New Center Community Services hosts the 9th Annual Walk/5K Run on the Detroit RiverWalk

Walk, Run, Stand Up for Mental Health

DETROIT, MI - New Center Community Services' presents its 2015 Walk/5K Run on the Detroit RiverWalk to support the agency’s Project Resilience youth program. This healthy and fun family event is Saturday, September 12, 2015. Registration is at 9 a.m. at the Detroit RiverWalk’s Rivard Plaza. Participants can register online at www.newcentercmhs.org. The registration fee is $20 per person in advance, $25 after August 31 and $30 on event day. There will be opening remarks, a Walk/Run overview and warm up. Water Stations will be available for walkers and runners.

“I am so excited about my first walkathon with New Center. The energy and excitement is very high. Each year participation increases and I expect this year to be the most successful yet," said Joy Calloway, President and CEO. "We are extremely thrilled to host our Walk/Run at the beautiful Detroit RiverWalk and confident that we will reach our goals and make a difference in the lives of children living with mental illness,” said board chairman N. Charles Anderson.

The New Center Community Services 2015 Walkathon will raise funds to purchase a Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU). The MCU will allow New Center to serve as an emergency mental health provider to our community’s young adults (aged 18-24) who are struggling with depression, symptoms of trauma, and mental illness. Young adults are 60% more likely to have depression than people aged 50 or older. New Center’s MCU will help these vulnerable young people reduce the risk of self-destructive behaviors, manage their mental illness and develop into productive community citizens.

With the help of supporters, New Center Community Services will continue to provide the Project Resilience program each summer for children in Detroit and Wayne County communities. Teaming with Radio One, 105.9 KISS FM will be onsite with popular radio host CoCo of the Mason & CoCo Morning Show to kick off the Walk/Run. “We are pleased to have Behavioral Health Professionals, Inc., Hershey Insurance and work as our Gold sponsors and many other sponsors supporting the event. Together these sponsors demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of life for the mentally ill and the community in which they live, work and play," said Ms. Calloway.

New Center Community Services is a private non-profit community mental health center headquartered in the city of Detroit committed to providing and promoting quality behavioral health services in a caring and safe environment. This commitment is reaffirmed daily by over 150 employees, including psychiatrists, professional mental health workers and nurses. Founded in 1979, NCCS has six locations and offers approximately 4,500 children and adults a full spectrum of mental health services ranging from highly intensive and complex therapeutic and medicinal interventions to low-intensity socialization and support programs.