Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation is a nonprofit public charity dedicated to raising awareness with the goals of preventing suicide and saving lives. We provide financial and programmatic support as well as mental health programs for teens and young adults throughout the country.
WE HAVE IMPACTED OVER 1,662,576 INDIVIDUALS
We created our foundation in Matt’s name to help save lives. MATT now stands for the heroic effort to address suicide and bring hope to those who are struggling. His legacy lives on through every life we touch, every person we support, and every step we take toward healing.
We’re proud to announce that we’ve partnered with the Caleb Williams Foundation. Caleb Cares Foundation in creating this educational video and we ask that you share this with others and help us save more lives.
DOES YOUR SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION NEED HELP?
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING TRAININGS:
STUDENT TRAININGS
SCHOOL FACULTY TRAININGS
PARENT TRAININGS
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
TRAININGS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
AND WE CUSTOMIZE PROGRAMS TO FIT YOUR NEEDS
“My main goal has been to open the dialogue on mental health between youth, parents and educators. Matt’s Foundation is dedicated to preventing teen suicide by underwriting lifeline prevention, awareness and mental health programs.”
Ron Silverman, Founder
SCHOOL TESTIMONIALS
“Thank you again for all of your amazing support throughout my time in high school! I've learned so much from becoming a part of the mental health crusade to raise awareness and reduce stigma, and have benefited so much from our mutual mission that I could not be more grateful for being involved. I'm so glad to have initiated an Active Minds chapter at my high school with your generous support, to have brought Jordan Burnham and Ross Szabo to my school with your help, and to have published articles in the Mountain Democrat newspaper on the efforts we've been making towards promoting awareness.”
- Tiffany Zha, Oak Ridge High School Alum
“MSMF has been an invaluable resource to my school district. Whether I’m implementing a middle school assembly with an emphasis on suicide awareness or providing a school-wide kindness campaign, MSMF has been able to provide us with tremendous presenters and informational resources. No matter what degree of social emotional education I’m looking to provide for my students, MSMF always has the right people, to help put in place, a meaningful and impactful message. Working at a K-8, we emphasize building a supportive school culture of acceptance and tolerance. Now, more than ever, we understand how bullying, suicidal thoughts, depression, and many other crises, can easily cripple the self-worth of young people. MSMF is the guiding light that I always look towards when faced with a social challenge that is affecting our general society.”