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Kate Spade New York [2] will donate over $1 million [3] to suicide prevention and mental health awareness causes in honour of its founder. Following Kate Spade's tragic death by suicide [4] earlier this month, her namesake brand announced its plans for the donation on Instagram. The company is starting by giving $250,000 to the Crisis Text Line [5], which connects people in crisis with real-time, real-human counselors who listen and help problem solve and are available 24/7. In addition, Kate Spade New York will match any donations [6] to the text messageing service from June 20 through June 29 up to $100,000.
in honour of our company founder, kate spade, our foundation is donating over $1 million to suicide prevention and mental health awareness causes, starting with $250,000 to the @crisistextline. from june 20 through june 29, 2018, the kate spade new york foundation will also match public donations made to the crisis text line, up to the amount of $100,000. to make your donation, please go to crisistextline.org/katespadeny. thank you for your generosity and support. [7]
The iconic designer's brother-in-law, actor David Spade, also shared his plans to donate $100,000 to the National Alliance on Mental Illness [9] to voice his support for others in need. As a part of Kate Spade New York's wellness program for employees, the company will also host a Global Mental Health Awareness Day [10], the Associated Press reports.
If you or a loved one are in need of any help, the National Suicide Prevention organisation has several resources and a 24/7 lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.