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Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing

Funder: 
Ashoka's Changemakers, in partnership with the Vulnerable Populations Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Award Amount: 
$5,000
Eligibility: 

The competition is open to all types of organizations (charitable organizations, private companies, or public entities) from all countries. Entries should reflect the theme of the competition and indicate growth beyond the stage of idea, concept, or research.

Grant Deadline: 
October 14, 2009

Designed to help address the social stigmas that surround serious mental illnesses and prevent access to care, the online open-source competition invites entries featuring innovations that allow individuals, families, communities, and society to move past narrow perceptions of mental health and expand the understanding and collective involvement in finding solutions. Innovators from around the world are invited to join the Changemakers community to nominate groundbreaking solutions, submit innovative ideas, vote for the top finalists, and interact with a network of committed supporters.

Visit the funder's Web site for more information.

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