Help the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation win $250,000!

November 1, 2010 · Posted in Political Commentary · Comment 

The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) has launched a campaign for votes to win the Pepsi Refresh Project and a $250,000 grant to aid families and children living with bipolar disorder and depression. CABF has been chosen to compete for the top grant during the month of November. Winners are decided by total votes cast via Internet and text messages throughout the month.

If selected by popular vote, CABF will use an innovative
social media awareness effort to:

  • Elevate awareness about bipolar disorder & depression in children;
  • Educate parents & the public about the symptoms;
  • Explain the best treatment options & ways to reduce teen suicide;
  • Expand the number of children receiving treatment;
  • Eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness;
  • Extend hope to families struggling with mental illnesses.

Supporters can vote for CABF 3 times a day, once from
each of the following sources:

1. Pepsi Refresh website
2. Facebook
3. Texting – Text 104174 to PEPSI (73774) (Normal text
rates apply).