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Emily experienced bouts of depression throughout high school, moving in and out of numerous facilities. She started college but was soon hospitalized and left after a few months. In October 2015, Emily found Hopewell.

Christina arrived at Hopewell in August 2016. She grew up in Syracuse, New York, and resided as a nun at the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament on Cleveland’s west side for 18 years…

Amanda spent her days in Texas feeling hopeless, watching TV and unable to take on the tasks of her everyday life. Her mom searched for answers on the internet and found Hopewell. They traveled to Mesopotamia and saw the many ways a therapeutic community could benefit Amanda. She knew this was her place, arriving at Hopewell in May 2017.

Plato once said, “Music give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Hopewell’s Musical Journey Group allows the residents to venture down this creative path, connect with their own rhythm and find harmony within.

At the August 9, 2017, meeting of Hopewell’s Board of Directors, Stephen S. “Steve” Morse, Esq., was unanimously voted in as Hopewell’s new Chief Executive Officer. Steve follows the impressive tenure of Richard R. ‘Rick” Karges, LISW-S, ACSW, Hopewell’s leader since 2007.

On April 10th three years ago, Phillip S. was admitted to Hopewell. What began with a series of near-devastating challenges has become a positive, productive path of healing for this talented 30-year-old.

When Christine Montross, MD, spoke at Hopewell’s 2015 Exploring Mental Health Series, she said, “We all live beneath a veil of vulnerability. Mental illness pierces that veil.” It may strike at any age. Few people know that to be true more than 50-year-old Craig R.

Craig had practiced law in Arizona for more than 20 years when he became a full-time judge. . .

In January, 2015, at age 20, Zoe L. was admitted to Hopewell with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. After a time of emotional upheaval in her life, Hopewell became her catalyst for healing.

“Hopewell is a life-changing experience,” says Zoe. . .

Caring, gentle-spirited and kind, 28-year-old Alex S. exudes an infectious sense of warmth and optimism. This didn’t always come easily to him, however. Alex has struggled with symptoms of mental illness for much of his life.

“I couldn’t function,” he says…

Following a hospitalization, 57-year-old Cynthia L. came to Hopewell in October 2015 at the recommendation of her family. The following are Cynthia’s words, as told to her clinician, Laura Scarnecchia, LPC. An inspiration to everyone at Hopewell, Cynthia has agreed to share her story as guest speaker at this year’s Summer Solstice event.