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KICKING THE STIGMA, AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ANNOUNCE LOCATIONS, DESIGNS FOR COFFEE SLEEVE COLLABORATION
Kicking The Stigma and the Indianapolis Colts, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Indiana, today announced the 61 participating Indiana coffee shops and the sleeve designs for the free coffee cup sleeve collaboration that promote mental health awareness.
Irsay, Colts Announce 2024 Kicking The Stigma Action Grant Recipients
The Jim Irsay family today awarded $1.25 million in Kicking The Stigma Action Grants to 24 nonprofits and organizations, with impact in Indiana, who provide mental health treatment services or raise awareness about mental health.
Irsays, Colts to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month
Continuing their advocacy for mental health, the Jim Irsay family and the Indianapolis Colts will invite fans to learn more about mental health and wellness during 2024 Mental Health Awareness Month this May.
Kicking The Stigma to partner with 'One Mind' to advance brain health & research
The Indianapolis Colts today announced that Kicking The Stigma will donate $650,000 to One Mind, a leading national brain health nonprofit, to support three research and development initiatives, including the One Mind Rising Star Awards, One Mind Accelerator and One Mind at Work.
Colts to spotlight mental health at December 31 game vs. Las Vegas Raiders
The Indianapolis Colts are dedicating their home game on Dec. 31 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders to highlighting Kicking The Stigma, their effort to be an example, convener and catalyst for strategic change in the mental health space by using the power of the Colts' platform to improve the lives of Hoosiers and beyond.
Kicking The Stigma encourages fans to focus on mental health during bye week
The Colts' digital and social media channels will not publish content between Thursday morning and Monday morning, and we encourage fans to take a break from social media and devices during the bye week, too.
'Beyond the Sidelines' silent auction now open! Bid on a private meet-and-greet with Peyton Manning, Pat McAfee Show experience and much more
Funds raised from the Beyond the Sidelines Silent Auction will go toward Kicking the Stigma programming and Action Grants, which provide financial support to nonprofits and organizations that focus on the education, support, and advocacy of mental health.
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How Kicking The Stigma Action Grant recipient Project Healthy Minds is bringing mental health awareness in a digital age
Since 2021, Project Healthy Minds has been a founding partner organization of Kicking The Stigma. The two have collaborated on public service announcements, corporate training and galas.
Mental Health Awareness Month: How a Kicking The Stigma Action Grant is helping Hoosier children access mental health care
Through a Kicking The Stigma Action Grant, Riley Children's Be Happy program expanded to provide access to evidence-based treatments to children who previously were unable to receive it.
Kalen Jackson: How do we fix Indiana's behavior health system?
The topic of mental health is personal to us because our family has been impacted by this issue, both publicly and privately. But once we began immersing ourselves in this topic, we quickly learned just how devastating the realities of the mental and behavioral health system were in Indiana and across the country.
Women's History Month: How the women-led Irsay Institute can make a positive impact on mental health research, treatment and awareness
Kicking The Stigma, the Irsay family and Colts' mental health initiative, has done plenty to raise awareness and improve treatment of mental health in Indiana and across the country since it was founded in 2020.
Jelani Woods' 'My Cause, My Cleats' Support For Kicking The Stigma Adds Meaning After University Of Virginia Shooting
The rookie tight end was close with the three members of the University of Virginia football team who lost their lives in a mass shooting on campus last month, and has felt strong support for his mental health from the Colts following the tragedy.