Active Minds Active Minds

Active Minds Active Minds mobilizes youth and young adults for mental health advocacy and suicide prevention. Providing resources, education, training, and award-winning programs, Active Minds is present in more than 1,000 communities and campuses nationwide. We bring to mental health what no other organization can — the voice of young people who are disproportionately affected by mental illnesses and the way mental health is addressed on campuses and in society at large. By empowering young adults to speak openly about mental health, we can reduce stigma, encourage help-seeking, and prevent suicides, while creating a new generation of advocates to boldly use their voices to influence the conversation around mental health.

Contact: Brett Curtis brett@activeminds.org

ALS

The ALS Association is excited to be recognized as a charity partner this year. You may know them from the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that took the world by storm in 2014. But after their founding in 1985, the ALS Association has been working to discover treatments and a cure for ALS, and to serve, advocate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to the fullest. Learn more by visiting als.org Thank you to everyone supporting their commitment to creating a world without ALS!

Contact: Jena McEwen jena.mcewen@als.org

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

The Indiana American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Chapter was chartered in 2008. As a part of AFSP’s growing nationwide network of chapters, we bring together people from all backgrounds who want to prevent suicide in our communities. Families and friends who have lost someone to suicide, vulnerable individuals, mental health professionals, clergy, educators, students, community/business leaders, and many others energize our chapter. The grassroots work we do focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide. 

Contact: Kylie Hagarty khagarty@afsp.org

Freedom K9 Project

The Freedom K9 Project is the first organization in the United States to specialize in training service dogs for abuse survivors. They specialize in training service dogs to help survivors overcome the symptoms of PTSD. Their mission is to increase access to PTSD service dogs through training dogs for survivors, and providing free training for survivors to train their own service dog.

Contact: Vikki Smith vikki@rootedtherapyandwellness.com

The Tourette Association of America (TAA)

The Tourette Association of America (TAA) is a national nonprofit serving the Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Tic Disorder Community. Our mission is to raise awareness, advance science, advocate for policies, and support impacted individuals/families.

Contact: Brianna Falcone brianna.falcone@tourette.org