Our Final Act: Donation to Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
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As our final act of the foundation, in May of 2025, the Cameron Carico +10 Foundation made a donation of $13,992.34 to the Scanlan Center For School Mental Health.
"Since our launch in June 2021, the Scanlan Center has become Iowa’s “go-to” school mental health partner. Now, with the increasing mental health needs of educators and students, our work is expanding to prevent future —and mitigate current —social, emotional, behavioral, and psychological needs in schools and on campuses." -Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Home Page |
Mental Health First Aid Training
The Cameron Carico Foundation sponsored Youth Mental Health First Aid training courses for teachers all over Central Iowa. Our mission of healthy and happy families through suicide prevention and mental health education reached a new level. The Foundation teamed up with local Youth Mental Health First Aid trainers to teach and certify teachers and preservice teachers in Iowa. We hope the training helped those "first responders" to better recognize the signs of mental health crisis.
2014: Southeast Polk School District
2015: Waukee Community School District, Johnston Community School District, Indianola Community School District, Norwalk Community School District, Carlisle Community Schools, Martindale-St Mary's School District, Southeast Warren CSD
2016: Indianola Community School District, Carlisle Community Schools
2017: Gilbert Community School District, Earlham School District
2018: Ames Community School District
2019: Ames Community School District, Grinnell Community School District
2019: Sponsored the training of a new instructor in Youth Mental Health First Aid
2020: Boys and Girls Club
2014: Southeast Polk School District
2015: Waukee Community School District, Johnston Community School District, Indianola Community School District, Norwalk Community School District, Carlisle Community Schools, Martindale-St Mary's School District, Southeast Warren CSD
2016: Indianola Community School District, Carlisle Community Schools
2017: Gilbert Community School District, Earlham School District
2018: Ames Community School District
2019: Ames Community School District, Grinnell Community School District
2019: Sponsored the training of a new instructor in Youth Mental Health First Aid
2020: Boys and Girls Club
2012-2016 Cameron Carico Memorial Golf Classic
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One of the many activities Cameron enjoyed was playing golf with his older cousins. Michael, Tim, Justin and Cameron would golf together any chance they could. The team of athletes lacked golfing skill, but the foursome grew closer through time spent together on the course.
The first annual CC+10 Memorial was held in September 2012 at Bright-Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines. The course was packed with 144 golfers and over 30 volunteers. A great time was held by all, and the foundation was able to raise $11,000 for the Iowa Health Student Assistant Program. The golf tournament was held each year from 2012-2016. Check out our Friends of CC+10 and our Photo Gallery for more information! ***In 2019 Cameron Carico Memorial Golf Classic was brought back in partnership with Please Pass the Love. Over $10,000 was raised for Please Pass the Love. |
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Sponsor for the Midwest School Mental Health Conference
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The Cameron +10 Foundation was proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Midwest School Mental Health Conference from 2017-2022 presented by Please Pass the Love. The Please Pass the Love Midwest School Mental Health Conference, was dedicated to improving mental health supports within K–12 schools by equipping educators, administrators, and mental health professionals with practical tools, resources, and training. These conferences offered a collaborative platform featuring keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and an exhibitor fair, focusing on evidence-based practices, trauma-informed care, culturally responsive approaches, and tiered mental health supports. Organized by the Iowa-based nonprofit Please Pass the Love, the events emphasized the importance of systemic, schoolwide mental health strategies while addressing equity, access, and sustainability. The conferences aimed to empower attendees to create safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments where both students and staff can thrive.
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National Suicide Awareness Week
We asked local high school students to participate in national suicide prevention week by wearing yellow and/or writing love on their wrist. Students at Johnston, Scavo and Southeast Polk joined together to raise awareness and to remember those who we have lost. Suicide is a hard topic to talk about but together we can break that stigma and help those in need.
Finding Kind
The Kind Campaign is a recognized movement, documentary, and school program that is based on the belief in kindness. Finding Kind helps bring awareness and healing to the negative effects of girl-against-girl bullying. The founders Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, both who have been affected by female bullying, created a documentary and non-profit organization that has affected hundreds and thousands of girls across America.
