1N5
3975 Erie Avenue, Na
Cincinnati, OH 45208
Building Resiliency in Youth
Grant Application
The mission of 1N5 is to prevent suicide by erasing the stigma of mental illness and promoting optimal mental wellness. We achieve this mission through education and stigma reduction, community engagement, policy and advocacy, and measurement and data work.
In 2008, Nancy Eigel-Miller, 1N5 Founder and Executive Director, lost her husband, Jim, to suicide. The James W. Miller Memorial Fund (JMMF) was created to honor his life and raise awareness around mental health. A 1-mile fundraising run grew into a 5K, the race name was changed to the Warrior Run, and the organization started funding mental health education programs at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC).
In 2014, JMMF shifted from funding one partner, CCHMC, to implementing mental health education programming at various Cincinnati high schools. In 2016, JMMF hosted a gala fundraising event featuring then UC President, Santa Ono. He shared his story of mental illness publicly for the first time. Following the groundbreaking success of the event, JMMF changed its name to 1N5 reflecting the statistic that 1 in 5 adults and adolescents live with mental illness. This allowed 1N5 to expand its work of providing a full range of mental health education.
Today, 1N5 focuses on stigma reduction; community engagement and outreach; education and programming; measurement and data; and policy and advocacy. 1N5 has raised over $2 million for mental health and suicide prevention programs to serve over 100 local schools (K-12), 72 community partners, and six universities. 1N5’s staff is made up of educators and mental health advocates who work with local schools and a vast array of community partners.
Grant Evaluation
The Building Resiliency in Youth program continues to grow and to date we are now partnered with 110 schools in the region. We field calls almost weekly from new schools and districts seeking information and assistance. This program growth has resulted in organizational growth with the hiring of additional program managers. We have also been able to serve the mental health needs of educators and school staff which ultimately positively impacts the students who remain our ultimate priority.
In addition to the evaluations and mental health plans, the funding from this grant helped increase universal knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and suicide for approximately 10,200 students. Through training teachers and students as leaders in programs like Sources of Strength and QPR this grant helped set up the infrastructure for continued student education at the schools.
Additionally, this programming helped reinforce the connection between staff and students and the school's onsite mental health professionals. And as mentioned, we were also able to provide much-needed school staff training to improve their mental health during this extremely stressful time.
Evidence suggests that one of the largest impediments to seeking or receiving treatment is a general lack of education about mental illness. Youth and the individuals who support youth must know what to look for to identify a youth who may need help. In order to address the growing mental health epidemic in our community, education, universal mental illness screening, and early intervention are necessities. Education is the foundation of all that we do and while the number of people we’ve impacted is difficult to measure, we know we’ve imparted life-changing-and-saving tools to hundreds of thousands of people in this region and beyond.
Website:
http://www.1N5.org Amount: $30,000
Date: February 2022
