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There might be more public language for mental health than ever before — awareness months, wellness apps, and hashtags. But when someone’s real life falls apart, many of us still don’t know what to say, what to do, or how to show up.
In a recent Columbus Dispatch essay, CMC President and CEO Sophia Fifner reflected on experiences with grief, depression, and the loneliness that can exist behind leadership. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Bill Butler, now president of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, shared his own struggles following the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. Their stories raise an important question: how do communities respond when life’s hardest challenges don’t fit traditional support systems?
Join us for a special forum as we explore mental health as a community issue. What can we learn about resilience, connection, and belonging—and what happens when people are left to carry too much alone?
The Experts: Featuring Sophia Fifner, President and CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Club, Bill Butler, President of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum and Colonel, U.S. Army Retired, Dr. John Ackerman, Suicide Prevention Clinical Manager with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and moderator WBNS 10TV news anchor Stacia Naquin.