The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is seeking letters of intent (LOIs) from eligible organizations to promote the Health Foundation’s Strategic Plan for Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being.
Donor Name: Paso del Norte Health Foundation
State: Texas and New Mexico
County: El Paso County (TX), Hudspeth County (TX), Doña Ana County (NM), Luna County (NM), and Otero County (NM)
Municipality: Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/26/2022
Details:
Specifically, the Health Foundation seeks LOIs for funding consideration in one of the following interest areas that help meet the Think.Change initiative goal to reduce stigma and negative bias associated with mental health and substance use conditions:
- Implementation of evidence-based trainings to reduce mental health and substance use related stigma and bias among people (i.e., teachers, landlords, service industry workers) who have frequent contact with individuals who have a mental health condition and are less likely to receive on the job training.
- Implementation of evidence-based education programs for individuals and families with lived experience.
- Programs may address emotional well-being, mental illness and substance use conditions, symptoms, management, and treatment options.
- Implementation of evidence-based navigator training for individuals willing to serve as peer support, system navigators, or volunteer presenters, including people with lived experience.
What They Will Fund
Health Foundation Role in Reducing Stigma Associated with Mental Illness
- The reduction of stigma and negative bias is crucial to mental health and emotional well-being as public stereotypes and self-stigma limit individuals’ opportunities to access good jobs, safe housing, satisfactory health care, and social relationships.
- The burden of mental illness is among the highest of all diseases, and mental disorders are among the most common causes of disability. People, including children and adolescents, with untreated mental health conditions are at high risk for many unhealthy and unsafe behaviors, including alcohol or drug use, violent or self-destructive behavior, and suicide.
Service Region
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation operates in a unique binational environment, which stretches across two countries and three states. This region serves the 2.4 million people living in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in far west Texas, Doña Ana, Luna, and Otero Counties in southern New Mexico, and the municipality of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, including churches and units of government, located in the Paso del Norte region.
For more information, visit Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
