ATLANTA – Skyland Trail hosted its second Skyland Slam pickleball tournament on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at The Painted Pickle in Atlanta. More than 150 participants gathered for pickleball play, a silent auction and pub games. Skyland Slam raised over $53,000 to support Skyland Trail’s financial aid program and life-changing mental health services. In 2024,…
ATLANTA – Woodlands Garden in Decatur has partnered with two Atlanta-based nonprofit mental health treatment organizations for the 13th annual Fairies in the Garden, set to run from October 4 to October 18, 2025. Adults and teens participating in mental health treatment programs at Hillside Inc. and Skyland Trail created ten ‘fairy homes’ as part…
ATLANTA – On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Skyland Trail, a nonprofit mental health treatment organization for teens and adults in Atlanta, held its fourth annual Skyland Trail 5K Run/Walk. About 300 individuals gathered at the J. Rex Fuqua Campus to show their support for mental health treatment, including former clients and families, staff, and corporate…
The Skyland Trail research team presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in Baltimore in September 2025. Alex Rothbaum, PhD, MPH, director of research and outcomes, chaired the symposium titled Non-Profit Bridges to the Community; Partners in Novel Trauma Programming as part of the concurrent session Multi-Institutional, Inter-Disciplinary,…
ATLANTA – Skyland Trail recently added Lynn Valentino, CPS-P, to the family education team. Valentino recently earned certification as a Certified Peer Specialist – Parent. In this new role, Valentino will provide education and support to family members of clients in treatment, including parents, spouses, siblings, adult children, and others. A Certified Peer Specialist – Parent…
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Journeys Magazine 2025
Read client stories, meet our donors, and learn more about the Skyland Trail community.
Annual Report 2025
Discover how philanthropic support from the community helps our mental health programs grow and our clients thrive.