No Quit Award
Kevin Hines
Recognizing resilience and perseverance.
Not Alone Awards 2026
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Through the Not Alone Awards, we honor the pioneers, advocates, and warriors who fight for mental health every day.
The 2026 Lineup
More talent and guests to be announced.
Jewel
4-Time Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Visual Artist & Mental Health Pioneer
Steve Wozniak
Co-Founder, Apple
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Hip-Hop Pioneer, Founding Member of Run-DMC & Mental Health Advocate
Loni Love
Comedian & TV Host
Jason Kennedy
Television Host & Producer
Mike Majlak
Host, Impaulsive
Anthony Ramos
Actor, Singer & Grammy Award Winner
Rachel Platten
Emmy Award-Winning, Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter & Mental Health Advocate
Caroline Jones
Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist & Member of Zac Brown Band
Mike Posner
Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Speaker & Adventurer
Lia Shelesh
Content Creator
Bishop Briggs
Singer-Songwriter & Performer
JP Saxe
Singer-Songwriter
Gavin Magnus
Singer, Rapper & Actor
Harry Hudson
Singer-Songwriter
Lexi Hensler
Social Media Personality & Mental Health Advocate
Alana Springsteen
Singer-Songwriter
Forest Blakk
Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter & Recording Artist
Atz Kilcher
Singer-Songwriter, Author & Veteran
King Trot
Rapper & Freestyle Artist
Miguel Tyson
Founder & CEO, Exodus · Director, Tyson Foundation
Marc Brackett
Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
David Eagleman
Neuroscientist, Stanford University
Paul Dalio
Writer, Director & Composer
Geoff Ralston
Entrepreneur, Investor & Former President of Y Combinator
Kevin Hines
Mental Health Champion
Margaret Hines
CEO, Kevin and Margaret Hines Foundation
Karena Dawn
CEO & Co-Founder, Tone It Up; Founder, The Big Silence
Alex Banayan
Filmmaker
Sarah Gilman
Actress
Kate Doerge
USA Today Bestselling Author
Jon Hershfield, MFT
Director, Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt
Blaise Aguirre, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Caroline Silby
Head of Sport Psychology & Mental Health, U.S. Figure Skating
Dr. Ben Maxwell
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division Chief, UC San Diego & Rady Children's Hospital
Brandon Saho
Founder, The Mental Game
Cathy Olson
Founder, Hollywood & Mind; Contributor, Forbes
Alex Accetta
CEO, First Descents
Brian Hill
Superintendent, Mesa County Valley School District 51
Shashita Inamdar, M.D., Ph.D., DABPN
Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist
Tasha Rasolkhani-Kalhorn
Clinical Psychologist
Ryan Chen
Co-Founder, Neuro
Dr. Corey J. Nigro
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Beth Kojima
Co-Founder, GTY Productions
Megan Haley
Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
Alyson Niemann
CEO, Mindful Philanthropy
Sarah Steil
Singer-Songwriter
Silas Luke Jones
Guitarist
Cherrial Odell
ICF Alumni
Co-Founder, Wellness Buddies
Nicole Kalhorn
Co-Founder, Wise Friend
Clayton Alenik
Co-Founder, Wise Friend
Jeff Levin
Talent Manager
Mario Martinez
Manager, Producer & Entrepreneur
Rahil Briggs, PsyD
National Director, HealthySteps, a program of ZERO TO THREE
Kate Flannery
Actress, Comedian & Singer
Mackenzie Sol
Singer & Performer
Shelley Berkley
Mayor of Las Vegas
Sheila E.
