 50 years, but it has been only the past 10 years that their support has expanded from visiting nursing homes and hospitals. The AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds program has helped expand the support of therapy dogs to mental wellness and suicide prevention programs in schools,…
AIR Recognizes Pride Month, Highlights Challenges and Successes from the LGBTQ Community
According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals are more than twice as likely to have mental health disorders in their lifetime and 2.5 times more likely to experience depression and anxiety and use substances, compared to heterosexual individuals. The APA also reported that among LGBTQ youth,…