2023 Annual Report Institute of Mental Hygiene
Contents
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Mission Core Values Letter from Executive Director and Board President
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Community Healers Collaborative
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Summary of Grants by Type
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Advocacy Grants
10. Community Based Grants 11. Nancy J. Aronson Core Support Grants 12. Early Childhood Grants 13. School-Based Grants
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14. End of Year Financial Statement 15. Board of Directors
Mission IMH’s mission is to promote optimal mental health for children and their families in New Orleans.
Core Values
IMH BELIEVES that mental health must be defined broadly and recognizes that the development of optimal mental health (sometimes referred to as social-emotional development) is affected by many factors. We believe that it is important to build on successes by promoting best practices and innovative approaches that offer promise. We believe that issues of race and culture affect mental health and the provision of services and should be addressed. We believe that our grants should support programs that intentionally and specifically address the social-emotional development of low-income and/or underserved children and their families in Orleans Parish. We believe that early intervention and prevention are the most effective approaches to promoting optimal mental health in children and their families in our community. We believe that families are fundamental to their children’s social and emotional development and should be supported in their parenting.
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A Letter from our Executive Director and Board President
Southern University at New Orleans Community Healers Collaborative In an effort to respond the current mental health crisis experienced by our community, the board of IMH funded a process to establish a Center for Family and Community healing at Southern University of New Orleans School of Social Work. The Community Healers Collaborative works to build the capacity of important stakeholders in the lives of children to respond to their trauma challenges. It will be housed at Southern University at New Orleans with support from the SUNO School of Social Work. The Center will ultimately train numerous stakeholders in Mental Health First Aid and provide them with knowledge about community resources, so that they can make appropriate referrals for care from mental and behavioral health practitioners. The center will also work to increase the availability of trained clinicians and general practitioners of color especially engaging diverse students with lived experience to be trained and provided with incentives to join the social services and mental health workforce.
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Southern University at New Orleans Community Healers Collaborative This Community Healers Collaborative will be focused on raising the awareness about and establishing a process for the community to respond our current mental health crisis and diminished behavioral health workforce by addressing issues such as: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), supporting trauma –informed systems of care and building the capacity of the community to implement prevention and early intervention strategies using community residents with lived experience as part of the system of care.
The Center will offer services meant to support a trauma-informed system of care. The services will include but not be limited by: •
Mental Health first aid training offered to stakeholders who regularly interface with children and their families
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Information and referral services to ensure children are connected with competent cultural sensitive practitioners
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Community Convenings addressing trauma and recommending community response
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Workforce development in the Mental and Behavioral Health arena’s
S U M M A R Y OF GRANTS BY TYPE
Grants 8
January 2023 – December 2023
Grant making at IMH is guided by our mission, our core values and by the areas of focus selected by the Foundation. IMH funding is limited, by charter, to Orleans Parish. We do not fund capital projects or individuals. For grant application guidelines, deadlines, and, details, please visit www.imhno.org or call (504) 566-1852.
GRANT TYPE
GRANT COUNT
GRANT TYPE AMOUNT
Advocacy
3
$90,000
Community-Based
9
$225,000
Core Support
1
$150,000
Early Childhood
5
$100,00
School-Based
5
$122,400
GRANT TOTALS
23
$687,400
Advocacy
IMH Supports advocacy as a strategy to work toward increased public support for the full range of mental health services for children and their families and toward the development of policies and regulations that promote quality in the supports and services available to all children.
GRANTEE
PROGRAM/PROJECT NAME
GRANT AMOUNT
Families Helping Families of Southeast Louisiana
Self Advocacy for Transitioning Students With Disabilities
$20,000
Black Education for New Orleans
Black Brilliance Counts for School Quality Campaign
$40,000
Beloved Community
Community Mental Health Advocacy through Youth-Led Community Engagement
$30,000
Community-Based 10
IMH Supports efforts to increase the availability of prevention, early intervention, and treatment services in community settings. Such efforts might include the co-location of mental health services with other well-utilized services for children and their families. IMH supports the provision of services in locations that are easily accessible to vulnerable populations. We also support the development of partnerships and collaborations between multiple organizations that serve the same population.
