Mental health services for women and girls will receive a $1 million boost from the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana.
Nearly $300,000 of that money will support the launch of Give an Hour in Indianapolis, a program offering individual mental health counseling for marginalized women and girls.
An additional $750,000 grant that will be awarded to an as-yet-unidentified new mental health initiative, was made possible by money raised from Michelle Obama’s appearance here in February.
“Women’s Fund has made it a priority to promote conversations about mental health in our community,” said executive director Jennifer Pope Baker in a statement. The new initiatives will help more women and girls become healthier and more confident, she said. “We know that strong women strengthen and benefit our entire community.”
The women’s Fund of Central Indiana leads a regional effort of Change Direction.
