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International Day of Peace

September 30, 2021 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

September 21, 2021 was the International Day of Peace, an event created by the United Nations to celebrate strengthening the ideals of peace around the world. This year, iFred celebratedContinue Reading

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Earn Your Hope Badge and Become a trained Hope listener on 7 Cups

March 18, 2019 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Hope Badge is now available through 7 cups, in order to train people around the world on how to create a hopeful mindset. As hopelessness is the number one symptom of depression,Continue Reading

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Global Day for Hope Supports 350 Million with Depression

May 18, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) launched its first annual Global Day for Hope on May 2, 2015, to support the 350 million people living withContinue Reading

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Inspiring HOPE: One School At A Time

May 11, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

iFred launched Schools for Hope in Fall 2014 in two Chicago-area school districts (Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee, Ill., and Oakland School in Antioch, Ill.) with the goal of expandingContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Health, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Research, Schools for Hope, Suicide Prevention, Sunflowers, Teens, Tips and Tools Tagged With: depression, depression advocacy, Education, end stigma, eradicating suicide, hope, iFred, schools for hope, suicide prevention, teens

Inspiring HOPE: Around the World

April 29, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Did you know that Schools for Hope is not just a program available in the U.S., but is internationally inspiring HOPE? This year the program will not only be taughtContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Education, Events, Global Month of Hope, Health, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Schools for Hope, Sunflowers, Tips and Tools Tagged With: confidence, depression, depression advocacy, eradicate stigma, global mental health, health, hope, iFred, schools for hope, suicide prevention

Teaching Hope: A Powerful Lesson

November 4, 2014 By Kathryn 1 Comment

iFred’s recent project, Schools for Hope, launched this fall with fifth graders in the Chicagoland area. The curriculum aims to teach hope to students as a result of the dishearteningContinue Reading

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