RADical Hope

RADical Hope is committed to addressing America’s youth mental health crisis by building resilience in young lives. The Foundation works with proven, frontline engagement programs that deliver on its core priorities: connectivity, empowerment, emotional regulation, and engagement. It was established in 2018 by Pam and Phil Martin in honor of their son, Chris, who died by suicide during his junior year of college. Last fall, in partnership with New York University, RADical Hope developed RADical Health, a wellness program for college students to build resilience and support their own mental, physical and emotional health.  RADical Hope will scale RADical Health to campuses across the country with the aim of reaching one million students in the next two years. The Foundation has also made a multi-year investment in Bring Change 2 Mind (BC2M), a high school peer to peer program dedicated to encouraging dialogue about mental  health.  RADical Hope’s first investment was in PeaceLove, an expressive arts program that promotes mental wellness by using creativity and expression.