Every year, 1 in 5 US adults experience a mental health condition and 1 in 20 experience a serious mental illness. The stressors of COVID-19 has exacerbated mental health issues for most Americans, making it more important than ever to build awareness, fight discrimination, and provide support. 

For more resources on National Mental Illness Awareness Week, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

 

The RISE Partnership is excited to announce two new videos in its Building Evaluation Capacity video tutorial series. The second video in the series, The Big Picture, reviews theory of change, logic models, and the main types of evaluation. The third video, Focusing You Evaluation Design, reviews working with qualitative and quantitative data, data collection methods, and data collection planning.

These videos and others can be found on The RISE Partnership's YouTube Channel. The fourth and final video in the series will be released this fall.

Thank you to our partners, including The Hatcher Group, and the many participating organizations that helped make these videos possible.

The Scattergood Foundation has partnered with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Community, Empowerment, and Opportunity to make grants available to community organizations that serve the lowest income Philadelphians to help families claim the new federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments. Applications are due on Monday, November 1st.

Learn more about the opportunity and how to apply here.

Friday, October 8th from 1-2pm ET
The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness is hosting an informational webinar for potential grantees about its third round of grantmaking. Register here.

Philanthropitch Philadelphia 
Thursday, October 28th from 5:30-8:30pm ET
National Museum of American Jewish History
Experience a one-of-a-kind event: Philanthropitch Philadelphia! After weeks of 1:1 coaching and education, nonprofit finalists take the stage at the NMAJH Dell Theatre in a fast-pitch competition for funding. Purchase tickets here. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
News and Resources from the Field

Until Next Time: Lessons from a Year of Crisis, Reckoning, and Disruption
On August 16th, Generocity released their report from their year-long TRACE Project (Toward Response and Community Equity). The report details how Greater Philadelphia's government, philanthropic, civic and private sectors worked toward a more just recovery.

Amid Opioid Epidemic, Philadelphia’s Health Leaders Confront Challenges of Expanding Medication-Based Treatment
The city of Philadelphia saw a 6% increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020, 86% of which involved opioids. The Pew Charitable Trusts and Health Federation of Philadelphia hosted a virtual panel to discuss the current landscape of access to buprenorphine, a medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder. Learn more in this overview article from August 17th. 

Fostering Social Connection as a New Civic Responsibility: A Bold Public Health Agenda
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated issues of social isolation, which has significant impacts for public health. Learn more about how we can build social connectedness in this Health Affairs article from August 19th. 

Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020 Were Horrifying 
There were 93,000 drug overdose deaths in 2020, up 30% from the previous year. Learn more about the kinds of systems changes we need to address this crisis and move toward enhanced access to high quality substance use disorder treatment in this Scientific American piece from August 31st. 

Using Place Matters to Inform the Hunting Park/East Tioga Neighborhood Plan
University of Pennsylvania Master of Public Health student, Tyrone Quarterman, used data and lessons from the Scattergood Foundation’s Place Matters project to inform a neighborhood plan in Philadelphia. Read the full blog from September 28th.