GRANTEE
PROGRAM/PROJECT NAME
GRANT AMOUNT
Dancing Grounds
Dance for Social Change
$20,000
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana
Mentoring Children of Promise (MCP): Changing the Trajectory of At-Risk Youth
$20,000
The New Orleans Women & Children's Shelter
Early Childhood Supports for Homeless Families
$25,000
Son of a Saint
Crescent City Mentoring Collaborative (CCMC)
$40,000
New Orleans Family Justice Alliance
PATHWAYS for Children Exposed to Violence
$40,000
Operation Restoration
Birthmark Doula Collective Postpartum Wellness & Mental Health
$20,000
Louisiana Center for Children's Rights
Early Intervention: Helping Traumatized Children in the Legal System Access Mental Health Care
$25,000
unCommon Construction
Apprenticeship Program Framing Character Initiative
$20,000
Yeah! Yoga
Expanding Access to Youth Empowerment & Healing
$15,000
Core Support
IMH provides Core Support Grants to mental health organizations with a proven record of accomplishment. These grants are intended to provide stable yet flexible dollars to organizations addressing the mental health needs of children and their families. These grants are named the Nancy J. Aronson Core Support Grants in recognition of the 16-year tenure of the first director of IMH and her commitment to supporting the work of nonprofits in the community. Applications are by invitation only.
GRANTEE
PROGRAM/PROJECT NAME
GRANT AMOUNT
Southern University at New Orleans, School of Social Work
Community Healers Collaborative
$150,000
IMH seeks to strengthen and sustain policies, programs, and providers focusing on early childhood and families with children ages birth to six years.
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Through this grantmaking effort, IMH funds programs to: q Increase the number of children ready for kindergarten by building their social and behavioral skills; q Increase the social and emotional well-being of children in early childhood programs; q Assist parents and caretakers in parenting their children; q Improve the effectiveness of parents and organizations in advocating for programs and policies that address the social and emotional needs of young children. In reviewing applicants, we look for the use of evidence-based approaches. IMH will also fund early intervention and treatment programs for young children with mental health issues.
GRANTEE
PROGRAM/PROJECT NAME
GRANT AMOUNT
Saul's Light
Improving NICU Outcomes: Little NICU Libraries and Parent Support Program
$25,000
Young Audiences of Louisiana
Early Learning Informed by Mental Health Science
$20,000
For Providers by Providers
Early Childhood Teacher Corps
$30,000
Reconcile New Orleans, Inc.
Mental Wellness Integration Initiative for Opportunity Youth
$20,000
Presbyterian Children's Homes and New Orleans Child & Services Family Program (NOLA CFP)
$5,000
IMH accepts applications for programs providing comprehensive mental health services in public schools. IMH
School-Based
defines comprehensive mental health services as the range of services necessary to address the barriers to learning that many children experience. We are especially interested in efforts that address the barriers that stem from learning and physical health problems. We believe that comprehensive mental health services need to be rooted in a school climate that welcomes and nurtures students and their families. IMH supports the use of prevention programs to build the social and emotional competence of the entire school population.
GRANTEE
PROGRAM/PROJECT NAME
GRANT AMOUNT
Silverback Society, Inc.
Silverback Society Adulthood Training Program
$50,000
Jewish Family Service of Greater Mentoring Children of New Orleans Promise (MCP): Changing the Trajectory of At-Risk Youth
$15,000
French and Montessori Education Different Feathers, Same Inc. dba Audubon Schools Rare bird Flock: Implementing Anti-Bias Education Practices
$12,400
The Good Shepherd School
Early Learning Success Program
$25,000
Educators for Quality Alternatives
PLAAY Program at The Bridge Middle School
$20,000
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Board of Directors
Ethan Ashley
Mia D. Merrell PRESIDENT
Allison Boothe Trigg Caleb Didriksen
Tap Bui VICE PRESIDENT
Martin Drell David Francis
Kathleen Zuniga TREASURER
Deena Gerber Myrialis King
Saundra Levy SECRETARY
Aqua Stovall
Ronald P. McClain, JD, LCSW- BACS Executive Director
Mark Taliancich Krystal Vaughn Kevin Wilkins Michael Williamson
INSTITUTE OF MENT AL HY GIENE 1055 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 350, New Orleans, LA 70130 phone (504) 566-1852 www. imhno . org
INSTITUTE OF MENT AL HY GIENE 1055 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 350, New Orleans, LA 70130 phone (504) 566-1852 fax (504) 566-1853 www.imhno.org