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The Cigna Group Foundation Announces Grants to 24 Nonprofits, Builds on Momentum to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), today announced its second round of grant recipients supporting youth mental health. As part of this grant program, The Cigna Group Foundation has allocated $9 million to nonprofit organizations over three years to positively impact the youth mental health crisis.
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[{"type":"text","content":"BLOOMFIELD, Conn., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), today announced its second round of grant recipients supporting youth mental health. As part of this grant program, The Cigna Group Foundation has allocated $9 million to nonprofit organizations over three years to positively impact the youth mental health crisis.","length":394,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Our kids and teens across the United States continue to struggle with mental health issues in the post-pandemic world, so it's essential that we build on the positive momentum set forth by our first grantee cohort in improving youth mental health," said Melissa Skottegaard, board chair, The Cigna Group Foundation. "We're excited to collaborate with this year's grantees and help bring to life their innovative projects in schools, camps, and health centers that work to address post-pandemic stress."","length":535,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The grant program is focused on serving youth ages 5-18 and includes support for their parents, caregivers, and youth service professionals, including educators and therapists. The goals of the grant program are to increase the reach of programming that fosters social-emotional skills and well-being; increase the number of parents, caregivers, and youth service professionals who feel equipped to support; and increase pathways to mental health intervention and access to care.","length":479,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Of the 24 youth mental health grantees, 36% are returning partners from the first year of the grant program. This includes Mindfulness First (Arizona), McCall Center for Behavioral Health (Connecticut), The Village for Families and Children (Connecticut), Community House (Illinois), LOGOS, Inc. (Missouri), The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Missouri), New London Counseling Center (Pennsylvania), and Eluna (Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas).","length":492,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Additional grantees are Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation (Arizona), Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (Connecticut), Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Inc. (Florida), Health Care Center for the Homeless, Inc. (Florida), ...