The Kate Spade brand is donating $1 million to mental health organizations
- The Kate Spade brand announced on Wednesday that it would donate $1 million to mental-health awareness to honor its late founder.
- Kate Spade was found dead by suicide in her apartment in New York City on June 5. She was 55.
- Her husband, Andy, said she had suffered from depression and anxiety for many years.
- The first donation of $250,000 will be given to Crisis Text Line, a non-profit that supports people in crisis using a text-messaging service.
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- The Kate Spade brand became a household name because it did something other brands didn't
- 'You don't know me but I know you': After Kate Spade's death, people are sharing how the designer touched their lives through fashion
- Kate Spade shared how she wanted to be remembered in a 2002 interview
- Kate Spade was totally detached from her namesake brand
- Kate Spade leaves behind her husband and business partner. Here's what we know about their relationship.
- Kate Spade's fans are reacting to her death with reminders about mental health
- Celebrities and fashion industry figures are reacting to Kate Spade's death
Published June 20, 2018
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