Statement on Surgeon General Advisory

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued an Advisory to highlight the urgent need to address the nation’s youth mental health crisis. Carmel-based nonprofit Ben’s Ranch Foundation operates and supports programs designed to connect teens who have mental health challenges to jobs on farms and in stables and equine therapy facilities to harness the healing power of animals, the outdoors and hard work. Ben’s Ranch Executive Director Brose McVey responds to the Surgeon General’s Advisory: “It

D’Amico, Swartz Join Ben’s Ranch Foundation Board

Ben’s Ranch Foundation has added Dr. Carol D’Amico, PhD and Matthew Swartz to its Board of Directors. Ben’s Ranch Foundation connects teens struggling with mental health challenges to paid internships on farms, stables and equine therapy facilities. The jobs compliment medical therapies by helping give teens purpose and exposure to the healing powers of animals and nature. Dr. D’Amico is an education and workforce development consultant in Indianapolis. She is the former Assistant Secretary in

New Jobs Available for Teens

Ben’s Ranch Foundation Expands Provider Network to Create Immediate Openings New jobs now available for teens! Carmel-based nonprofit Ben’s Ranch Foundation has added new providers and now has immediate paid, part-time internship opportunities available at farms, stables and equine therapy facilities for teens struggling with mental health issues. The Central Indiana internships harness the healing power of nature and animals and provide teens with a sense of purpose. “We’ve seen rates of depression and

The power of a job on teen mental health

The following opinion column originally appeared in the Indianapolis Business Journal. Indiana’s new high school graduation requirements form a pathway to a diploma through job experiences. They also form a pathway to improved mental health for students. The guidelines bring us full circle to a time when our society placed a lot of importance on skills, trades, jobs and physical labor as important ways to develop young people and help them find their pathways to

Inside INdiana Business Spotlights Ben’s Ranch

Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick recently turned the spotlight on Ben’s Ranch Foundation in its Business of Health segment. The statewide television program talked with Founder Brose McVey about increasing rates of depression and suicide among teens and how the organization’s programs complement professional treatments. Learn more about our organization by watching the segment!

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Statement on Surgeon General Advisory

D’Amico, Swartz Join Ben’s Ranch Foundation Board

New Jobs Available for Teens

The power of a job on teen mental health

Inside INdiana Business Spotlights Ben’s Ranch

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