Who We Are

     The Hope and Healing Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Wellness, was founded in 2020 by married couple, Cedric J. Bell and Nicole Albanese-Bell. Cedric and Nicole founded the organization to promote awareness, and assist in decreasing suicidal deaths among Children and Veterans suffering from debilitating mental and emotional stressors.

     Cedric and Nicole have been at the forefront of Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Education for over 20 years. As mental health clinicians, Cedric and Nicole have dedicated their lives to the support and healing of all who need it. They are committed to providing comfort and support to their clients and their client’s family members in times of need. Cedric and Nicole personally understand the pain and pressure family members experience watching their loved ones suffer. Their teenage niece was suffering from depression which led to an attempt to end her life.

     Fortunately she was not successful however it was a terrifying experience. Upon recovery in the hospital, Cedric and Nicole who were luckily in town were requested by their niece to visit. This led to the beginning of her journey to hope and healing. Cedric and Nicole learned to support her in the ways she needed, providing guidance and tools to embrace her feelings and find her meaning of life. Their niece is now a mother of two and finding her meaning in life every day.

     This event gave Cedric and Nicole first hand experience and fueled their passion and mission to decrease suicide rates among youths. About 2 years later, while living in Florida, Cedric and Nicole were impacted by several traumatic local events such as the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students were shot, causing several fellow students to commit suicide in response to this trauma. Following these tragic incidents, 2 Deerfield Beach high school students committed suicide by train in the end of 2019 and early 2020. The impact of these events along with Cedric and Nicole’s personal experience with their niece led them to the research and analysis of suicide among youths, which is the second major cause of death among youth between ages of 10-24. These painful numbers led them to their next alarming discovery, Cedric and Nicole uncovered another population that was impacted by suicide at alarming rates: an estimated 17-22 Veterans die by suicide daily . Cedric and Nicole have several veterans within their family, some of which are Vietnam Veterans suffering from PTSD. They felt compelled to offer services for Veterans who have suffered for years due to war time efforts of saving our country. Cedric and Nicole are committed to decreasing the epidemic of death by suicide sweeping their communities and the nation. They hope you will join them in their life’s mission!

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Service

     The Hope and Healing Foundation Inc. (HHF) is a Non-Profit organization that was formed in the State of Florida due to the increase of suicidal deaths of youths and veterans. HHF’s national taxonomy (NTEE) code’s designation is F99 (Mental Health, Crisis Intervention) which identifies most, but not all of the foundation’s fundamental services for which they provide for the State of Florida and the country.

 

Customers

     The Hope and Healing Foundation Inc. services children, youth, adults and veterans who are seeking or are in need of mental health and suicide prevention counseling services. HHF is starting their mission in the state of Florida and will eventually spread services to the rest of the United States of America.

 

What Drives Us

     The goal to decrease suicide rates in Florida is the major driver for The Hope and Healing Foundation Inc. At this time HHF has assisted the Broward County community by providing residents mental health counseling services to individuals and families who were recently affected by suicide, by which we call “Survivors of Suicide”. HHF is also dedicated to serving those experiencing emotional instability and debilitating medical issues that have caused them to experience an increase of depression, feelings of low self-worth, and other closely related concerns. Along with these presenting problems, HHF have been a main supporter for those Florida communities that have experienced personal and environmental traumas such as the shooting deaths that transpired in Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 children were shot to death along with recent suicidal deaths committed by youths located in the City of Deerfield Beach, FL. HHF has partnered with local Florida mental health agencies and national suicide prevention agencies to increase its success for their mission to assist communities in The United States who are in need of mental health services.

 

Mission statement

     The mission of The Hope and Healing Foundation Inc. is to decrease suicidal deaths in America among youths and veterans who are suffering from debilitating mental and emotional stressors by increasing public awareness, education, research, outreach services, reducing stigma and serve as a community support system for those effected by suicide.

Goals       

• To develop a comprehensive and strategic plan to increase positive mental health wellness to the state of Florida residents in order to decrease suicidal deaths.

• To provide accessible, effective, and efficient mental health and wellness services to all in need.

• To advocate for the rights and needs of individuals with mental health challenges while decreasing the stigma attached to seeking treatment through mental health services.

• To engage and coordinate services that reduce the impact of mental health disorders for the individuals and community we serve.

• To continually measure the outcome of the services provided to assure the effectiveness and efficiency of our program and those that are in collaboration with the foundation.

 

Values

     The Hope and Healing Foundation (HHF) is a non-profit agency providing comprehensive, integrated mental health and wellness services for individuals living within the state of Florida based in Broward County. They intend to promote positive mental health services and induce a positive quality of life for consumers in need without regard to race, religion, disability, national origin, or gender. Hope and Healing Foundation aims to:

• Protect the dignity and privacy of the individuals served.

• Be empirically advised and clinically sound.

• Respond to community diversity through culturally sensitive consumer focused care.

• Target outcomes that satisfy the consumer and demonstrate program effectiveness.