On September 27, 2012 the Kind Campaign came to Johnston Middle School. The assembly was held for freshman and eighth grade girls about girls bullying each other. The assembly opened with the founders Lauren, and Molly introducing the journey of the Kind Campaign. They spoke about their own experiences with girls bullying them while they were young. They also spoke of their experiences while they were on the road filming the documentary Finding Kind.
Secondly in the assembly the girls watched the documentary Finding Kind. The documentary displayed many emotional instances of girls bullying other girls all across the country. Lauren and Molly referred to the girls bullying other girls as “girl on girl crime.” The documentary helped open the eyes of many girls and showed them their “crimes” on other girls in the school. It helped them see what they had done to hurt others and how they needed to change themselves.
At the end of the assembly all of the girls took the Kind Pledge. The Kind Pledge is a pledge that talks about girls trying to end girl on girl bullying. All the girls read it aloud and signed their copy of the pledge. Everyone also wrote apologies to someone they had been mean to over the years. They were encouraged to say they were sorry and try to fix something that had happened. At the conclusion of the assembly the girls were told to hang their pledges up somewhere where they would be able to see it and think about it. They were also encouraged to give their apologies to the people they had wrote them to.
The Kind Campaign is an influential movement that is helping thousands of females across the country! It open eyes to the problems in my school and gave us the tools to know how to change ourselves. After, the assembly, I really saw a change in my school. People where more conscious of what they were saying and how their words might affect someone. The Kind Campaign really is a great thing and I am glad that Lauren and Molly are doing this. The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation was happy to help sponsor this event. The Kind Campaign aligns perfectly with our mission of happy and healthy families. -Kate Carico
On September 27, 2012 the Kind Campaign came to Johnston Middle School. The assembly was held for freshman and eighth grade girls about girls bullying each other. The assembly opened with the founders Lauren, and Molly introducing the journey of the Kind Campaign. They spoke about their own experiences with girls bullying them while they were young. They also spoke of their experiences while they were on the road filming the documentary Finding Kind.
Secondly in the assembly the girls watched the documentary Finding Kind. The documentary displayed many emotional instances of girls bullying other girls all across the country. Lauren and Molly referred to the girls bullying other girls as “girl on girl crime.” The documentary helped open the eyes of many girls and showed them their “crimes” on other girls in the school. It helped them see what they had done to hurt others and how they needed to change themselves.
At the end of the assembly all of the girls took the Kind Pledge. The Kind Pledge is a pledge that talks about girls trying to end girl on girl bullying. All the girls read it aloud and signed their copy of the pledge. Everyone also wrote apologies to someone they had been mean to over the years. They were encouraged to say they were sorry and try to fix something that had happened. At the conclusion of the assembly the girls were told to hang their pledges up somewhere where they would be able to see it and think about it. They were also encouraged to give their apologies to the people they had wrote them to.
The Kind Campaign is an influential movement that is helping thousands of females across the country! It open eyes to the problems in my school and gave us the tools to know how to change ourselves. After, the assembly, I really saw a change in my school. People where more conscious of what they were saying and how their words might affect someone. The Kind Campaign really is a great thing and I am glad that Lauren and Molly are doing this. The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation was happy to help sponsor this event. The Kind Campaign aligns perfectly with our mission of happy and healthy families. -Kate Carico
Iowa Legislation Update
In 2018, the Iowa Legislature passed SF2113 requiring all educators to receive yearly training in suicide prevention and trauma informed care. Please Pass the Love and Mary Neubauer provided the extra support to Brian Carico and his family and provided the needed lobbying experience to make this five year effort a reality..
Supported student Groups to Support Mental Health in Schools
Cameron Carico +10 Foundation was able to support the following school initiatives to support students that were promoting mental health!
2019: National DECA project on mental health-Ames High School
2019: Sources of Strength Program-Johnston High School
2022: CATS Mentoring Program-Carlisle Community School District
2022: The Leadership Playbook Program-Carlisle Community School District
2019: National DECA project on mental health-Ames High School
2019: Sources of Strength Program-Johnston High School
2022: CATS Mentoring Program-Carlisle Community School District
2022: The Leadership Playbook Program-Carlisle Community School District
