WIN’s seventh annual Hats & Horses will be held at a new location, The Assembly Room, a unique and newly restored event space in downtown Baltimore, as part of an effort to support fellow businesses in the city.

Our nation is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Across the country, clinicians are seeing a significant increase in the need for mental healthcare. At the same time, the number of mental health therapists is far outpaced by the number of people needing their services.

To address this alarming shortfall, Kennedy Krieger Institute is developing a new post-master’s fellowship program for psychiatric social workers. Funding is needed to cover the costs of developing an accredited, rigorous and competency-based curriculum. Included in these costs is compensation for staff and faculty members teaching and supervising trainees, as well as recruiting the best and brightest postgraduates for this endeavor. After completing the program, trainees will be ready to work with patients at Kennedy Krieger and elsewhere, and equipped to support the mental health needs of the community by educating the next generation of mental health clinicians.

Each year, this event welcomes more than 300 community members committed to supporting Baltimore’s business, retail and nonprofit communities. Over the past six years, Hats & Horses sponsors and guests have collectively raised $1,480,000 to support the important work of Kennedy Krieger.

Event Co-Chairs
Kim Greeley, Lizzy Sweeney and Shari Tompkins