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The Kim Foundation’s mission is to serve as a supportive resource and compassionate voice for lives touched by mental illness and suicide.
The family members and friends who spend countless hours providing care to relatives or loved ones are honored for their selfless acts of love and kindness. There are an estimated 90 million caregivers in our nation and this year’s theme is, “Take Care to Give Care”. By taking a few steps to care for themselves, caregivers can help stay strong to care for their loved ones. Lori assists with many of the day-to-day tasks for The Kim Foundation which includes scheduling presentations in the community, coordinating booths at conferences, attending mental health trainings, researching mental illness/suicide, and working community events.
I have referred to the Garrett Lee Smith Grant numerous times when talking about the Metro Area LOSS Team, but until now, I never knew the story about how this grant came to be. One priority of the grant is to have a LOSS Team (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors), established in each of the six behavioral health regions within the state of Nebraska. Currently we have a LOSS Team in Region 3 (Kearney), Region 5 (Lincoln), Region 6 (Omaha), and Region 4 (Norfolk), is also in the early stages of establishing a team. Since becoming Project Coordinator at The Kim Foundation in April 2014, she has become an active member of the Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition, The Omaha Metro Hoarding Taskforce, the Early Childhood Mental Health Coalition, the Metro Area LOSS Team, and is helping lead a community-wide health improvement initiative with the Douglas County Health Department called, “