ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than 500 community leaders and mental wellness advocates gathered at The Hotel at Avalon Feb. 24 for the Summit Counseling Center’s 9th annual gala.
The celebration centered on the joy of generosity, passion for community and commitment to support mental wellness across north Metro Atlanta.
The Summit Counseling Center, founded in 1990, has locations in Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Milton and Sugar Hill, with their main office at 2750 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek.
Because suicide is the second leading cause of death for American children aged 10-14, the Summit also sports more than 30 on-site locations at K-12 schools across north Metro Atlanta.
Therapists provide school-based services, a first responder counseling program and mental health awareness, aiming to help everyone from children to seniors.
Professional counseling at the Summit integrates body, mind, spirit and relationships, its website says.
To open the gala, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr updated the room on the state’s mental health initiatives and the work of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
Shyann Malone, on-air host of CBT News, emceed a fireside chat with Lester Archambeau, senior player director of the NFL Players Association; Javis Austin, founder of JA Fitness Plus and former Clemson University running back; Mercedez Jackson, coordinator of school social workers for Fulton County Schools; Nikeisha Whatley-León, system director of behavioral health services for Northside Hospital; and Will Atkins, director of operations and clinical services for Summit Counseling Center.
Archambeau and Whatley-León also serve on the Summit Board.
The Will to Live Foundation, a Johns Creek-based organization dedicated to preventing teen suicide, donated $5,000 to the Summit on behalf of the first Summit Life…
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