Fred Lang Foundation

Fred Lang Foundation

 

Mission: The Fred Lang Foundation seeks to aid individuals to find the “hope for a brighter tomorrow” through effective behavioral health and addiction treatment.  Funds raised by the Foundation will be used by Charlotte Behavioral Health Care to provide services in Charlotte County and to grow an endowment fund to assure continued services.

Vision: A community where everyone has access to mental health care that changes – and saves – lives.

Without the Fred Lang Foundation’s assistance, some children, teens, adults and families might not be able to get the help they need.

The Fred Lang Foundation is named for Fred Lang, a former minister and late husband of the late Margo Lang, a retired Charlotte County school psychologist who made it her mission to increase the availability of mental health services to Charlotte County children and adults who can least afford them.

The Fred Lang Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of our community’s leaders from various professional backgrounds who are committed and dedicated to following the Foundation’s mission.  They strive to bring “hope for a brighter tomorrow” through fundraising, donations and endowments to provide treatment at Charlotte Behavioral Health Care for Charlotte County’s children, adolescents, adults and families.

Programs Fred Lang Foundation has funded:

  • Zero Suicide Program- The Zero Suicide program provides suicide prevention and education throughout Charlotte County, including: teaching “Signs of Suicide” middle and high school intervention programs to all 7th and 9th graders in Charlotte County; providing up to 5 free sessions of suicide survivor (postvention) counseling to all survivors – this is also available to first responders; and printed English and Spanish suicide prevention materials.
  • a part time master’s level therapist at the Margo Lang Children’s Unit at the Crisis Stabilization Unit.
  • a Specialty Summer Camp Program at Charlotte Behavioral Health Care. This summer camp will allow 25 children seen at CBHC to attend this specialty summer camp.
  • a part-time Walk-In Therapist for immediate access to services at CBHC.
  • a Violence Prevention Program for the angry, at-risk teen – for example, kids who are bullied and may be at risk of self-harm. Program shows a proven reduction in anger, but focuses more on direct effect on self-harm and suicide prevention.
  • a Trauma Treatment Program. Many adults in crisis have been significantly affected by childhood trauma, or other lifetime traumas. In fact, research indicates that anywhere from 60-80% of those with Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder diagnoses have been exposed to some form of sexual, emotional, or physical trauma.

Fred Lang Foundation Board of Directors

Jill Ferguson
Allegiant Air / Board President
Jessica Shiner
Life Care Center of Punta Gorda / Board Vice President
Gwen Zanakos
Board Treasurer
Jodi McDaniel
Kitchen Classics / Secretary
Liz Green
Crossroads Hope Academy / Immediate Past President
Jacqueline Benjamin
Crews Bank & Trust
Logan Davis
Alissa Desguin
Millennium Physician Group
Janie Duke
Glass Duchess Studio
Lori Guzman
RE/MAX Palm Realty
Connor Hubble
OneDigital
Holli Livingston
Crews Bank & Trust
Margo Lang
President 2001 - 2013

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800)435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDTION BY THE STATE. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RETAINED BY THE FRED LANG FOUNDATION, REGISTRATION NUMBER: CH20023. CHARLOTTE BEHAVIORAL HEATLH CARE REGISTRATION NUMBER: CH3145. Further inquiries can be made to the Florida Department of Agriculture on their website at www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com or call toll free at 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352)