Breaking the Silence is Community Alliance's annual educational and awareness event where we seek to end the stigma associated with mental illness. By speaking openly about mental illness amongst families, friends, businesses, behavioral health professionals, elected officials, and philanthropic leaders in this collective, community-wide effort, we can break down barriers and encourage people to seek the help they need and deserve. We are excited to welcome Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Ginger Zee as the featured speaker for Breaking the Silence 2024. As the first female chief meteorologist at a major news network and cast member of Good Morning America on ABC News, Zee has covered major weather events from Hurricane Katrina to major wildfires and tornadoes across the United States.

Zee is a New York Times best-selling author of memoirs A Little Closer to Home and Natural Disaster: I Cover Them, I Am One. Her books document her own personal mental health journey, where she opens up about her lifelong battle with depression. Zee struggled with significant mental health issues that went undiagnosed until she entered inpatient therapy and began traveling – slowly but surely – her path to recovery.

Beyond a successful television career lies a resilient person who is using her message of healing and hope to inspire audiences across the country by sharing her raw, poignant story of weathering the storms of life.

Please join us in Breaking the Silence about mental illness on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at the Holland Performing Arts Center.

RECEPTION

including hors d'oeuvres and beverages 5:30 – 7 p.m.

PROGRAM

7 p.m.