The Nantucket Healing Fund is a grassroots organization that offers annual scholarships to Nantucket community members pursuing an education in the field of mental health.
The Healing Fund was created in 2018 by Evie O'Connor and Holly Finigan to reduce barriers for aspiring mental health practitioners on the island. The long term vision of The Healing Fund is to increase accessibility for healing and recovery for the Nantucket community by providing annual scholarship opportunities for those who want to study and practice mental health on island.
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Nantucket Healing Fund Mission Statement
The Nantucket Healing Fund’s mission is to increase access to mental health care for the Nantucket community by providing one or more annual scholarships to community members pursuing education and/or professional training in the fields of mental, emotional and/or behavioral health and well-being. The Nantucket Healing Fund views mental health from a holistic lens which includes the psychological, emotional, energetic, physical and spiritual components of a person’s experience.