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Davenport University Launches $35 Million Fundraising Campaign to ‘Elevate’ Education and Address Michigan’s Talent Gap

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Today, Davenport University unveiled a fundraising campaign that asks individuals, businesses, and foundations to elevate Michigans talent by investing in its students and the programs dedicated to improve their success.

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  • Today, Davenport University unveiled a fundraising campaign that asks individuals, businesses, and foundations to elevate Michigans talent by investing in its students and the programs dedicated to improve their success.
  • Davenport has already raised $22.9 million of its $35 million goal through the support of generous donors and grants.
  • Our ability to solve these issues and expand access for students will enable our university to nurture and grow the diverse talent needed to address Michigans growing talent gap.
  • Elevate campaign funding will support:
    Davenport is recruiting and preparing teachers at the undergraduate level to address the substantial talent gap in STEM education in urban districts nationally.

Military Families & the Holidays: Cohen Veterans Network Highlights Unique Circumstances of Military Life and Provides Strategies to Combat Holiday Stress

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Currently, there are over 1.3 million active duty service members, and 1.5 million military family members -- with some 150,000 service members deployed around the world, separated from their families. Each year over 400,000 service members and their families make a permanent change of station, in which they relocate to a new duty station, leaving many military families far from their loved ones.

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  • This December, in support of military families everywhere, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) a not-for-profit philanthropic organization that serves post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families through a nationwide system of mental health clinics, is highlighting the creative ways military families celebrate the season and sharing tips to combat holiday stress.
  • On social media , CVN is highlighting traditions that military families have developed over the years to mark the holiday season.
  • The network is sharing these stories as creative ideas to inspire other military families to make the most of the holidays.
  • Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is a 501(c)(3) national not-for-profit philanthropic organization for post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and their families.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Expedites Access to Care for Texas and Oklahoma Members Affected by Tornados

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to tornados that struck Texas and Oklahoma, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is expediting access to care for members who live in affected communities.

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  • BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to tornados that struck Texas and Oklahoma, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is expediting access to care for members who live in affected communities.
  • Blue Cross has more than 11,500 members in the impacted areas in Texas and Oklahoma.
  • The company is working to ensure those members can access health services and medications quickly and in locations convenient to them.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusetts( bluecrossma.org ) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered inBoston.

American Veterans Group provides grant to Cohen Veterans Network

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Veterans Group (AVG), a social impact investment bank and Wall Street's first and only public benefit corporation, has provided a grant to Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national not-for-profit network of mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families, to support their work to improve mental health in the veteran community.

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  • "An important part of our social mission is to collaborate with like-minded organizations on important social impact initiatives," said Ben Biles, co-founder and chief executive officer of American Veterans Group.
  • CVN provides client-centered, evidence-based mental health services to post-9/11 veterans, active-duty service members, and their families.
  • Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is a 501(c)(3) national not-for-profit philanthropic organization for post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and their families.
  • It was established in 2016 by philanthropist Steven A. Cohen with a commitment of $275 million to build the network.

Effective School Solutions Releases New National Polling of Administrators & Parents on Mental Health Care in Schools

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective School Solutions (ESS) – the leading provider of school-based mental health services for K-12 school districts – today released the results of new nationwide polling, which found significant concerns from both parents and administrators about the state of youth mental health. While schools have made progress tackling the youth mental health crisis and 80% of parents believe that schools should play a role in the delivery of mental health, educators say that districts continue to face significant hurdles when it comes to early identification of students with mental health challenges (52%), staffing (50%), and funding (47%).  

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  • "Our first-of-its-kind polling reveals that administrators and parents see a significant, long-term problem with the mental health of young people that must be solved.
  • While 75% of administrators say their schools are implementing best practices around student mental health, less than half (45%) of parents feel the same way.
  • However, only about 60% of administrators report expansion of mental health counseling resources, and just over 40% report their schools have adopted broad-based mental health screening initiatives.
  • Effective School Solutions (ESS) is the country's largest provider of school-based mental health care.