Queen of Percussion
Dylan Aguilar
Television Personality, Love on the Spectrum
Princess Love
Television Personality, Entrepreneur & Poker Player
Elisa Sednaoui
Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Funtasia & Model
Gracie Gold
Figure Skater
Zia Victoria
Singer-Songwriter
Jonah Marais
Singer-Songwriter
Jordan Rose
Founder & President, Rose Law Group
Carson Rose
Co-Founder, ATLYS & Big League Wiffle Ball
Monica Moradkhan
VP of Community Relations, Wynn Las Vegas
Sara Steinweiss
Founder & CEO, Conflict Resolution Systems
Jessica Ladd
Co-Founder, The Fund to Prevent Sexual Assault
Yvette Baker
Owner & Pilates Instructor, Y B Fit Pilates
Ross Rocketto
Chief Advocacy and Culture Change Officer at Equimundo
Alexander Roque
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ali Forney Center
Reid Umar
Co-Founder, ATLYS & Student-Athlete
Priya Nakra
Founder & Executive Director, Override Labs
Kristin Hatcher
Public Health Professional, The Fund to Prevent Sexual Assault
Kelly Richardson
Fitness Professional
Yoli Mayor
Singer-Songwriter
Izzy Houghton
Music Producer
Jhone Ebert
Superintendent, Clark County School District
Doug McKenzie
Magician, Mentalist & Television Producer
Selena Williams
Youth Mental Health Advocate, Inspiring Children Foundation
Angie McPhaul
Director of Youth Success, Gary Community Ventures
Dr. Brad Keating
Assistant Superintendent, Community Partnerships & Government Relations, CCSD
Anna Muller
Mental Health Influencer & Advocate
Cameron Muller
Tennis Coach & Academy Director
Janelle Trujillo
Executive Health & Performance Coach
Founders
Jewel
4-Time Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Visual Artist & Mental Health Pioneer
Steve Wozniak
Co-Founder, Apple
Janet Wozniak
Mathematician, Computer Scientist & Education Advocate
Nick Kislinger
Executive Director, Flourish Trust
Adam Lewis
Co-Founder & General Partner, Canyon Echo Capital
Melony Lewis
Co-Founder and General Partner of Canyon Echo Capital
Sheri Sobrato
Founder of Resonance Philanthropies
Jeneva Bell
Founder & President, Ruggable
Miriam Isa
Leadership Coach & Speaker
Logan Paul
Entrepreneur, WWE Superstar & Co-Founder of PRIME
Dan Gillison
CEO, NAMI
Jay McGraw
President & CEO, Stage 29 Productions; Emmy Award–Winning Executive Producer and Author
Erica McGraw
Philanthropist
Ellie Kanner
Film & Television Director
Melinda and Noah Springer
Co-Founder, Pickle Pro Labs and Philanthropist
Cameron Kelly
Philanthropist; Director, Salehi Family Foundation; Founder, CSKblooms
Winston Kelly
Energy Executive & Philanthropist; Director, WK Energy & Salehi Family Foundation
Christiana Musk
Chairwoman, Unreasonable Group; Co-Founder, Flourish Trust
Bob and Mike Bryan
Winningest Doubles Team in History
Sean and Ana Wolfington
Founder & Chairman, CarSaver · Philanthropist & Creative Producer
Jen Smorgon
Founder & Mindfulness Expert
Jennifer Donnelly
The Ultimate Matchmaker
Sam Alkan
Senior Impact Officer
Bob Pittman
Chairman and CEO, iHeartMedia
Dr. George Rapier III
Founder of WellMed & The Not Alone Dinner Series
Ryan Wolfington
Founder, Inspiring Children Foundation and Not Alone
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Podcasts and Interviewers
Recording at the Not Alone Awards. More to be announced.
Mackenzie Sol
Social media creator and interviewer
Singer-songwriter and creator who speaks openly about anxiety and mental health, interviewing guests at the Awards.
Watch on YouTube
Hope Starts With Us
with Daniel H. Gillison Jr.
NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. brings important mental health topics to light, one conversation at a time: sharing stories, breaking stigma and sharing practical resources.
Listen on Spotify
The Big Silence
with Karena Dawn
Honest conversations with psychologists, wellness experts and admired guests about mental health, resilience and healing.
Listen on Spotify
HINESIGHTS Podcast
with Kevin Hines
Suicide attempt survivor and mental health advocate Kevin Hines talks with guests about suicide prevention, resilience, healing and hope.
