The Alex Panton Foundation is a registered Non-Profit Organisation that focuses on providing advocacy, awareness, education and support to the community of the Cayman Islands.

Legal formation of the Alex Panton Foundation

On 20 February 2018, the Alex Panton Foundation was registered by Walkers as the first resident Foundation Company to be established under The Foundation Companies Law.

The Foundation Companies Law came into force in October 2017 and introduced a new type of company to the jurisdiction which functions in many respects exactly like an exempted company, but with the added bonus that it can operate for charitable and philanthropic purposes indefinitely. This vehicle was chosen for the Alex Panton Foundation to ensure that its aims and objectives can continue being fulfilled and having a positive influence on the youth of Cayman forever.

Jane and Wayne Panton, as the founders, have set up the Alex Panton Foundation in order to:

  1. provide hope and raise awareness of behavioural health issues affecting the youth of Cayman;
  2. mitigate the stigma associated with mental health issues through education and awareness;
  3. influence the development of public policy to better the lives of affected persons in a social and employment context and to expand health care coverage for mental illness; and
  4. provide support and education to those affected by mental illness, their family, friends, teachers, classmates and the general populace as to how to treat affected persons.
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Who we are

The Alex Panton Foundation is a Non-Profit Organisation with the primary objective of raising awareness of mental illnesses affecting children and young adults in the Cayman Islands with a particular focus on anxiety and depression.

This Foundation has been established in memory of Alex Panton, who succumbed to the effects of severe depression at the age of 16.

The Alex Panton Foundation aims to provide hope and resources to friends, family, teachers, classmates and carers to help save the lives of children and young adults struggling with mental illness.

  • Mental health Awareness
  • Mental Health Advocacy
  • Youth Charity
  • Mental Health Support
What APF is
APF members

Our Mission is to improve the mental health of children and young adults in the Cayman Islands through advocacy, awareness and support.
Our Goals are:

Awareness

To raise awareness of mental illnesses affecting children and young adults of the Cayman Islands with a particular focus on anxiety and depression.

Hope

To provide hope and resources to help improve the lives of children and young adults affected by mental illness.

Address

To address the stigma surrounding mental illness through providing and promoting educational resources to the Cayman community.

Influence

To influence the development of public and private policies to ensure adequate access to tools and resources to those dealing with mental illness, including ensuring adequate health insurance coverage.

Seek

To seek to address discrimination against young people affected by mental illness.

Educate

To educate friends, family, teachers, classmates, carers and the wider population on how to identify and successfully interact with young people with mental illness.

Provide

To provide resources to friends, family, teachers, classmates, carers to help them support those young people with mental illness.

Support

To provide support options to those suffering from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety via local sources.