Dear Children's Wisconsin Family –

Kids across Wisconsin are facing a mental and behavioral health crisis. They have high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide, and not enough access to care. But with your help, we can change that!
 
Thanks to many generous benefactors, Children’s Wisconsin is equipped to face this crisis head-on. We have a five-year plan to detect needs sooner, reduce stigma and improve access to care.
 
Children’s believes that caring for a child’s mental and behavioral health is just as important as caring for their physical health. And for that to happen, it is critically important that we provide education and resources to help parents and families understand and address this complex topic.
 
Thanks to many generous benefactors, including Kohl’s, Children’s has launched Shine Through – a multi-year awareness campaign designed to reduce stigma and encourage parents to talk with their kids about their mental health.

As a Children’s Wisconsin supporter, we invite you to help us Shine Through and light a path forward to better mental and behavioral health for our kids.

How can you help?

1. Learn more and help us spread the word about Shine Through in conversations with friends and through social media.
2. Post your promise using #ShineThroughPledge on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
3. In your post, tag other parents in your social networks to encourage them to also take the pledge.

Lighting up the night sky for Shine Through

Four of our community partners lit up their buildings this month to help light a path forward. Thank you to Kohl's, Rexnord Corporation, Knapp Elementary School and our own Next Door Pediatrics for helping us raise awareness about the importance of mental and behavioral health for Wisconsin's children.

Right now, one in five children is living with a serious mental illness and suicide is the second-leading cause of death among kids. We have more than 2 million touch points with children annually, so we are uniquely positioned to help. And with your support, we can help all Wisconsin kids Shine Through!
 
Thank you for helping us help kids.

With gratitude, 
 

Meg Brzyski Nelson
President
Children’s Wisconsin Foundation