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Mental Illness Doesn’t Predict Suicide; Hopelessness Does.

September 6, 2022 By Kathryn 1 Comment

Disclaimer: Content is created by iFred’s team of editors. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission. The death of Bed Bath & Beyond’s CFO,GustavoContinue Reading

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Join the Global Coalition on Youth Mental Health for a Spring Webinar

April 1, 2019 By Kathryn 1 Comment

In 2018, I had the pleasure of being a Founding Member of the Global Coalition on Youth Mental Health to address the growing prevalence of anxiety and depression inContinue Reading

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Finding Hope Through Change: How A Horse Helped Strengthen My Root Chakra

August 17, 2016 By Kathryn 1 Comment

Life hasn’t been easy lately. I’ve recently moved to a new home in a new state, had a major shift with work, and celebrated my 45th birthday, which made meContinue 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

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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

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Teaching Hope to Prevent Suicide, One Child At A Time

March 25, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Can you teach children how to have hope? That is the question we at the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) set out to answer severalContinue Reading

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