Mental Health Awareness Month Event Hosted by The Alliance Group & CBRE

Vienna, VA (May 11, 2026)— HopeLink’s 6th annual golf tournament hosted by The Alliance Group and CBRE raised more than $112,000 to benefit the nonprofit’s Transition to Independence Process (TIP) program, which supports youth and young adults with emotional or behavioral difficulties in successfully transitioning to adulthood. The event helped kick off Mental Health Awareness Month.

“Every year, our business community comes through in a big way to support mental health. Our annual golf tournament raises critical funds to run mental health programs. We are grateful to the leadership of The Alliance Group and CBRE, which has helped us reach more business leaders and create awareness about behavioral health issues affecting our region. Their commitment has ensured more people—including teens—have access to our lifesaving and life-changing programs,” explained Joseph Getch, CEO, HopeLink.

More than 120 golfers participated in the tournament. Held at Westwood Golf Club in Vienna, the event featured 18 holes, a reception, prizes, and speakers who discussed the important work of HopeLink. As a nonprofit providing mental health, crisis, and suicide intervention services to thousands across Virginia and beyond, HopeLink and its services are needed more than ever.

This year’s funds will support HopeLink’s Transition to Independence Process (TIP) program, a youth-driven, highly effective program that helps young people with emotional and behavioral disorders transition to adulthood so they can live independent, fuller lives. TIP operates with a team-based approach. Young people served are experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties, and may have co-occurring substance abuse disorders, mild developmental disabilities, and/or involvement with children’s protective services, juvenile justice, or public assistance, and/or youth who are runaway or homeless. Participating youth experience increased employment and post-secondary career education, improved community-life functioning, and reductions in the use of intensive mental health services and incarceration.

Along with Title Sponsors—The Alliance Group and CBRE, over 40 organizations and individuals sponsored the event, including Premier Sponsor Cassady & Company as well as the Eric Monday Foundation, Integral Federal, Chainbridge Technologies, and Impact.com.

A full list of sponsors can be found here: https://hopelinkbh.org/golf-tournament/.

About HopeLink Behavioral Health

HopeLink is a leading nonprofit helping those living with diverse behavioral health issues and anyone who faces life crises achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and safety. HopeLink provides people they serve with skill training and support to help them recover and rebuild their lives through a range of services including Psychosocial Rehabilitation Day Program Services, Mental Health Outpatient Therapy, Mental Health Skills-Building, TIP, Individual Supported Employment, Peer Support Services, Coordinated Specialty Care, and other services.  HopeLink is a 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Center and Regional Crisis Call Center answering calls, texts, and chats from across Virginia and the nation. For 24/7 support from HopeLink, call 988. For 24/7 chat support, visit 988lifeline.org/chat. www.hopelinkbh.org