a member<\/a> who went from recurring hospitalizations to spearheading an assemblywoman\u2019s successful campaign after joining Fountain House. So the clubhouse offers a fitting forum for public figures to talk about their own experiences intimately. <\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve had experiences with members of my family being impacted by serious mental illness and that experience launched me into a mission, throughout my career, to help them,\u201d said Sandiford-Artest in a statement. \u201cBy helping my family, I\u2019ve been able to help others navigate mental health and that\u2019s why I\u2019m here at Fountain House hoping that my story \u2014 from my NBA career to my current focus on philanthropy and mental health advocacy \u2014 will connect with and help someone here in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAny opportunity I get to push the conversation forward about mental health, I\u2019m going to say \u2018yes,\u2019 in hopes that my story can resonate with and motivate others to seek the support they need,\u201d added Ferguson. \u201cThe work being done here at Fountain House is amazing, I\u2019m honored to be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Member Safi Chaudhry initially attended Ferguson\u2019s talk expecting an actual Peloton workout course. But he found himself inspired, all without needing his workout clothes. \u201cI was very moved by Kirsten Ferguson,\u201d said Chaudhry. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting such a raw and authentic talk. I thought it was gonna be a surface-level discussion but she became so involved in conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another member, Craig Bayer, attended Sandiford-Artest\u2019s talk and similarly resonated with the conversation. He recounted buzz among the Fountain House participants on the bus home after the event. \u201cHe didn\u2019t act like he was ever \u2026 stigmatized,\u201d said Bayer, who has been a Fountain House member for over a decade. \u201cHe said that he\u2019s been in therapy since he was a child. He said he had no problem announcing on national television that he was thanking his therapist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fountain House dates back to the 1940s and stems from patients themselves meeting regularly while at a Rockland County hospital. Those origins also formed the clubhouse model now employed across the world. Beyond the Hell\u2019s Kitchen location, Fountain House also opened clubhouses in Harlem, the Bronx and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Over the past few years, the organization\u2019s profile grew as mayors like Zohran Mamdani and Eric Adams championed the model as a public health and public safety solution. Dr.\u202fAyesha Delany-Brumsey, the city\u2019s inaugural Office of Community Safety commissioner, previously worked for Fountain House. Dr. Ashwin Vasan was serving as the organization\u2019s president and CEO when Adams handpicked him as first health commissioner.<\/p>\n
A policy roadmap issued by the New York Clubhouse Coalition late last month revealed legislative priorities for Fountain House and other participating clubhouses around the city. The blueprint pointed to priorities like bolstering funding and adding staff support within the clubhouse model.<\/p>\n
\u201cClubhouses have been a godsend for New Yorkers struggling with their mental health, providing community-based health support, alongside help with job placements, pathways to education, peer support, and access to stable housing,\u201d said councilmember Tiffany Cab\u00e1n. \u201cClubhouses work. That\u2019s why we have to baseline them in the budget so that we can build out the Clubhouse network and broaden the access to this vital resource.\u201d<\/p>\n
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