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Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31939
Subject(s) - pledge , mental health , library science , political science , foundation (evidence) , conversation , management , public relations , media studies , medicine , psychology , sociology , law , psychiatry , communication , computer science , economics
A year after Kate Spade took her own life, the foundation that bears her name has announced the completion of a $1 million pledge to support mental health services, ABC News reported. The Kate Spade New York Foundation said in a statement June 5 it is donating $200,000 to The Jed Foundation (JED), which partners with schools to strengthen mental health programs. The fashion brand will match public donations to JED from June 5 through June 12, up to $100,000, at www.jedfoundation.org/katespade . The donations follow money already given to other organizations, including the Crisis Text Line. Anna Bakst, brand president and CEO of Kate Spade New York, said the company hopes to encourage more conversation, education and research around mental health. Spade died by suicide June 5, 2018, at 55, after years of battling depression and anxiety.