Mental Health Runday In Hicksville On May 25 Event Info

From CN Guidance: In its efforts to spread awareness of mental health and substance use disorders, and raise funds to benefit the estimated 432,000 Long Island residents suffering from some form of a mental health disorder, CN Guidance & Counseling Services will host theBarbara Bartell Memorial 5K Runday on Saturday, May 25, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event will start at its headquarters at 950 South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville and continue through the streets of Hicksville and Bethpage. The flat, fast course 5K run is open to participants 10 years of age and older. Event categories include “5K,” “Teen Run,” “Kid’s Fun Run” and “Wheelchair.” All proceeds benefit the programs and services of CN Guidance and Counseling Services. Registration will close on May 23, 2019. To register or for more information, visit https://cnguidance.wixsite.com/cnguidance-events.

The annual event will honor former CN Guidance & Counseling Services CEO, Barbara Bartell Steiner, who worked at the nonprofit organization for 40 years, starting as a receptionist the day the center opened and rising through the ranks to become CEO in 1991. Ms. Bartell transformed the organization from a small outpatient clinic to a multi-service behavioral health organization offering a robust and diverse array of treatment services and supportive programs.

CN Guidance & Counseling Services most recently received state funding from the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to expand substance addiction services directly into high need areas of Nassau County via a mobile recovery unit, which began operation in February 2019. The nonprofit will share information on how the unit has been impacting neighborhoods in a positive way.

WHAT: A 5K Runday to remember former CEO, with numerous participant categories sanctioned by U.S.A. Track and Field, which starts outside the offices of CN Guidance & Counseling Services and continues through the streets of Hicksville and Bethpage. Interviews available with the organization’s leadership.

WHERE:

CN Guidance & Counseling Services

950 South Oyster Bay Road

Hicksville, NY 11801

WHEN:

Saturday, May 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Registration from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Fun Run will start at 8:00 a.m. sharp

5K Run will start at 8:30 a.m. sharp

WHY: CN Guidance and Counseling Services works to provide support to the estimated 432,000 Long Island residents suffering from some form of a mental health disorder and to combat the alarming growth of opioid use on Long Island. Since 2017, over 1,000 Long Islanders have died from the opioid crisis. Demand for the organization’s services has increased from 2,000 five years ago to 7,000 residents today.