Mental Health Matters: Walk/Run for Awareness

Events

$15 9:00AM EDT - 12:00PM EDT Price increases after July 31, 2024 at 11:59pm EDT

$75 9:00AM EDT - 12:00PM EDT
35 spots left. Registration ends September 7, 2024 at 11:59pm EDT

Place

600 Wellness Way
Asheville, NC US 28804

Description

Join All Souls Counseling Center on Saturday, September 7th at The University of North Carolina - Asheville's campus for a day of fresh air, exercise, and music. Come network with a gathering of County and City leaders, business leaders, nonprofit partners, and many WNC residents that support effective mental health solutions for those with barriers to access.

There will be two course options available:

Walk or Run around UNCA's Karl Straus Track
Walk or Run route on UNCA's campus (approximately 5k)

This event is free to participants ages 22 and under. Early bird registration is $15 from June 19th through July 31st and will be $20 from August 1st to September 7th. Every participant who registers will receive an event t-shirt! All proceeds from MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: Walk/Run for Awareness be donated to All Souls Counseling Center. Registration fees are non-refundable.

If you would like to volunteer for this event, please visit our volunteer sign up page!

For any Frequently Asked Questions about the Walk/Run, please visit our FAQ page!

The MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Walk/Run for Awareness is a family-friendly walk/run hosted by All Souls Counseling Center (ASCC). The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of the mental health resources available in our community and help to end the stigma around seeking help. It is the premier gathering of mental health providers, partners, and supporters in Western North Carolina that unite in the common goal of making mental health care accessible for all. Mental Health Matters is a public forum for normalizing conversations around mental health struggles so that all of us who need help can more easily access a qualified professional for support. Several mental health organizations, social service organizations, and community partners will have outreach tables at our Walk/Run. In addition to being active, come out to learn about some of the mental health and supportive resources available in WNC.

All Souls Counseling Center is a non-profit organization located near Downtown Asheville providing compassionate mental health counseling, outreach, and education to those with barriers to access, with a focus on individuals who don’t have health insurance or can’t afford therapy with their current insurance. Our 18 licensed therapists offer both in-person and virtual individual, couples, and family counseling services on a sliding scale basis. We also offer affordable group counseling services on an as-need basis and have expanded our services to place our therapists within several partner community organizations to meet clients where they’re at and make affordable counseling as accessible as possible.