STRATEGIC NON-PROFIT PARTNER
ACTIVE MINDS
Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness and education for young adults. Through education, research, advocacy, and a robust presence in high school and college campuses, they are changing the culture around mental health.
Active Minds was founded in 2003 by Alison Malmon - then a junior at the University of Pennsylvania - following the death by suicide of her only sibling, Brian. Inspired by the way her friends rallied in support around her after Brian’s death, Alison sought to create a student-led movement that would change the culture around mental health. Her goal: that no other young person would struggle in silence as Brian had. Starting with one chapter in one dorm room, Active Minds now has a presence in 800 communities across all 50 states and directly reaches more than 1 million young people each year.
Through signature programs including the National Chapter Network, the nationally acclaimed Send Silence Packing exhibit, and compelling Active Minds Speakers, Active Minds is creating communities of support and saving lives.
As the Foundation’s Strategic Non-Profit Partner in the United States, Active Minds has received monetary grants totaling over $944,000 USD since 2020. Together, we’ve impacted 340,403 youth and counting through this funding.
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YOUNG ADULTS + MENTAL HEALTH
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24. (National Institutes of Mental Health, Statistics, Suicide, 2017)
- 67% of young adults tell a friend they are struggling before telling anyone else. (Framework for Campus Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention, Presented as part of an invited symposium at the SAMHSA Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, January 2007)
- 280 people decide not to go through with a suicide attempt for every person who dies by suicide. (National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Be The On T0, 2020)
- 50% of cases of mental health issues begin by age 14; 75% begin by age 24. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), Age of onset of mental disorders: A review of recent literature, April 2008)
OUR GLOBAL STRATEGIC NON-PROFIT PARTNERS
CANADA
Jack.org is Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health in every province and territory. Through Do Something, Jack Talks, Jack Chapters, and Jack Summits, young leaders identify and dismantle barriers to positive mental health in their communities. And through ambitious innovations in youth mental health like Be There, Jack.org gives people the mental health resources they need to educate themselves.
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UNITED KINGDOM
The Mix is the UK's leading digital charity for young people and has reached over 4.1 million youth in 2019. Whatever issue a young person is facing, The Mix is always there for them - via their website, over the phone or via social media. They connect young people to experts and their peers to talk about everything from money to mental health, homelessness to jobs, break-ups to body kindness and more.
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AUSTRALIA
batyr exists to smash the stigma around mental health and increase help seeking rates. Through sharing real, relatable and resilient mental health stories in a safe and impactful way, batyr are changing the way young people view and talk about mental health and access support. Created by young people, for young people, batyr are taking a positive approach to mental health education and prevention.
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NEW ZEALAND
Lifeline’s counsellors have supported New Zealanders for 58 years through their trusted, well-known 24/7 community helpline (0800 LIFELINE). They provide free, safe, confidential support that can be accessed anywhere in New Zealand, at any time – as they believe every young New Zealander should be able to access support when they need it.