‘Girls’ star Lena Dunham to help hospital raise funds for mental health center
The hottest star on television is helping Lutheran Medical Center raise awareness of mental health issues. Lena Dunham, whose celebrity status shot into the stratosphere with her hit HBO show “Girls,” will be one of the honorees at Lutheran HealthCare annual dinner dance on May 18 at Chelsea Piers. Lutheran HealthCare is the umbrella organization that runs the Sunset Park hospital as well as clinics and senior citizens housing complexes all over southern Brooklyn.
The dinner dance will celebrate the health system’s 130 year history of providing health care to Brooklyn residents, according to Lutheran HealthCare officials. The event is also expected to raise funds for an expanded mental health center in the Emergency Department at Lutheran Medical Center, at 150 55th St. Officials are candid about their hopes that Dunham’s appearance at the dinner dance will help raise funds for the mental health center, as well as raise awareness of the importance of treatment options for those with mental health issues.
“Girls,” a critically acclaimed series that Dunham created, writes, produces, and stars in, contains many episodes dealing with the main character’s mental health struggles. The show depicts the lives and loves a group of 20-somethings in New York.