Interested in making a difference? From event sponsorship, to donations earmarked for research and production of new literature, financial gifts support the ongoing work of TLC, are tax-deductible, and may also provide you extra advertising opportunities for your business! This list demonstrated the various ways you can get involved through giving!
If you are interested in participating in any of these programs, contact TLC via email or by calling 831-457-1004.
TLC EventsAnnual Retreat Sponsorship
Often described by attendees as “life changing,” this unique 4-day event features special programs for adults, parents, kids, and teens designed to aid in living with, and healing from, trichotillomania and related disorders. The focus is on experiential learning and building a supportive community by providing ample opportunities to talk, swim, share meals, and even sing karaoke with fellow pullers & pickers of all ages, friends and family, as well as the world’s leading treatment providers. The 16th annual Retreat will take place August 15-19, 2007.
A gift of $10,000 will underwrite the expense of bringing in the program presenters.
Each gift of $500 will provide scholarship assistance for one parent and child to attend a retreat.
Annual Conference Sponsorship
TLC’s annual conference brings together some of the most experienced clinicians and researchers to share ground breaking research, treatment, resource materials, support and networking. This 3-day event offers over 50 sessions for adults, children and adolescents with trichotillomania and related body-focused disorders, from the latest genetics and pharmacology research to esteem-building programs for kids.
Conference sponsorships can also bring your business additional advertising. Exposure may include hangig your company signage at the conference, logos printed on all marketing materials as well as on the website, literature distribution to confernece attendees, and more! If you are interested in learning more about how you can advance education and trich awareness while promoting your business, email or call TLC for more information.
A gift of $20,000 will underwrite the expense of bringing in the top researchers and treatment providers from across the country.
A gift of $5000 underwrites the Conference Program Brochure printing costs. This is the primary marketing vehicle for the Anuual Conference.
Each gift of $500 will provide scholarship assistance for one parent and child to attend a conference.
Professional Training Institute
TLC’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) is designed to provide health care professionals with practical training in current treatment approaches for trichotillomania and related body-focused disorders. In order to expand the reach of this important program, the PTI is now being adapted by TLC’s Scientific Advisory Board as a weekend program to be given at multiple locations nationwide.
Each gift of $5,000 will underwrite the expenses of 2 faculty to present at one Professional Training Institute.
Workshop Underwriting
In addition to the annual conference and retreat, TLC holds one-day workshops led by Christina Pearson and selected doctors in cities across the United States. Workshops for 2007 have been scheduled in Boston, Denver and Philadelphia.
A gift of $5,000 - $10,000 will underwrite the cost of one TLC Workshop.
All Join Hands
All Join Hands is a week-long series of events held around the country to raise public awareness about trichotillomania and related body-focused disorders. TLC members and volunteers organize events in their local communities, including screenings of Bad Hair Life, an award-winning documentary about trich, presentations to local schools and community groups, “trich week” at local hair salons, and a “Hands-Down-a-Thon” sponsorship program to reward participants’ recovery efforts. The 2nd annual All Join Hands event will be held from October 1st – 7th, 2007.
A gift of $1,000 - $3,000 will cover the printing of publicity materials.
A gift of $5,000 will fund a critically needed Event Manager.
Information DisseminationExhibiting at National Medical Conferences
TLC representatives attend three to four conferences every year to keep the medical community updated on the latest trichotillomania research and treatment methods. TLC’s 2007/2008 schedule includes exhibiting at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in the spring, the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) in the summer, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in Philadelphia each October, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in Philadelphia every November.
A gift of $4,000 - $6,000 will cover TLC’s exhibiting expenses at one professional conference.
Updated Brochures
Trichotillomania remains a relatively unknown disorder. Brochures need to be updated with the latest statistics and research on trichotillomania, and distributed to schools, medical professionals, and the community. New brochures we would like to produce include papmhlets for parents, teens and children.
A gift of $500 will cover the printing costs for 5,000 brochures.
A gift of $750 will cover the distribution expenses for 5,000 brochures.
Mailing Lists
TLC purchases the addresses of universities and medical schools whose professors and graduate students may be interested in doing research on trichotillomania or learning how to treat patients with the disorder. Funds are needed to purchase these lists and distribute information about TLC's grant programs and professional training institutes to doctors, therapists, and students.
A gift of $2,000 will help defray the cost of purchasing mailing lists and mailingl information on TLC’s calls for proposals.
In Touch
IN Touch is the quarterly publication of the Trichotillomania Learning Center and has long been the backbone of our community-building work. Each newsletter reaches our 2,000 members with personal essays, articles by treatment providers, research updates, and information about local and national TTM-related events.
Each gift of $3,500 will enable TLC to print and distribute one newsletter.
RESEARCHTLC Field Trial and Genetics Consortium Project
The TLC Scientific Advisory Board has determined that the best avenue for significantly advancing understanding of TTM and related BFRB disorders is to clinically validate the information gathered by the Trichotillomania Impact Project (TIP), and simultaneously create a genetics repository of well-phenotyped blood samples that researchers worldwide can study. To achieve this goal, TLC is leading a collaboration of researchers across six major academic centers over five years. Thanks to TLC donor funding, the Pilot Project was initiated in February 2007 at Harvard to develop the model for the larger multi-site study. The results of this project and the existence of the DNA biobank will provide a platform that will significantly enhance opportunities for future TTM research.
A gift of $200,000 will fund one study site for one year of the project.
A gift of $1,000,000 will fund six study sites for one year, or one site for five years.
A gift of $6,000,000 will fund the entire five year project, setting up a genetics repository
of 2,000 well-phenotyped samples and will clinically validate the TIP findings.
TLC Research Grants
Through donor support, TLC has established a Research Fund to support research into the causes of, and treatment for, trichotillomania and related disorders. TLC awards $10,000-20,000 annually to support research in this field. This support has been vital in encouraging new researchers and supporting small-scale pilot studies. But there are many more talented researchers that would do brilliant work in this area if greater funds were available to support them. Even modest projects can be seminal in laying the groundwork that can lead to major breakthroughs.
An annual gift of $10,000 - $50,000 will enable us to fund modest research studies on trichotillomania.
If you are interested in funding larger scale research projects, please contact us to discuss areas of need.
Scientific Advisory Board Meeting
The TLC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of the field’s leading researchers and clinicians. The SAB aids TLC in its mission to provide the most up-to-date and accurate information about TTM and related disorders. The SAB also works to foster research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of these disorders and to improve understanding and awareness in the medical and therapeutic communities. In touch throughout the year by phone and email, the SAB members meet once annually to report on progress, evaluate TLC funded research grants, and to plan future projects.
A gift of $5,000 will underwrite the expense of one Annual Scientific Advisory Board Meeting.