ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The
Viola W. Bernard Foundation was established initially in 1968 as the
Tappanz Foundation to provide seed money for innovative mental health
programs with a particular emphasis on families and children.
The
mission of the Viola W. Bernard Foundation remains to support
innovative programs that address the interplay between social conditions
and the psychological health of children and families. The Foundation
is a $5 million estate making grants of $200,000 each year.
Following
Dr. Bernard's leadership in the field of community and social
psychiatry, the grants we support emphasize individual psychosocial
services as part of larger programs in community psychiatry. In
addition, we consider research programs in our area of interest.
Recognizing
that new social situations create new psychological needs, we
anticipate grant requests for mental health programs that evolve out of
emerging issues and changing needs, requiring innovative approaches: for
instance, the transition from welfare to work, from dependency to
independence, from delinquency and rebellion to cooperation.
Opportunities for grant support continuously emerge around foci of
social conflict that often involve the police, school support and social
agencies.
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