A Look at the Trellis Foundation’s Work to Reduce Barriers to Success for College Students

A Look at the Trellis Foundation’s Work to Reduce Barriers to Success for College Students

Based in Texas, the Trellis Foundation is all about boosting the success of low-income students and students of color. We dig into its two-year mental health learning collaborative, programs serving specific student groups and more.

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This Higher Ed Funder Recognized the Growing Crisis of Student Mental Health Over Ten Years Ago

This Higher Ed Funder Recognized the Growing Crisis of Student Mental Health Over Ten Years Ago

The Duke Endowment started working with four colleges back in 2013 to support students’ emotional wellbeing. With mental health concerns on the rise among youth, those efforts could serve as a model for other grantmakers.

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Suicide Is at Epidemic Levels in the U.S. Philanthropy's Response Has Been Underwhelming

Suicide Is at Epidemic Levels in the U.S. Philanthropy's Response Has Been Underwhelming

Despite the scope of the problem — someone in the U.S. dies from suicide every 11 minutes — national philanthropies’ willingness to directly confront it hasn’t measured up.

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Address Youth Homelessness or Youth Mental Health? Philanthropy Can Solve Both

Address Youth Homelessness or Youth Mental Health? Philanthropy Can Solve Both

In this guest article, philanthropist Tricia Raikes shines a light on the interrelated crises of youth homelessness and mental health, and tells us how her foundation has been addressing that nexus in Washington State.

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How One Funder Is Seeking to Bolster Mental Healthcare in Rural America

How One Funder Is Seeking to Bolster Mental Healthcare in Rural America

While better mental healthcare is needed across the U.S., there are stark disparities in care between urban and rural areas. Here’s how the Helmsley Charitable Trust is tackling the problem in the Midwest and elsewhere.

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New Frontier: Philanthropy’s Role in Digital Mental Health

New Frontier: Philanthropy’s Role in Digital Mental Health

App-based digital mental healthcare saw a renaissance during the pandemic. As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, guest author Anna Bobb offers some ways philanthropy can further catalyze that promising field.

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Why Three Deep-Pocketed Funders Joined Forces to Take on Bipolar Disorder

Why Three Deep-Pocketed Funders Joined Forces to Take on Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder has been significantly understudied. In response, several donors with personal experience of the condition are working with the Milken Institute on a $150 million initiative to fund and coordinate global research.

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Meet the Funder Collaborative Behind a Push for Psychedelic Mental Health Treatments

Meet the Funder Collaborative Behind a Push for Psychedelic Mental Health Treatments

The Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative has been working to secure federal approval of PTSD treatments using psychedelic substances. With plenty of well-heeled donors aboard, the group’s outlook is bright.

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Generation Z Faces a Deeply Uncertain Future. Is Philanthropy Listening?

Generation Z Faces a Deeply Uncertain Future. Is Philanthropy Listening?

A new report found that Generation Z feels “undervalued and unheard” by major institutions, including philanthropic organizations. What can we make of this, and can funders better address their concerns?

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Here’s How the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Is Growing Three Partnerships to Boost Global Health

Here’s How the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Is Growing Three Partnerships to Boost Global Health

The Greece-based Stavros Niarchos Foundation is expanding a major global health grantmaking initiative with commitments to three longtime partners based in New York City. Mental health is one focus area.

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Mental Health Hotline’s Launch Is Fast-Approaching. Philanthropy Can Help Make It a Success

Mental Health Hotline’s Launch Is Fast-Approaching. Philanthropy Can Help Make It a Success

Federal law requires activation of the 988 mental health crisis hotline number in July. Here’s how philanthropy can help states and communities build the next generation of crisis response and care.

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Where a Huge Mental Health Gift from the Ballmers Is Headed—and What It Means for the Field

Where a Huge Mental Health Gift from the Ballmers Is Headed—and What It Means for the Field

The Ballmer Group's $425 million grant establishes a new children's mental health institute, building on the funder's strategy of connecting universities with community programs. It’s also a bellwether for mental health giving.

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This Funder Is Giving to Address Mental Health Through the Arts. Here's What It's Learning

This Funder Is Giving to Address Mental Health Through the Arts. Here's What It's Learning

The New York-based Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund has announced the grantees of a new program to foster mental health through the arts. We chat with the fund’s Executive Director Rick Luftglass about lessons learned.

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Amid Scarce Funding, One of Philanthropy's Largest-Ever Gifts for Depression Research

Amid Scarce Funding, One of Philanthropy's Largest-Ever Gifts for Depression Research

A huge donation from the estate of a late California philanthropist will fund a new research center devoted to the study of depression. It’s welcome news as calls mount for more philanthropic attention to mental health.

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The 988 Mental Health Emergency Hotline Is Coming. Philanthropy Can Help Ensure its Success

The 988 Mental Health Emergency Hotline Is Coming. Philanthropy Can Help Ensure its Success

Funders say the upcoming national 988 mental health hotline is an opportunity to build robust local crisis response ecosystems—and possibly improve mental health care beyond emergencies. Here’s how philanthropy can help.

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Amid Hopeful Signs, This Is the Moment for Philanthropy to Buckle Down on Mental Health

Amid Hopeful Signs, This Is the Moment for Philanthropy to Buckle Down on Mental Health

The mental health consequences of COVID-19 have been staggering, as have those of an ongoing racial reckoning. Guest contributor Ken Zimmerman unpacks how philanthropy can lean into a potentially transformative moment.

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