Carson J Spencer Foundation, Inc.

About Carson J Spencer Foundation, Inc.

Through Our Venture Philanthropy We Serve Mental Health Organizations In Colorado And Across The Nation. To Date We Have Given Out Four Grants To Help Mental Health Organizations Build Innovative And Self-Sustaining Programs Addressing Challenging Mental Health Issues:The Second Wind Fund - To Expand Suicide Crisis Treatment Funding To Adams County. This Program Targets Uninsured And Underinsured At-Risk Youth.University Of California Berkeley - To Develop Look For The Signs, Too A Campaign To Increase The Campus Community?S Understanding About Mental Health Problems; Encourage Early Identification Of Symptoms; Improve Publicity For Mental Health Services; And Reduce Stigma For Seeking Help.Crisis Link - To Develop A One-Hour, Multi-Culturally Sensitive Depression Awareness And Suicide Prevention Workshop To Be Presented Approximately 60 Times To A Total Of 80 Staff And 1,500 Residents Of Thirteen (13) Housing Communities For Low And Middle-Income Elderly Individuals In The Washington, Dc Area.State Of The Art - To Provide Outreach Materials (Men Get Depression Documentary Dvd With Companion Booklets In English And Spanish) To Community Based Organizations In Colorado And Coordinate Local Expert-Led Screenings And Panel Discussions Utilizing The Outreach Materials Through Our Mental Health Programming And Advocacy, We Serve:Men Of Working Age - Through The Development Of Our "Working Minds" Website And Programming Targeting Menworkplaces - By Providing Them Suicide Prevention Training And Resources For The Workplaceemployee Assistance Professionals - By Providing Them Suicide Prevention Training And Resources For The Workplaceuniversity And College Communities - Through The Development Of Our Co-Sponsored Website "People Prevent Suicide" And Mental Health Programming For Campusesfaith Communities - Through Our Spirituality And Suicide Campaignsuicide Survivors - Through Healing Ceremonies And Resourcessuicide Prevention Professionals - Through Training And Conferences"The Carson J Spencer Foundation Is Positioned To Be The Leader In Workplace Suicide Prevention Programs. We Know That Mental Health Is The Number One Disability Impacting Workplaces Today, And Suicide Is The Ultimate Price To Pay. Cjsf Helps Both The Employer And The Workforce By Providing Tools And Awareness That Reduce The Stigma Of Mental Illness And Empower People To Take Action To Save Lives," Director Of A Fortune 300 Firm.Through Our Rising Star Scholarship We Serve:Emerging Entrepreneurs Who Can Make The World A Better Place"With The Support Of The Carson J Spencer Foundation, I Will Go Above And Beyond," Trenton Lovell, 2007 Recipient Of The Rising Star Scholarship.