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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ben’s Ranch on Pet Pals TV
Recently, Ben’s Ranch Foundation was featured across the nation on Pet Pals TV. Check out this extraordinary segment that highlights the impact our work has with teens struggling with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
Commentary: The Outdoors is a Powerful Tool
The following commentary about the benefits of the outdoors from Ben’s Ranch Foundation Founder Brose McVey first appeared in The Statehouse File: One of the most powerful tools we can employ in a much-needed war against mental illness is dirt cheap, easy to access and universally accessible. My friends would say I’m biased. They’re right. I […]
No Vaccine for Mental Illness
Ben’s Ranch Founder Brose McVey’s column on the impact of the pandemic on mental health is being featured on Inside INdiana Business in the Perspectives column. By Brose McVey, Founder, Ben’s Ranch Foundation The young people our nation is relying on to take the reins of our future economy are at an alarming crossroads. Research […]