Our Mission
The Ganley Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, educates communities about depression and challenges the stigmas that prevent proper intervention and treatment. The Crusade for Awareness was created to promote mental health by educating youth and their parents about the signs of depression. Through education, young people will be able to recognize the signs of depression in themselves and their peers. Our vision is to save lives through mental health awareness.
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School and Community Presentations
Our Crusade for Awareness provides school and community presentations that educate youth and their parents about the signs of depression. Depression is the number one cause of suicide in the United States.Mental health education fosters an understanding and compassion for those affected by mental illness while reducing those stigmas that prevent proper intervention. Young people are more likely to seek help if social acceptance is broadened and they receive proper support and services early on. Early detection, intervention, and treatment saves lives.
14th Annual May Conference to Take Place on May 7, 2010
The Ganley Foundation is proud to announce our partnership with the Melissa Institute for their 14th Annual May Conference entitled “Adolescent Depression & Suicide: Screening, Assessment and Intervention”.A leading panel of national experts will come together to discuss early detection, diagnosis, treatment of depression, and suicide prevention. Through a series of presentations, panel discussion, and question & answer sessions, we will explore those early predictors of depression that may appear in children as well as co-morbidity factors, which may lead to suicidal behavior. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth overall ages 10-25. With 20% of adolescents experiencing clinical depression prior to graduating high school there is an increasing need to better address these mental health needs in our youth. This conference will attempt to meet that challenge.