For the children: Mental health organization for kids holds second annual walk
Naples Daily News (FL)Nov 30, 2015
She hopes to fundraise enough to establish a scholarship fund so that any school-aged child who needs psychotherapy, medical treatment or nutritional counseling can have their needs met. She hopes to partner with doctors and local organizations to provide a full-service, holistic approach to treating mental illness in children. She wants to help them with positive coping mechanisms and have a place for them to feel safe to discuss their troubles.
"Sometimes children won't show what's on the inside -- they'll suppress, box things up and put them somewhere else," Barrow said. "Early intervention is critical. Once a child starts using negative coping skills, it's difficult to get them to backtrack."
On Sunday, the second annual Walk for Imagine, a fundraiser for the organization, attracted several local families to the
"I'd love to see it in schools," she said. "Adolescents go through their social and developmental changes and sometimes don't know how to cope. Then they rely on friends and peers who don't know how to cope, either."
According to the
Barrow has been working on forming the organization for four years, but it officially started in
She hoped to raise
"We have to do more," she said. "But we're excited about the work we're doing and looking forward to the future."
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