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At the center of nearly every major fundraising campaign is a compelling opportunity or need, a key goal that is essential to the organization’s mission yet requires a robust response from the philanthropic community in order to achieve. While The Way Forward: Campaign for McLean boasts numerous...

The best fundraising campaigns are like a living thing. The key priorities are planted as seeds that gradually grow and evolve. Early gifts from donors form the roots that, over time, produce stalks and leaves that catch the attention of others. Fed by the gifts of generous donors and with ongoing...

When leaders were needed to nurture a spark of an idea into what has become The Way Forward: Campaign for McLean, a handful of dedicated supporters stepped up. McLean is both fortunate and grateful that Campaign Co-Chairs Kris Trustey and Sean McGraw, Honorary Co-Chairs Rose-Marie and Eijk van...

We are delighted to share our first edition of The Way Forward News—which will, for the duration of our campaign, replace our Horizons newsletter. As you may know, McLean publicly launched The Way Forward Campaign this fall, and in this first edition, you’ll find an overview of this landmark...

McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a member of Mass General Brigham, is pleased to announce that April Koh, CEO and co-founder of Spring Health, a comprehensive mental health benefit for employers and health plans, has joined the McLean Hospital Board of Trustees. “April...

Joseph Stoklosa, MD, clinical director of McLean’s Division of Psychotic Disorders, never knew Andrew Smith. But Smith’s legacy will ensure that McLean’s superb care for patients with psychotic disorders will continue in perpetuity. Stoklosa is the inaugural incumbent of the Andrew L. Smith Clinical...

While a psychology intern at McLean, David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, was regularly approached by patients wanting to talk to him about God. An orthodox Jew, the yarmulke on his head signaled that he might be available to speak about spiritual matters. He could only advise them to talk to their case...

On Wednesday, May 1, McLean held its 10th annual Board of Visitors meeting. The Board of Visitors (BoV) comes together each spring to connect more deeply around their shared interest in mental health issues and learn about McLean’s role in the field. They delight in this opportunity to engage with...

We are delighted to share our latest edition of Horizons. There is much about legacies in these stories. One family is keeping their loved one’s name alive by investing in a respected clinician and teacher, whose own legacy already is etched in the lives of patients, families, and young clinicians...

McLean Hospital has announced the official launch of the public phase of The Way Forward: Campaign for McLean. This is the most ambitious fundraising effort in McLean’s history, with a goal of raising $225 million to transform the hospital’s future. This campaign is not only the largest in McLean’s...

As a young psychiatrist, Stephen J. Seiner, MD, witnessed how effective electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was for some of the depressed patients he encountered during a geriatric fellowship at McLean. “I saw how lifesaving it could be for patients who did not respond to medication,” said Seiner. After...

A wife had been caring for her husband with dementia at home for four years. She had come to McLean’s geriatric outpatient clinic to find out where to get more help for him. But it soon became apparent that she needed help herself. She was lonely and struggling with making decisions on her own. Her...

It started with a phone call. Jeanne Blake, a McLean Hospital honorary trustee, had provided philanthropic support to the Trauma Continuum of Care at the Hill Center. Now, she heard that hospital staff—still weary from the demands of the pandemic—could use a boost. So, she called Milissa Kaufman, MD...

The stories in this edition show that McLean’s mission is expansive—with an array of integrated clinical, research, training, and public education activities geared toward individuals, family members, and the broader community. In this edition, you’ll read about innovative services like...