Neurocrine raises a new monument to mental health in pandemic resilience campaign

Neurocrine Biosciences has turned to the arts before to raise mental health awareness, and the latest iteration of its "Monumental Moments" campaign does it again.

For Mental Illness Awareness Week, Neurocrine unveiled a new, specially commissioned sculpture—"The Hug" by artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada—at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Rodriguez-Gerada and Neurocrine Biosciences presented the nearly 10-foot bronze sculpture Oct. 7 in honor of those whose mental health suffered during the pandemic. Members of the Me2/Orchestra, a classical music group composed of musicians with mental illnesses and their supporters, provided musical accompaniment.