The Mayor's Gallery presents "Celebrating the Artists of Laurel House"

The Mayor’s Gallery presents

 
Celebrating the Artists of Laurel
House

 
May 5 – June 30, 2014.

Stamford, CT – In recognition of
May is Mental Health Awareness Month,
The Mayor’s Gallery will host an exhibit featuring over thirty works of art
created by Laurel House artists. The exhibition runs from May 5 through June 30,
2014. Join the artists on Thursday, May 29th

from 5 – 7pm for a reception on the 10th floor of the Government
Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Stamford, CT.

 Laurel House’s Art Workshop
meets each Tuesday from 5:00 PM-6:30 PM. 
Led by dedicated volunteer, Chitra Ramcharandas, usually a dozen or so
regulars pop in to chat and exchange news. 
Although the group meets to draw and paint, the focus is on camaraderie
and a sense of belonging.   The group is
made up of caring, non-judgmental individuals of varying ages and backgrounds
who are happy to see each other.

 From its beginnings in 1984,
where a dozen people a day would drop in for a couple of hours of mutual
support and fellowship, Laurel House has grown into a full service psychiatric
rehabilitation program and Resource Center, assisting nearly 700 people a year
on their paths to recovery. 

Over time, Laurel House added
the Supported Education and evidence-based Supported

Employment Program, and
multiplied the opportunities for community-based housing from 18 to
82.

Today’s Laurel House, based at
the tech-ready Resource Center that we’ve operated since 2000, encompasses a
young adult initiative, life skills training, wellness and the cognition-focused
Thinking Well program. The Laurel House team goes into the community to meet
program participants and their families where they live, work and go to school,
bringing the hope of recovery and community integration to people living
positively with mental illness.

For more information call
Barbara Rossi 203-324-7734 or email brossi@laurelhouse.net