CONVENE: What's On the Line

What's On the Line: Mental Health in the Culinary World

The food and restaurant industry is the heartbeat of communities—bringing people together, nourishing, and creating spaces of celebration and belonging. Yet behind the line, restaurant workers, chefs and restaurateurs often face overwhelming stress, burnout, and barriers to mental health support. This session will explore how the industry can work collectively to expand access to mental health services, build more supportive infrastructure, and foster thriving workplaces while continuing to serve as a cornerstone of communities.

The Nourish Pillar is presented by PepsiCo Foundation

About World Mental Health Day Festival

The Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Festival is where visionaries, thought leaders, culture-markers, and advocates gather to celebrate and shape the future of mental health. The Festival convenes the most consequential leaders from across public policy, media, culture, sports, business, and the research worlds for groundbreaking conversations about the future of mental health. From headline-making mainstage talks featuring luminaries like Jonathan Haidt and Katie Couric, to cause-driven fitness programming like mindful fitness classes led by Kendall Toole and Kelsey Wells, celebratory runs with Timm Chuisano, Hellah Sidibe and Raymond Braun, and Equinox meditation experiences, this is where the world gathers for World Mental Health Day.

About Project Healthy Minds

Project Healthy Minds is a next-gen mental health tech non-profit dedicated to expanding access to mental health services across the country. Project Healthy Minds is building the world’s first free digital mental health marketplace, destigmatizing mental health by partnering with culture-makers, and improving access and affordability by advocating for innovative workplace investments in employee mental health. The non-profit is focused on closing the treatment gap in America by attacking these primary barriers to care: stigma, discoverability, and affordability. Project Healthy Minds’ programmatic initiatives serve more than 200,000 people annually.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Spring Studios, 50 Varick Street, New York, United States