About Us
who we are
A Path to Hope came about on the encouragement of my dear friend, Carol. It had been a long 18-months of navigating the mental healthcare puzzle in search of help for a member of our family who was suffering in silence with anxiety and depression. As a nurse and a mother, I could not believe how difficult it was to find the help we needed. We did the best we could through trial and error and eventually formed an aggressive treatment plan to start the healing process. Our path was rough and bumpy and had finally smoothed out and the healing that we prayed for finally started to take place. It was then that I decided to do something to make the path of others a little easier to navigate.
Our mission is to offer support and guidance to jump start the process for parents who have a child who is suffering. In the past several years, the occurrence of suicide in our community has been staggering; our children are facing challenges that we cannot comprehend. They are reminded of their insecurities 24/7 by social media. I am not suggesting that these tragedies could have been prevented, I am simply offering to share what I have learned (the good, the bad, and the ugly).
If you know of someone who may not know where to turn, please share this page. I pray that I can help ease the stress of the process for someone.
Holly O’Connell
Founder, Holly O'Connell
Holly O’Connell is the Founder of A Path To Hope nonprofit organization. Founded in 2018, the mission of A Path To Hope is to offer guidance and support to those navigating the mental health system. Holly recognized the need for improved access to information, increased knowledge of available resources, and a better understanding of mental health therapies and services. APTH accomplishes this through community presentations, support groups, and an annual resource fair bringing together the providers with the community. “Every family has a story; we chose to share ours to help others learn from our experience”.
Holly graduated from Salve Regina University in Newport, RI where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
Holly has spent most of her career focused on cardiology working in all aspects from ICU to outpatient. She recently started working in primary care. Holly, her husband and their 3 children have been residents of Uwchlan Township since 2004. They enjoy the outdoors, hiking and paddle boarding on March Creek, and spending time at the beach.
