Our Mission
We
believe every student and their family should have free access to
quality mental health education. It is foundational and directly impacts
our physical health, academic achievements, relationships, and safety.
Guiding Principles
Educating Through Stories
We support stories that inspire social change and positive action. The Creative Coping Toolkit is an award-winning and film and evidence-based mental health literacy program that provides Tier 1 and Tier 2 strategies. It is designed to bring about deeper learning, engagement, and positive impact to address anxiety, bullying, social media addiction, resilience, trust and kindness.
These programs have been meticulously crafted and designed to promote life skills and empathy by providing an immersive experience that can foster positive change for the whole community.
Measuring Impact
People love movies. Stories cut through cultural stigma and are far reaching. We know that film is even more transformative and powerful when watched within a community.
We support free access for students, educators and their families to the Creative Coping Toolkit, a year-long, film and evidence-based mental health literacy program for schools.
We are COPPA, CIPA and FERPA compliant. We measure impact and share the data. We also partner with institutions that have helped measure long-term impacts.
A glance at some of our findings click here.
Expanding Access
We help subsidize the cost of access to these programs for schools. Since 2011, Impactful Fund, formerly Indieflix Foundation, has worked with philanthropic partners and education partners to provide film-based mental health programming to underserved, overlooked, rural, ethnically diverse communities and Title I schools, that often struggle to get mental health support. If your school district or community would like to learn more please reach out to us at scilla@impactfulfund.org
Impact of the Angst program
78%
Are more open to talking about anxiety
82%
Are more likely to reach out to help others struggling with anxiety
81%
Will adopt coping tools mentioned in the film
95%
Think Angst is helpful for kids and teens
Impact of the LIKE program
89%
Think LIKE would be helpful for parents and adults
78%
Think social media is to blame for the rise in anxiety
70%
Will use social media differently after seeing LIKE
88%
Think LIKE should be shown in every organization or school
Impact of the The Upstanders program
75%
Said The Upstanders changed the way they look at bullying behavior
95%
Said the film provided helpful tools & tips on how to be an Upstander
92%
Intend to practice some of the tools & tips from the film
94%
Think The Upstanders should be shown at every organization or school
10,000+ SCHOOLS
in all 50 states and over 20 countries have participated in Angst, LIKE, The Upstanders & RACE to Be Human, film & evidence-based mental health programs.
2.5M+ STUDENTS
in 10,000+ schools have accessed the Creative Coping Toolkit (CCT) a turnkey, year-long, film and evidence-based mental health literacy program for students, educators and families.
90% OF STUDENTS
strongly agreed that after watching LIKE and The Upstanders they feel more empathetic and no longer want to participate in gossip, drama, or bullying.
MORE THAN 865B
media impressions around the world.