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Calen Pick, Mattie Close-Davis, Jessie Close,
Scott Rauch, MD, Glenn Close
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McLean honors Glenn Close, Jesse Close and Calen Pick

On May 7, 2010, McLean Hospital honored award-winning actress and mental health advocate Glenn Close, her sister Jessie Close and her nephew Calen Pick with the hospital's highest honor, the McLean Award, for their work in reducing the stigma of mental illness. The award was presented during the hospital's annual dinner at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston.

In 2000, Jessie Close was diagnosed with bipolar disorder—a diagnosis that came shortly after Jessie's son Calen was treated for schizo-affective disorder. Both Calen and Jessie received care at McLean, and are leading healthy, productive lives today.

As a result of her family's experiences, Glenn, Jessie and Calen spearheaded the national initiative BringChange2Mind.org, a non-profit organization and website that works to reduce the stigma of mental illness and provide information and support to individuals and their families.

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Your Gifts at Work

$2 Million Gift Launches First-Ever Institute of Coaching at McLean

Ruth Ann Harnisch, president of the Harnisch Foundation and a certified professional coach
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With an extraordinary $2 million gift directed by Ruth Ann Harnisch, president of the Harnisch Foundation, certified professional coach and pioneer in coaching-related philanthropy, McLean Hospital launched the Institute of Coaching, the first-of-its-kind center for coaching research, practice and education. "This magnificent gift from the Harnisch Foundation not only allowed McLean to develop the first Institute of Coaching in the United States, it is allowing us to explore the scientific basis by which coaching can support health and well-being -- issues paramount to McLean's mission and of global importance," said Scott L. Rauch, MD, president and psychiatrist in chief for McLean. "We are grateful to Ruth Ann for her generosity and for her commitment to advancing the coaching field."

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The McLean Center at Fernside, a new residential treatment facility in Princeton, Mass., was made possible in part by an anonymous gift of $500,000. The center specializes in treating co-occuring substance use and psychiatric disorders, with no limitations on length of stay. According to Roger Weiss, M.D., the clinical director of McLean's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program (ADATP), there are few programs that treat both substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders at the same time. The McLean Center fills this void.

Make a Gift - The McLean Center at Fernside

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