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Please join us for the 2016 Dorothy C. Fuqua Lecture

Join us at the Carter Center and hear speakers Patrick Kennedy, Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds and mental health advocate Julie Hersh.

Tuesday May 17, 2016 | 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The Carter Center | Cecil B. Day Chapel | 453 Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA

Virgina Senator Creigh Deeds courageously shared his family’s experience with mental illness with the nation on 60 Minutes and now advocates for a better mental health system in his state and beyond.

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Julie Hersh is president of the Hersh Foundation, an outspoken advocate for mental health awareness and author of the book Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope.

Patrick Kennedy is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, an author and a leading voice on improving the perception and treatment of mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases.

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The event is free of charge. Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.

Register Online
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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will give opening remarks at the Dorothy C. Fuqua lecture.

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