Help Us Create a Brighter Future

Research estimates that at least 20% of children in the U.S. have a diagnosable mental health condition. And suicide is now the second leading cause of death in children and young adults. As many as a dozen children turn to CHKD’s emergency department every day in need of urgent mental health care. With the opening of Children’s Pavilion, we are tackling this crisis head-on.

To support this initiative, CHKD launched the Lighting the Way for Mental Health fundraising campaign in 2018. Our community responded with generosity and compassion, exceeding our initial goal of $60 million. The unexpected stressors of COVID-19 and escalating needs of our children led us to push past our initial target to a new goal of $75 million.

“ We are in awe of the support this project has received,” says John Lawson, II, chair of CHKD’s Lighting the Way Campaign. “Nothing makes a greater difference to our community than this initiative and delivering these critical programs to the children who so desperately need them.”

Please join us, and the visionary philanthropists who have already made commitments, in making our children’s mental health a priority. Together we can save lives and light the way to a brighter future for all children.

Visit CHKD.org/LightingTheWay to learn more about how you can support CHKD’s mental health initiative. A gift envelope is included in this publication for your convenience.

Campaign Goal: $75 million

Amount Raised: $70.6 million

(as of May 1, 2023)