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Members of Cancer Care of Marquette County recieve a test from the West End Health Foundation as a part of the group’s Proactive Grant program. The WEHF awarded cash to a few organizations for youth mental health programming. From left: Kori Tossava, West End Health Foundation, Dave Poirier, Cancer Care of Marquette County, Karl Lehmann, West End Health Foundation. (Courtesy photograph)

MARQUETTE — The West End Health Foundation is doing its half in selling youth mental health after awarding $30,000 in funding for native organizations by way of the 2022 Proactive Grant program.

The Proactive Grant program focuses on companies, programs and organizations which tackle youth wellness and mental health. Three purposes acquired funding from WEHF after being reviewed by the group based mostly on a overview of the candidates, the programs they run and the high quality of their proposals.

The first of the three to obtain funding was the Ishpeming School District, which was awarded $15,250 to supply a program that focuses on mental health and suicide consciousness that may characteristic Kevin Hines, a suicide survivor who dedicates his life to schooling about mental health and suicide prevention.

After trying suicide by leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000, Hines has shared his story in numerous codecs, together with a documentary, a memoir and thru in-person speeches.

The funding will likely be used to host Hines throughout programs at native colleges districts that embody Ishpeming, Negaunee, Westwood and Republic-Michigamme.

The second group to obtain funding is the Great Lakes Recovery Centers, which acquired $9,190 to complement and improve entry to mental health companies by rising supplier hours at the Negaunee Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Specialty Clinic.

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral remedy, play remedy, psychiatric evaluations, treatment administration and household remedy will likely be a few of the companies made potential by funding to be supplied to shoppers GLRC services.

Receiving $5,560 was the Ishpeming Cancer Society, also called the Cancer Care of Marquette County. The funding will go to assist with the mental health wants of youth most cancers sufferers.

The group has been in operation since 1979 and assists Marquette County residents who’ve acquired a most cancers prognosis. The group additionally gives monetary help for therapy, journey, treatment and different provides for most cancers sufferers, in addition to serving as a help networks for most cancers sufferers and their households.

“We understand that improving mental health services for youth in our community is important,” stated Amy Clickner, chair of the Foundation’s Philanthropy Committee. “We received 10 proposals requesting over $80,000 and after careful review, our board felt the programs offered by these three organizations will make the most positive impact on local youth. The West End is fortunate to have dedicated professionals in place to help youth deal with the difficulties they face today.”

In addition to the beforehand talked about funding, the WEHF additionally introduced a test for $15,200 to the Upper Peninsula Diabetes Outreach Network for its work on the 2022 Teal Lake Swim.

Randy Crouch will be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 242. His electronic mail tackle is rcrouch@miningjournal.web.