Jabil is making a commitment to mental health by donating $1 million over the next five years to establish the Jabil Inc. Mind Body Branch Fund at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. The fund will enable the hospital to hire an education advocate that will work with families to help manage challenges that children with medical needs may face at school. The donation will also help the hospital create a video resource library, supplying parents, educators and healthcare providers with the latest mental health information from Johns Hopkins All Children’s specialists.
 
“Addressing youth mental health, from Asperger’s, autism and different spectrum disorders, self-esteem and social media issues, has been an area that has hit close to home for so many of our employees,” said Mark Mondello, Jabil CEO. “We help employees whose children are dealing with brain tumors, mental health issues, intricate surgeries, cardio and renal issues. Johns Hopkins All Children’s has always been there for Jabil, now it’s our turn to help this hospital.”
 
“We want to help educate both parents and the school system on mental health issues and medical diagnoses and what that means long-term for the child, from a mental health perspective and from a quality of life perspective,” said Jennifer Katzenstein, Ph.D., director of psychology and neuropsychology at the hospital. “We can make a bigger difference together with Jabil by training more individuals in the community, holding community outreach events and having additional educational resources available 24/7 to become a touchpoint for parents and providers.”
 
Since 1985, Jabil, along with its employees, have donated more than $1 million and dedicated thousands of service hours to hospital initiatives. The company has made several previous gifts to the hospital, including a donation in 2016 to help diagnose and treat children with epilepsy.