Charlie Health Launches Virtual IOP Services in Michigan to Provide Life-Saving Behavioral Health Treatment to Young People and Families in Crisis

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charlie Health, the largest provider of virtual intensive outpatient programming (IOP) for young people and families in crisis, announces its expansion into Michigan.

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  • BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charlie Health, the largest provider of virtual intensive outpatient programming (IOP) for young people and families in crisis, announces its expansion into Michigan.
  • "It's time for a new solution in Michigan," says Allison Walsh JD, VP of Clinical Outreach at Charlie Health.
  • Charlie Health , founded in 2020, is the largest virtual-first mental health clinic for teens and young adults who need more than weekly mental health support.
  • By providing individualized and evidence-based mental health support, Charlie Health ensures that sustainable healing is available to all.

Sandy Hook Promise Prepares for 10th Remembrance

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Monday, December 12, 2022

NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- December 14, 2022 will be the 10th remembrance since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators.

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  • NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- December 14, 2022 will be the 10th remembrance since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators.
  • As a decade passes since the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, 2022 threatens to be deadliest year of gun violence
    "We choose to remember and honor our loved ones by taking action to stop school shootings and gun violence," said Nicole Hockley, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
  • "Our children were killed because nobody took action on the warning signs to stop the Sandy Hook massacre from happening," said Mark Barden, co-founder and CEO of the Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund and father of Daniel, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
  • To assist journalists covering the 10th Remembrance, Sandy Hook Promise has compiled a multimedia package that includes video interviews, photographs, and background information.

Digital Mental Health Platform Get A-Head Begins Next Phase of Growth with $17M Acquisition

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Monday, December 12, 2022

Ahad Bandealy,the platform's founder, will continue to lead the Get A-Head team in the role of CEO, as well as Chief Digital Officer of Vector Health Labs.

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  • Ahad Bandealy,the platform's founder, will continue to lead the Get A-Head team in the role of CEO, as well as Chief Digital Officer of Vector Health Labs.
  • "Get A-Head was founded with the ambition of revolutionizing mental health care by empowering student trainees to increase the available pool of mental health professionals," said Ahad Bandealy, Founder and CEO, Get A-Head.
  • Founded in 2019 by Ahad Bandealy, Get A-Headis a mental health SaaS platform that provides educational institutions, practicing clinical therapists, corporations and more with the digital infrastructure needed to deliver and manage mental health services for their students, members and employees.
  • Vector Health is the owner/operator of a licensed Ontario Laboratory, as well as Tulip Health, a virtual health platform offering high-quality virtual appointments to residents of Ontario.

Florida Blue increases Hurricane Ian relief efforts to total $2 million

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Friday, December 9, 2022

FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During a luncheon to thank local nonprofits for their dedication to hurricane recovery efforts, Florida Blue President and CEO Pat Geraghty announced the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield plan will donate an additional $1 million to support 22 local and regional organizations continuing to provide community-based hurricane relief efforts.

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  • FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --During a luncheon to thank local nonprofits for their dedication to hurricane recovery efforts, Florida Blue President and CEO Pat Geraghty announced the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield plan will donate an additional $1 million to support 22 local and regional organizations continuing to provide community-based hurricane relief efforts.
  • Florida Blue previously announced an initial $1 million dollar donation to the state's relief efforts immediately following the storm.
  • This latest funding brings the total investment in hurricane relief efforts to $2 million.
  • "The losses that Floridians are still coping with are unimaginable," said Susan Towler, Florida Blue executive director, Corporate Social Responsibility.

Government of Canada invests $2.25M for project to support mental health in Métis communities across British Columbia

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

The Government of Canada is committed to addressing these disparities and promoting positive mental health for all people in Canada.

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  • The Government of Canada is committed to addressing these disparities and promoting positive mental health for all people in Canada.
  • Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced $2.25M in funding to Mtis Nation British Columbia for their project to provide Mtis community members with information and resources to improve mental health and well-being.
  • In partnership with LivingWorks, this project will implement an evidence-based suicide prevention program to promote mental wellness and create a Network of Safety within Mtis communities across British Columbia.
  • The Government of Canada is committed toward the mental health of people in Canada through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.