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SUPPORTING OUR YOUTHS’ WELLNESS AND WELL-BEING
The Jade Lee Marasigan Charitable Fund
The Jade Lee Marasigan Charitable Fund was developed as a legacy project in response to the passing of 17-year-old Jade, who suffered from major depressive disorder and social anxiety. Tragically, Jade decided to end her mental suffering on August 21, 2020, two weeks short of her 18th birthday. After her hospital admission in 2019, Jade spoke highly of the nurses and therapists at Northridge Hospital for their attention, exceptional level of care, and compassion.
Jade’s family is inspired to carry on her legacy in partnership with the Northridge
Hospital Foundation as the administrators of the Jade Lee Marasigan Charitable Fund, which directly assists adolescents
and young adults, who are diagnosed with behavioral health conditions.The fund is designed to help bridge gaps in the system to assist these young patients and their families so that appropriate continuation of care is available. Families also receive help obtaining financial assistance for critical medical resources including psychiatry, talk therapy, and medications. In FY22, the Fund allowed the Behavioral Health team to link 28 adolescents with mental health treatment facilities for continuum of care after discharge. The hospital was also able to provide financial support for 451 therapy sessions and assisted with transportation costs to appointments. The goal is to put these patients and their families on the path to healing together.
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JADE’S IMPACT SAVES OTHERS
“When my daughter was hospitalized at Northridge Hospital for contemplating suicide, we didn’t know where to go after discharge. We tried looking for a psychiatrist and no one was available. We were grateful that the social worker gave us referrals for partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient therapy as well as community resources. We did not know these resources were available.”
– GRATEFUL PARENTS
“It’s so important that someone listened to our daughter besides us and her siblings. We appreciated that options were provided for therapy sessions both in person or online.” – GRATEFUL PARENTS
Great Kindness Challenge
Stop School Violence and Program
In FY22, the Northridge Hospital Foundation
received a $272,000 grant through the Department
of Justice’s STOP School Violence Program to
create the L.A. School Empowerment Program
(LASEP). The Center for Healthier Communities
partnered with the San Fernando Valley Community
Mental Health Center and the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Northwest Region to train educators to use evidence-informed violence prevention curriculums in an effort to reduce all forms of youth violence, such as bullying, suicide, and dating violence. Additionally, counseling is provided to youth who are at risk for violence, and workshops are offered to parents. Over the course of three years, the program will reach over 5,500 educators, students, and parents.
This year, our team worked with Sunland Elementary School, Langdon Elementary School, and Northridge Middle School to reach 1,102 students. The week-long STOP School Violence challenge encouraged students to perform as many acts of kindness as possible on school campuses to
create a safe, supportive, and caring environment. One student commented, “I’ve enjoyed this mini group because I don’t really have anybody to talk
to and this group makes me feel safe and comfortable.”
Since 2014, Northridge Hospital has invited schools across the San Fernando Valley to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge. In FY22, activities at the school sites included: a Kindness Celebration Assembly, school wide chalk art, Kindness Grams, a gratitude station, and a sock drive that collected over 300 pairs of socks to donate to those in need.