(New York, NY—April 4, 2023) – Audrey Gruss, founding chair of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF), and designers Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard will host Shop- for-Hope, a collaboration with Veronica Beard to benefit the foundation, on Thursday, April 13th at Veronica Beard’s store at 988 Madison Ave. At the event, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Samantha Boardman will be a featured guest and lead a conversation on depression in children and building resilience.
Shop for Hope will be open to the public from 4 pm – 7 pm, where shoppers can enjoy a selection of sips and browse Veronica Beard’s latest collection. 10% of all event sales will be donated to HDRF, whose mission is to fight depression through research and education. The Hope Fragrance collection, featuring the signature Hope fragrance, Hope Sport and Hope Night, will also be available for purchase from April 13 through April 16 at the store. All the net profits from each Hope Fragrance go directly to depression research at HDRF.
At 5:30 pm, Dr. Samantha Boardman will lead a conversation about depression in children and steps to help build resiliency and skills for thriving. Limited signed copies of Dr. Boardman’s book Everyday Vitality: Turning Stress into Strength will be given to the first 30 shoppers who purchase two or more items.
Committee members and supporters of HDRF and Shop-for-Hope include Lizzi Bickford, Melissa Breitbart, Deborah Clayman, Dori Cooperman, Alina de Almeida, Joanna Goldenstein, Jamee Gregory, Erin Lazard, Simone Levinson, Elizabeth Meigher, Stacey Pashcow, Debra Peltz, and Gayle Perry.
Guests can RSVP for the Shop-of-Hope event by emailing MadisonRSVP@veronicabeard.com.
For those unable to attend, but still interested in shopping to benefit Hope for Depression Research Foundation, contact (646) 930-4746 to place a phone order or stop by through April 16th and mention HDRF at checkout for your purchase to be included in the donation to HDRF. For more information, please visit www.hopefordepression.org.
ABOUT HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HDRF)
HDRF was founded in 2006 by philanthropist Audrey Gruss in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical depression. Today, HDRF is the leading nonprofit organization focused solely on advanced depression research into new and better treatments for the illness. The World Health Organization has declared depression as the leading cause of disability worldwide, and yet conventional medications today are outdated and do not fully work for 50% of patients. The mission of the HDRF is to spur innovative neuroscience research into the origins, medical diagnosis, new treatments, and prevention of depression and its related mood disorders – bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, and suicide. To date, HDRF has provided more than $50 million through over 200 grants for breakthrough depression research that promises to transform the way depression is viewed, diagnosed, treated and prevented. Currently, HDRF has a potential new class of medication in pilot clinical trials at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, and Stanford University. HDRF is also funding clinical trials into other novel therapeutics and diagnostic tests at Johns Hopkins, University of San Diego, and the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
ABOUT DR. SAMANTHA BOARDMAN
Dr. Samantha Boardman is a renowned New York-based psychiatrist and the author of Everyday Vitality: Turning Stress into Strength. She has a private practice in Manhattan and currently serves as a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Assistant Attending Psychiatrist at Weill-Cornell Medical College. She received her BA from Harvard University, an MD from Cornell University Medical College and a Master’s Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College where she was awarded the Oskar Diethelm Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry. She has published papers in various journals, including Translational Neuroscience, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. She is a contributor to Psychology Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Thrive Global, as well as a frequent guest on the Today Show and Good Day New York. Dr. Boardman has a blog, www.PositivePrescription.com, sharing insights from the psychiatry and psychology community with readers, and exploring the way psychology, culture and science intersect.
