“Children represent a fraction of our population, but 100% of our future. One in ten suffers from serious mental health disorders, and most aren’t getting the help they need. We need to address this crisis before it’s too late.” - Goldie Hawn.
Seven days into Mental Health Month (that’s today!) brings us National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and in honor of that award-winning actress, director, producer, and child advocate Goldie Hawn spoke at a Congressional briefing to campaign for more effect mental health programs for children.
And, according to Mental Health America, Hawn’s foundation, The Hawn Foundation:
[...]developed a program for grades K-7 that improves children’s emotional and cognitive skills to help them understand and manage their own emotions, moods and behaviors; reduce stress and anxiety; sharpen concentration; increase empathy; and improve their performance in school.
The Hawn Foundation provides details about the program for educators, parents, and community organizations, and if you’d like to learn more about what you can do for children’s mental health overall (today is just a day of awareness - not the only day you can act!), visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s May Is Mental Health Month: Celebrate Children’s Mental Well-Being!
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I’m sorry but I’m a bit confused why “Goldie” now needs a foundation.. I tried to check it out but it was down.
“The Hawn Foundation :: Change the World One Mind at a Time is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance.”
What am I missing… On one hand I am happy children with mental health disorders are have a new public voice… But how does she fit into I just don’t understand…?
@ Chato - Hmmm…unless I overlooked something, that “Change the World One Mind at a Time” wasn’t on there the day I posted this. Of course, I could’ve overlooked it. Either way, irrelevant - just thinking out loud, haha.
Probably what’s going on with the maintenance thing is that they realized the site needed a revamp of some sort (at least, that’s what I’m hoping). When I visited it Thursday, after getting the Mental Health America announcement, it was clear it wasn’t exactly “fresh.”
The Foundation itself, if I’m not mistaken, has been around since 2003. I didn’t know it existed (of course, that’s not saying much because I didn’t get into advocacy until 2007 and didn’t dive into this celebrity stuff until late last year), but I’m thinking it (the Foundation) might become more known/active now that she’s campaigned Congress. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
How are you? 
Hey there,
Nice article! I also tried looking at the Hawn Foundation’s website and it is STILL reporting that maintenance message. What gives?
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