The mission of the MHF is to increase awareness and connect those in need with specialized help, remove stigma, and ultimately reduce teen, depression, and suicide in our local community.
Impact
Impact
It has been over six years since the Michael Harris Foundation and Children’s Health Council partnered to launch the Michael Harris Fund at CHC in response to the growing need for support for teens with signs of anxiety depression and suicidal ideation. Michael Harris was passionate about helping those around him both personally and professionally – and inspired us all when he committed his professional career to improving adolescent mental health.
With the help of our dear family, friends, and community members, the Michael Harris Fund has raised over $650,000 to provide life-changing therapy to over 500 clients a year.
The Michael Harris Fund supports the following programs:
Financial assistance for individual therapy
The RISE intensive outpatient program (250+ teen graduates)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) groups for teens
Free parent support groups
Financial assistance for individual therapy
Free CHC Resource Library and outreach programs
Our annual fundraiser is the CHC SteelMike Shootout 3V3 basketball tournament. This community-wide family day includes competitive tournament play, CHC wellness booths, a knockout competition, food, prizes, and more.
An exciting community-wide basketball tournament benefiting the Michael Harris Fund at CHC, raising critical funds to support CHC’s adolescent mental health programs.
Event Date: August 27, 2023
Tip-Off: 9:00 AM
Location: Menlo School
This fun family day includes a 3V3 basketball tournament, CHC wellness booths, a knockout competition, online auction, food, prizes, and more.
Registration required for players and spectators
Player Divisions:
High School JV
High School Varsity
Adult Competitive
Non-Competitive (14+)
Registration for players is limited. Learn more here.
We appreciate your support of the Michael Harris Fund’s comprehensive adolescent mental health programs. Donate online here:
Checks or Donor Advised Funds payments can be sent to:
Children’s Health Council
Attention: Lauren Sims
Memo line on check: Michael Harris Fund at CHC
650 Clark Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Children’s Health Council Inc is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. EIN 94-1312311. Please contact Peter Harris at peterharris22@yahoo.com or Lauren Sims at lsims@chconline.org with any questions about the Michael Harris Fund or CHC.