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Inspiring HOPE: One School At A Time

May 11, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

iFred launched Schools for Hope in Fall 2014 in two Chicago-area school districts (Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee, Ill., and Oakland School in Antioch, Ill.) with the goal of expandingContinue Reading

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May 5, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

What Brings Me Hope: My Story Depression is a very common thing being diagnosed in teens nowadays. About 1 in 4 people will have or already have depression. I thinkContinue Reading

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Teaching Hope to Prevent Suicide, One Child At A Time

March 25, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Can you teach children how to have hope? That is the question we at the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) set out to answer severalContinue Reading

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Sharing Hope with Others this Holiday Season

December 2, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

#GivingTuesday, a global event held each year, inspires us to give back to others and provides a day to show support for the causes that are dear to our hearts.Continue Reading

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Teaching Hope: A Powerful Lesson

November 4, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

iFred’s recent project, Schools for Hope, launched this fall with fifth graders in the Chicagoland area. The curriculum aims to teach hope to students as a result of the dishearteningContinue Reading

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Depression and anxiety are linked to happiness and there’s plenty that can be done from a young age

August 14, 2014 By Kathryn 19 Comments

In the last blog, I talked about the World Happiness Report 2013 and began to explore the links between mental health and happiness. I want to explore this in furtherContinue Reading

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