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Compass Health, a behavioral health care provider, announced that comedian, author and actor Aparna Nancherla will be the keynote speaker at its 7th Annual Building Community of Hope Gala fundraiser on April 27th.
The event will raise funds and awareness for Compass Health’s children, youth and family services and will be held at the Tulalip Resort Casino. Tickets are currently on sale until April 16th.
At the gala, Nancherla will perform a short comedy piece and there will be an extended Q&A session where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear her thoughts on mental health. The evening will also include a raffle, silent auction, sit-down dinner and remarks from other Compass Health representatives, according to the release.
In his stand-up work, Nancherla has used humor to confront personal mental health issues and has openly talked about his struggles with depression and anxiety. In 2023, she published a collection of essays, Unreliable Narrators: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome, which explores her experiences with depression and imposter syndrome, and how she deals with mental health in her career and everyday life. Published.
“We are thrilled to have Aparna join us at this year’s BCOH Gala. Through her candor and humor, she is helping to make conversations about mental health more open and welcoming and reducing stigma,” said President of Compass Health. CEO Tom Sebastian said in a press statement. “Our annual gala is not only an important fundraiser. It is a celebration of the power of mental health, an opportunity to share experiences, and comedy and Aparna are the perfect additions to the evening. It becomes.”
The gala is a collaboration between several companies, including Compass Health’s telehealth partner and the event’s premier sponsor, FRANSiS, a mental wellness company that uses text messaging and psychology to bring positivity and support to its subscribers. Sponsored by the organization. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, the release states.
Compass Health’s 2023 Building Communities of Hope Gala, the first in-person gala after being held virtually since 2020, raised more than $225,000 to support the organization’s youth mental health services. Ta.
