#GivingTuesday, a global event held each year, inspires us to give back to others and provides a day to show support for the causes that are dear to our hearts. To share our own appreciation, iFred decided to try something new and created a way to “crowd fund” our crowd funding campaign. We have included organizations that we fully support and wanted to share their incredible programs all dedicated to making a difference by helping others through research, providing treatment and services, and education.
We believe that by supporting one another and working together we can create a momentum and have a great impact in the field of mental health and in our own everyday lives.
Every person has the power to make a difference in the life of someone else whether it be a child, a teen, a veteran, or anyone who needs help and support. We are so glad to highlight the amazing work being done by each of them. You may join us in our efforts by sharing and donating to the campaign at Working Together to End the Stigma of Depression.
2014 Campaign Participants
Our mission is to empower teens to fall in love with themselves, communicate more effectively, and make integrity-based decisions.
Motivating the Teen Spirit programs teach teens how to better understand who they are and their full potential. Our workshops produce profound shifts in participants, resulting in more responsible mindsets, attitudes, and behaviors.
IMAlive is the world’s first virtual crisis center. It is the world’s first crisis center where 100% of the volunteers are trained in crisis intervention. In the first year since the launch IMAlive has helped thousands of people in crisis.
The IMAlive Network is currently made possible through the support of the PostSecret community. PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard.
In 2010, the Kristin Brooks Hope Center partnered with To Write Love on Her Arms, the QPR Institute and PostSecret to launch IMAlive.
Since 1998, The Kristin Brooks Hope Center, founders of 1-800-SUICIDE, have connected more than 7 million calls and chats from people in crisis and are the pioneers behind the IMAlive Network.
The United Nations is in the process of developing the 2015 Post Millennium Development Goals. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BE SURE MENTAL HEALTH IS INCLUDED. You may join in our efforts within just a few easy steps. Please follow this link to learn more about how you can make an impact on this vitally important global issue and visit Fundamental SDG to be added to the list of supporters. There is no #health without #mentalhealth.
Military Family Lifestyle Charitable Foundation, (MFLCF) provides our military members and their families the dignity and respect owed them by our Nation for their commitment and selfless service in preserving the freedoms we all enjoy. MFLCF accomplishes this task by generating revenue through fundraising events and programs that help support the financial, physical, and emotional needs of military members and their families.
MFLCF also help those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress, by supporting a treatment called Chicago Block (“CB” aka Stellate Ganglion Block). CB is a fast, inexpensive and safe neck injection, which has been FDA approved for decades (for other uses). To date, over 600 patients have been treated around the US, with a greater than 70% success rate. CB is the future of helping those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress.
Schools for Hope is a project developed by iFred targeting 5th grade students designed specifically to teach HOPE. We do this through a research based curriculum of lessons, stories and activities which explore the concrete actions one can take to create their own hopeful attitude.
A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health suggests that 1 in 9 children attempt suicide prior to graduating high school with 40% of those in grade school. Hopelessness is a primary symptom of depression and leading predictor of suicide, making it a threat to students around the world. Brilliant research supports that HOPE is a teachable skill. Help us #teachhope so we can help these students become their most vital and hopeful selves.
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