Dear Friends and Supporters,

Thank you for your incredible support of the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center Annual Luncheon. Over 500 people came together for our return to in person and raised over $500,000 to support our community! With your support, thousands of individuals and families have the services and care they need to live meaningful and productive lives.

Our center is dedicated to eradicating the stigma associated with mental illness, particularly depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety.  We are driven by your support to continue providing mental health treatment, research, and community engagement.

For more information about the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center, to join us for a tour, and to learn more about our work to improve the lives of individuals with mood disorders, please contact us at Depression.Center@ucdenver.edu.

We are grateful for your extraordinary partnership and all that you make possible through your support.

With sincere gratitude,
Your Friends at the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Thank you for your incredible support of the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center Annual Luncheon. Over 300 people came together virtually and raised over $500,000 to support our community! With your support, thousands of individuals and families have the services and care they need to live meaningful and productive lives.

We are continuing to build our capacity to provide mental healthcare. Our center is dedicated to the eradication of stigma associated with mental illness, particularly depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. Your support is the fuel for the engine that drives the pioneering mental health treatment, research, and community engagement.

For more information about the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center, to join us for a tour, and to learn more about our work to improve the lives of individuals with mood disorders, please contact Melissa Staten at 303-724-4964 or Melissa.Staten@cuanschutz.edu.

We are grateful for your extraordinary partnership and all that you make possible through your support.

With sincere gratitude,
Your Friends at the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Thank you for virtually joining us to raise awareness about mental health and to learn more about managing depression and anxiety during the time of COVID. We came together as a community and raised over $399,000 and brought together over 300 people!

For more information about the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center, contribute to this year’s luncheon or to learn how your support can make a difference, please contact Melissa Staten at 303-724-4964 or Melissa.Staten@cuanschutz.edu.

With gratitude,
Your Friends at the CU Anschutz Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center

Thank you to everyone who supported and attended our Ninth annual luncheon! We raised more than $500,000 and brought 750 people in support of mental health care! Because of supporters like you, we can continue to provide training in the community including suicide prevention, mindfulness, stress management and self-care. You are helping us improve the quality of health care and extend our reach throughout the Rocky Mountain region.    

2019 Luncheon Committee
Andrew Armatas | Ann Ayers | Jamie Blume | Angie Flug | Ross Fox | Bridget Grier | Hilary Haynes | Farren Henry | Courtney Hughes | Kelley Manley | Dianna May | Heather Mulvihill | Elizabeth Norton | Elizabeth Peros | Pete Perry | Susan Rakowich | Ann Benson Reidy | Virginia Reiman | Scott Shwayder | Martha Solis-Turner | Connie Wiegers | Meghan Zucker

We are grateful to have so many passionate advocates for mental health in our community. At the sold out 2018 Annual Luncheon, we brought together more than 700 people in support of mental health care, research and community programs in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West. This year’s theme, #Hooked: How Technology Impacts Mental Health, addressed smartphones, social media and stress with Jean Twenge, PhD, author of iGen, and Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.