Our Mission
Help to make the world a better place for those suffering with mental illness.
- Increase Awareness and Remove Stigma
- Collaborate With and Support Existing Mental Health Organizations That Provide Advocacy, Education and Research Funding for Mental Health
- Address Staggering Shortage of Affordable Mental Health Care
- Enhance Coverage for Mental Health Care
- Enhance education to encourage early detection and management of mental health in children and young adults
- Emphasize the Importance of Wellness in Mental Health
- Fund Mental Health Research
Mental Health Facts
- 44 Million Adults Experience Mental Illness in a Given Year
- 1 in 5 Adults in America Experience a Mental Illness
- Depression is the Leading Cause of Disability
- 90% of Those Who Die by Suicide Have an Underlying Mental Illness
- One-half of All Chronic Mental Illness Begins by the Age of 14
- Three-quarters by the Age of 24
- Nearly 50% of Youth Aged 8-15 Didn’t Receive Mental Health Services in the Previous Year
- Nearly 60% of Adults with a Mental Illness Didn’t Receive Mental Health Services in the Previous Year
- Mental Illness is Costly to Individuals and Society, $200 Billion in 2013
- Mental Illness Contribute to More Costly and Worse Physical Illness Outcome