September 20, 2023- HCA Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, announced that the HCA Healthcare Foundation has helped Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) launch a new series of Mental Wellness Patch Programs to address mental wellness among girls in 4th through 12th grade. This is a result of the HCA Healthcare Foundation’s $1.38 million grant to GSUSA, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, which was announced last year.
The GSUSA Mental Wellness Patch Programs, developed in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the GSUSA Program Advisory Committee, including HCA Healthcare behavioral health experts, are currently available to all councils nationwide. The programs, Knowing My Emotions, Finding My Voiceand Showing Up for Me and You, encourage girls to learn about mental wellness, recognize and understand their feelings, and effectively cope with mental health challenges.