Nick Timmons Endowed Chair
A permanent research position at Children's Mercy focused on adolescent suicide prevention and mood disorders.
Over $11.5M raised with our partners since 2006
Total Funded
$2,613,176
As of
July 2026
Partner
Children's Mercy
Status
Funded
A grant runs out. An endowed chair does not.
Fore the Kids funded this position to the prominent chair level, the first of its kind at Children's Mercy. It sits within the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Sciences.
The chair is a permanent position dedicated to research that prevents suicide and treats anxiety, depression, and mood disorders in adolescents. Dr. Rebecca Johnson currently holds it.
What this funds
Tickets, sponsorships, and auction info. This is how the work gets funded.
A permanent endowed chair
Suicide prevention research
Treatment research
Held by Dr. Rebecca Johnson
Other projects we fund
Fore the Kids Foundation Emergency Mental Health Crisis Center
Center School District Pilot
Early Children's Mercy Projects
Three ways to move the work forward
Sponsor an event, lend a hand, or give monthly. However you show up, every path puts real support behind youth mental health care for kids and families across the Kansas City region.
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