The Illumination Fund considers media and communications as an important way to amplify the work of its grantees and to share program models. Some recent press coverage and program news can be found below.
AppleTV releases compilation of 10 live action, animated, and documentary short films of youth mental health storytelling through film to combat stigma. Films followed by a conversation with Emmy winning actor John Turturro, Laurie Tisch, Cal Hedigan, and three young filmmakers. Available to watch worldwide.
The report includes case studies and data on the impact of the first six years of the Fund’s initiative at the intersection of the arts and healthcare in New York City.
The initiative will support organizations that use sports to improve youth mental health outcomes, expand access for underserved communities, and promote equity across New York City and beyond.
Illumination Fund releases new grantee videos and publishes report on its Arts in Health initiative, The Role of the Arts in Healthcare: Transforming Lives, Creating Community.
NJ/NY Gotham FC’s “Keep Her in the Game” is a first-of-its-kind soccer-based program to support and empower girl players
Joined by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, NYC Health + Hospitals unveiled the new murals at hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health centers in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
The Prize Honors Nonprofits and Individuals for Excellence in Urban Public Health
100% of sales of Healing Walls will benefit NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine programs
Listen to the January 5, 2023 chat between Dr. Caren Behar and Laurie Tisch on Sirius FM’s Doctor Radio,
Dec, 20, 2022: Terra Firma launches RSVP, an arts engagement program for unaccompanied immigrant youth to facilitate acculturation in New York City
Oct 25, 2022 – Hospital mural highlighted in Illumination Fund’s new book commemorating NYC Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project from 2019 through 2021
August, 16, 2022 – Benefits of Dance/Movement Programs on Mental Health and Well-Being in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. First Randomized, Controlled Trial on the Impact of Movement for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Aug 17, 2022: PBS NewsHour features NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine program
Grants targeted to use the arts as a vehicle to address mental health challenges and to fight stigma that is a barrier to seeking help.
CSQ Magazine invited Laurie Tisch to reflect on philanthropy programs for frontline hospital workers, particularly to address mental health challenges that emerged during the pandemic.