1. HOPE
HEALING
CARING
TRUST

2. Celebrating 40 years of
excellence

4. First we listen, then we help.

5. John D. was HIV
positive, bipolar
and gay. He knew
the first two things
were problems but
the last was not.
Where could he
get treatment that
would help him
work out his
mental health
issues but not
make an issue of
his sexual
orientation?

6. Dr. L. had heard about the new trend of
employing hospitalists. Where could he
practice psychiatry and be on the leading
edge of that trend?

7. The judge told
Sheila – either
treatment or
prison. She
chose treatment
but the thought of
being on a psych
ward scared her
as much as the
thought of jail.
Could time spent
in a psychiatric
hospital really
make a
difference?

8. PIW has been helping to make a
difference in the lives of those
seeking recovery from addiction
and mental illness for more than
four decades.
Recovery
Addiction Disorders

9. “PIW is a valuable mental health
provider in the
District of Columbia…frequently
willing to make the extra effort to
ensure access to services.”
Stephen T. Baron, Director
D.C. Department of Mental Health

10. Nearly 75,000
people have been
touched by our
caring
counselors,
therapists, social
workers,
psychiatrists,
psychologists,
nurses and
support staff.

11. “Many counselors identify PIW
as their first choice among
facilities to use for
our children and adolescents”
Andrea R. Lawson, Office of School Counseling Services
Prince George’s County Schools

13. “PIW … has recently become a Core Service
Agency that serves persons with co-
occurring substance abuse disorders and
mental illness. PIW worked with the
D.C. Department of Mental Health and
Greater Southeast Community Hospital to
establish a much needed acute care
program to serve persons detained for
assessment and treatment. Congratulations
and best wishes for a bright and productive
future.”
Steven Steury, M.D. Chief Clinical Officer
Department of Mental Health, District of Columbia.

14. PIW began in 1967, when psychiatrists for NIMH
decided to try a new model for inpatient therapy.
Carol Desjeunes, COO Ken Courage, CEO
Charles Baumgardner, VP Howard Hoffman, MD

15. Today, PIW treats children,
adolescents, adults and seniors.

16. We have a renown
Center for
Posttraumatic
Stress Disorders
and Lambda, the
area’s only
inpatient program
for the LGBT
community.

17. “There is always a need for someone to care
for the vulnerable, provide hope to the
victimized and strength to the stigmatized.
As the premier provider of mental health and
addiction services in the District of Columbia,
PIW has been that beacon of hope and
recovery…”
Tori Fernandez Whitney, Director
Addiction Prevention & Recovery
Administration, District of Columbia

18. PIW has extended
its expertise
by providing
technical
assistance in
behavioral
health to Laurel
Regional Hospital
and Greater
Southeast
Community
Hospital.

19. PIW has been helping to
make a difference in the
lives of those seeking
recovery from addiction
and mental illness for more
than four decades.

20. After forty years, PIW is still
listening, still helping, still
bringing healing and
recovery to the community.

21. “Congratulations on 40 years of
outstanding service to the residents of
the District of Columbia. I admire the
contribution that PIW has made to the
health of our city, and I wish you many
more years of continued success.”
Councilmember David A. Catania
D.C. City Council

22. First We Help
FIRST WE LISTEN,

23. First We Help
THEN WE HELP.

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