Listen on Apple Podcasts
Too Late To Pretend
with Dr. Cecelia Baldwin
A licensed therapist on mental health, nervous-system regulation, relationships, grief, boundaries and dropping the act of being fine.
Listen on Spotify
The Mental Game
with Brandon Saho
Brandon Saho interviews athletes, musicians and celebrities about their mental health struggles to break the stigma.
Listen on Spotify
Parenting With Psychology
with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson
A clinical psychologist and mom of four turns core psychology principles into practical weekly tips for calmer, more connected parenting.
Listen on Spotify
The Complex Trauma Podcast
with Sarah Herstich
Trauma-informed conversations about complex PTSD, emotional neglect, nervous-system healing and breaking long-held survival patterns.
Listen on Spotify
Coping with Ghosting
with Gretta Perlmutter
Hope and healing for anyone ghosted or betrayed in love, business, family or friendship: trust, attachment styles and emotional recovery.
Listen on Spotify
Psychology Unplugged
with Dr. Corey Nigro and Julie Catineau
Weekly discussions of psychology, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology and mental health that take on misinformation and stigma.
Listen on Spotify
Inspiring Children Foundation & NAMI present the Not Alone Awards Show, powered by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.
The awards show was created to celebrate the pioneers of human development and mental health, the visionaries, healers, and innovators who have courageously broken barriers, challenged stigma, and illuminated the path toward healing, growth, and connection.
Your 2026 Host
Loni Love
Comedian & TV Host
Meet your host2025 Highlights
The inaugural honorees
2025 Awards
Not Alone Legacy Award
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Not Alone Service Award
Atz Kilcher
The Rudy Award
Ozzie Tavares
Not Alone Pioneer Award
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) · Accepted by CEO Dan Gillison Jr.
The Woz Innovation Award
David Eagleman
The Jewel Never Broken Award
The Trevor Project · Accepted by CEO Jaymes Black
Honors the strength to grow and shine through life's challenges.
Not Alone Trailblazers Award
Dr. Blaise Aguirre and Marc Brackett
Not Alone Film of the Year Award
Cabrini · Executive producer Eustace Wolfington
The Not Alone Award
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
Recognizing an individual whose life and work embody the very essence of the "not alone" mission: connection, courage, and compassion.
Not Alone Album of the Year
Rachel Platten
Executive Producers
Producer
Deb Cullen
Ryan Oz
Producers
Trevor Short
Founder & CEO, Inspiring Dreams
Trent Alenik
ICF Alumni
CEO, Inspiring Children Foundation
Sally Dewhurst
Producer, Not Alone Summit & Event Producer
Sophie Novak
ICF Alumni
Producer, Not Alone Summit
Paige Neuenschwander
ICF Partnerships Manager
Raquelle Stevens
Author & Producer
Jan Thwaites
Co-Founder & COO, Inspiring Dreams
Associate Producers
Casey Caruso
ICF Alumni
Not Alone Summit Associate Producer & Event Producer
Nick Ekern
ICF Alumni
Director of Marketing
Sydney King
ICF Alumni
Community Manager & Not Alone Summit Associate Producer
Clark Cummings
Partner & Business Development Officer, Inspiring Dreams
Cherrial Odell
ICF Alumni
Co-Founder, Wellness Buddies
Ricky Sypert
ICF Alumni
Manager
Will Elmore Jr.
ICF Alumni
Operations Manager & Not Alone Summit Associate Producer
Payton McDonald
Associate Producer, Not Alone Summit
Bianca Mok
ICF Alumni
Not Alone Summit Associate Producer
Max Novak
ICF Alumni
Director of Programming & Not Alone Summit Associate Producer
Isabella Wolfington
Associate Producer, Not Alone Summit & AI House Fellow
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Views expressed by speakers and participants are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Inspiring Children Foundation or the Summit’s organizers, sponsors, partners, or other participants.
An invitation, appearance, sponsorship, or participation does not constitute endorsement of any individual’s political views, affiliations, candidates, or activities.
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