PathNorth Master Class on Meaning
Instructor Bio
DR. BARBARA VAN DAHLEN, founder, Give an Hour
Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen is a PathNorth Honorary Partner and the former Executive Director of the PREVENTS (President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide) Task Force. Created by Executive Order, PREVENTS focuses on coordinating efforts across the Government and to build a national strategy focused on improving overall mental health to prevent suicide.
Named to TIME magazine's 2012 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Dr. Van Dahlen is the Founder of Give an Hour®, a national nonprofit that provides free mental health care to those in need including service members, veterans and their families. Dr. Van Dahlen led the organization as President until 2019. A licensed clinical psychologist who practiced in the Washington, D.C. area for over 20 years, she received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland in 1991.
Barbara’s Class:
The Challenge of Mental Illness
“We need to start by being more open about emotional pain, mental health conditions and mental illness,” says Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, founder of Give an Hour, a national nonprofit that provides free mental health care to those in need including service members, veterans and their families. Join Dr. Van Dahlen for a conversation about changing the culture of mental health.
Our Master Class on Meaning series is made possible thanks to the generous support of our partners at UBS.
**After the class finishes at 3pm, Dr. Van Dahlen will continue the conversation with UBS-invited attendees for an additional 15 minutes.