HopeWay Celebrates 10 Years of Growth and Life-Changing Mental Health Care
October 22, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Oct. 22, 2026 – HopeWay, a nonprofit mental health organization based in Charlotte, is celebrating a decade of helping individuals and families find hope through evidence-based treatment and community education. Since welcoming its first client on Nov. 30, 2016, HopeWay has treated more than 6,000 clients from over 40 states. Today, the organization serves more than 1,000 clients annually through residential treatment, day treatment programs, and outpatient services.
“Behind every person we treat is a family and community,” said Alyson Kuroski-Mazzei, DO, DFAPA, FASAM, HopeWay’s CEO and chief medical officer. “When someone gets the psychiatric and medical care they need, the positive impact extends to help support their relationships, work, sense of joy, and daily life. This impact and the lives saved are what we are celebrating as we reflect on the past 10 years.”
As HopeWay continues to strengthen programming to promote long-term, sustainable recovery, renovations to its adult campus gym and walking trails will further support the research-backed role of exercise and time outdoors in treatment. These campus renovations are planned to be completed in 2027.
Over the past decade, HopeWay has created and expanded its services to address the needs in the community. Its growth has included an outpatient practice, HopeWay Psychiatry & Associates, treatment for Veterans and First Responders, virtual programming and the opening of programs for teens with mental health conditions and teens and young adults with eating disorders at a second location in Oakhurst Commons. Most recently, HopeWay launched a day program for adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and additional day programs for teens.
That growth has been accompanied by a commitment to measuring how treatment improves clients’ lives. Through a partnership with UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine, HopeWay analyzes its clinical outcomes annually. In 2025, 96% of adult mental health clients with very severe and severe symptoms of depression at admission experienced clinically significant reductions of depression symptoms at discharge. Also, for teen mental health clients experiencing suicidal thoughts at admission, 86% experienced reductions at discharge.
HopeWay’s approach integrates psychiatric, medical and therapeutic services with nutrition, exercise and other therapies that support overall wellness. Clients can build practical skills in the Learning Kitchen, participate in movement and exercise, and spend time in the campus gardens and on the walking trails. A partnership with MICHELIN-recognized and James Beard-semifinalist Chef Sam Diminich and his team at Your Farms Your Table brings locally sourced meals into the treatment experience.
“As a nonprofit, we have a responsibility to listen to our community and respond as its needs change,” said Dr. Kuroski-Mazzei. “Our programs have grown, but our commitment remains the same: helping people access effective evidence-based care and build healthier lives. That commitment will guide our next decade.”
Expanding access to treatment has also been a priority. Since 2016, HopeWay has awarded more than $4.3 million in financial assistance.
Beyond treatment, HopeWay has reached more than 24,000 people through community education. The George C. Covington Educational Program supports public events, workshops and outreach that build understanding, encourage people to seek help and reduce stigma around mental illness.