The Charles E Kubly Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations for projects that are consistent with our mission to raise awareness of depression, reduce the stigma associated with it and help people access resources in their communities. Additionally we have funded projects that address suicide prevention.
We have provided funds to the following organizations for projects in 2005. Also, check out projects we have funded in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
1. Academic Psychiatry (2005) A peer reviewed psychiatric journal. A special issue focused on the need to educate medical students, resident psychiatrists and psychiatrist practitioners to work more effectively with families and to deal with the impact of stigma on families and patients as a barrier to care.
2. Advancing Suicide Prevention Magazine (2005) Distribution of a youth themed issue of this national strategic health policy magazine to 5,000 professionals throughout the state. This issue will focus on the crisis of suicide among youth populations, the role of schools, substance abuse as an indicator for youth suicide potential and issues that impede treatment of suicidal children and teens.
3. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (2005) for workshops for pediatricians to learn more about psychiatric disorders in children and how to treat patients in tandem with Children's Hospital's new Evaluation Clinic.
4. The Grand Avenue Club (2005) An outreach project to families, schools, neighborhood centers, churches and synagogues to recruit teenagers and young adults who struggle with mental illness to the Grand Avenue Club’s Young Adult Supported Education Program (YASE).
5. HOPES (2005) A public awareness campaign focused on white, middle class males (a population which represents a high number of suicides in Wisconsin) which will include billboards throughout the state and radio public service announcements.
6. InHealth Wisconsin (2005) for a youth depression project. InHealth is creating a video featuring youth sharing their experience with depression. The program will be made available to families of children who screen positive for depression in the Milwaukee Public School System and for youth workers.
7. The Medical College of Wisconsin (2005) for a conference on Native American behavioral health and mental illness issues, including stigma, suicide prevention and positive efforts to identify and prevent serious illness among the Native American population.
8. The Mental Health Association in Milwaukee County (2005) for the following:
- Staff and curriculum materials to provide public awareness building and stigma reduction to high schools through a project called the Eliminating Barriers Initiative.
- Funds for the printing and distribution of mental health materials in English, Spanish and Low Literacy for Community Resource Centers throughout Milwaukee County.
- Funds to publish and distribute over 1000 Youth and Family Resource Guides to Milwaukee area schools, police departments and other interested organizations.
9. The Mental Health Association in Waukesha County (2005) to support a Mental Health Workplace Initiative. Funds provided will allow for printed brochures which will be distributed to Waukesha county businesses to increase early awareness of mental illness.
10. NAMI Greater Milwaukee (2005) for materials for physician's offices on the services NAMI provides to the mentally ill and their families as well as information about depression, suicide prevention and how to access help.
11. Our Space (2005) A Peer Support Training Program. A innovative project to train those in recovery to support those struggling with mental illness with the goal of reducing crises situations. Stigma will be reduced as consumers are integrated into the workforce and work side by side with professionals.