Contact:
Catherine Watts Collier
New York University Child Study Center
Tel: 212-263-3652
Catherine.Collier@med.nyu.edu
The NYU Child Study Center Plans for 5th Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner
Dinner to Honor Governor George Pataki and Whoopi Goldberg
New York, New York, November 25, 2002 — On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, The NYU Child Study Center will host its fifth annual dinner at the Regent Wall Street. Chaired by Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, this year's dinner, "Look How Far We've Come," will celebrate the remarkable progress the Center has made over the past five years. Honorees include Governor George Pataki and Whoopi Goldberg for their efforts to raise awareness of mental health problems facing children.
Special recognition will be given to The Bear Stearns Charitable Foundation for their extraordinary commitment to the NYU Child Study Center's 9/11 Public Education Campaign designed to educate parents, teachers and others about detection and treatment of 9/11-related mental health disorders. In addition, a portion of the upcoming HBO documentary, Through A Child's Eye: September 11, 2001 will be premiered. The documentary will debut January 1, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. on HBO.
To purchase tickets to the Child Advocacy Award Dinner, please contact Emily Taub at (212) 404-3683. For additional information on the dinner or the NYU Child Study Center, please contact Catherine Watts Collier at (212) 263-3652.
The Child Advocacy Award Dinner provides a platform to recognize individuals who advocate for children's mental health issues. Past honorees include Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, Tipper Gore, Senator Jon Corzine and Joanne Corzine. The Dinner is the primary fundraising event for the NYU Child Study Center: all proceeds support the programs and initiatives of the Center.
The NYU Child Study Center is dedicated to the understanding, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems. The Center offers expert psychiatric services for children and families with emphasis on early diagnosis and intervention. The Center's mission is to bridge the gap between science and practice, integrating the finest research with patient care and state-of-the-training, utilizing an extraordinary new facility and the resources of the world class New York University School of Medicine. For more information, contact the NYU Child Study Center at (212) 263-6622 or visit www.AboutOurKids.org.