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 the direct effect of 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.