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As co-chairs, the Richters hope to bring awareness around
these common issues and how Collier County can come together
to make a difference in the innovations that are helping address
access to behavioral health locally.
“As avid supporters of DLC, we know the impacts that mental
health challenges can have on our families and our communities,”
said Garrett Richter. “We are honored to chair the Sound Minds
Signature Fundraiser for Luncheon and are certain that this generous community will help
us advance this tremendous and greatly needed organization that
David Lawrence Centers provides affordable, world-class behavioral healthcare to nearly
10,000 children and adults
each year.”
olomé Tibebu dealt with a severe
Sound Minds is DLC’s
anxiety disorder and obsessive-
signature fundraiser and a
Scompulsive disorder as a teen, feeling
critical source of funding
alone and frustrated. After realizing that there
for its life-saving services,
was no immediate resource for education on
which demand for have
what she was going through, she founded and
sharply increased during the
operated an online teen mental health non-
COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, mental illness, suicide and addiction
Behavioral Health profit, AnxietyInTeens.org, while a sophomore – issues that were already at an all-time high – are now more
Technology Expert in high school. prevalent as a result of the lasting psychological impacts of the
and Youth Now, as a behavioral health strategist, pandemic – especially for our youth and young adults.
Entrepreneur Tibebu is passionate about frontier Hearing from
Solomé Tibebu technologies and solutions that transform
someone with lived
mental health, equity and access. As a lecturer
experience who has
and consultant, she shares insights about her journey as a young
found hope, help and
entrepreneur developing solutions for important problems while
purpose in helping
struggling with the very challenges these solutions address.
others find their
Tibebu will serve as the keynote speaker of David Lawrence
way, is the proven
Centers for Behavioral Health (DLC), Sound Minds™ Luncheon
format for the Sound
on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at Arthrex One
Minds fundraiser.
Conference Center. Immediately following the luncheon, VIP
Past speakers
ticket holders and sponsors will enjoy a private VIP reception
have included a
Columbine shooting
"I acknowledge the negative impact that social survivor, national
media has had on youth, but I am inspired by how experts, actors and
legislators who
we’ve gone from online Cognitive Behavioral
have been impacted
Therapy tools, to more personalized solutions for personally by
adolescents,” said Solomé Tibebu. behavioral health
challenges.
“I definitely think the next generation is thinking
Garrett and Diana Richter at Sound Minds 2021 Tibebu will
very differently about mental health and their discuss how technology is expanding access and impacting youth
comfort to use digital tools to be able to address mental health.
Sponsors to date include Naples Children & Education
anxiety and depression."
Foundation, First Florida Integrity Bank, Naples Heart Rhythm
Specialists P.A., Gulfshore Business, Centennial Bank, Monica
with coffee and dessert for an intimate opportunity to meet with
McVicker, Moorings Park, Physicians Regional Healthcare
Tibebu. Funds raised through the proceeds of Sound Minds
System, Sunshine Ace Hardware, and FineMark National Bank &
will benefit Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit
Trust.
behavioral health provider serving children, adults and families, by
improving access to DLC’s innovative prevention, intervention,
The cost to attend is $275 per person or $450 per VIP ticket. To learn
treatment and education services.
more, visit DLCSoundMinds.org or call 239-354-1445.
Sound Minds is being presented by Education Sponsor Naples
Children & Education Foundation and will be co-chaired by
longtime community supporters and mental health advocates,
Garrett and Diana Richter.

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