OVERVIEW: The NIMH is the largest supporter of research on mental disorders in the world. In addition to research, the Institute makes grants for education, conferences, clinical trials and the development of new technologies with the goal of … [Read more...] about National Institute of Mental Health
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How a New Funder Is Taking on the Thorny Issue of Youth Mental Health
Earlier this week, as U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made a remarkable call to add mental health warning labels to social media apps, he deemed the youth mental health crisis “the defining issue of our time.” It’s certainly one that could do with … [Read more...] about How a New Funder Is Taking on the Thorny Issue of Youth Mental Health
A Call to Action for Philanthropy in the Face of a Mental Health Crisis
Most families are touched in some way by mental illness. Whether it’s the depression of a family member or a friend, a colleague’s substance use disorder or personal struggles of one's own, few people escape mental illness or its fallout. COVID-19 … [Read more...] about A Call to Action for Philanthropy in the Face of a Mental Health Crisis
Moved by a Schizophrenia Diagnosis, This Family Is Channeling Millions Toward Mental Health
The symptoms began when Brandon Staglin was 18 years old and home from his freshman year at Dartmouth. First, there was stress over a recent break-up, then anxiety, sleeplessness and confusion. Later, Brandon began hearing voices and developed the … [Read more...] about Moved by a Schizophrenia Diagnosis, This Family Is Channeling Millions Toward Mental Health
Amid Hopeful Signs, This Is the Moment for Philanthropy to Buckle Down on Mental Health
How much has changed in a year. A year ago, I wrote in a guest commentary for Inside Philanthropy that mental illness and the broken system intended to address it are among this nation’s dark secrets. And I continued by asking: Where is the … [Read more...] about Amid Hopeful Signs, This Is the Moment for Philanthropy to Buckle Down on Mental Health
MacKenzie Scott Just Laid Out a Powerful Case for Funding the Arts
Of all the concerns that keep arts fundraisers up at night, perhaps none is more troubling than making the case for the field in a post-pandemic world that finds donors overwhelmed with urgent needs in areas like public health, economic inequality … [Read more...] about MacKenzie Scott Just Laid Out a Powerful Case for Funding the Arts
“We Need to Stop the Stigma.” A Top Philanthropic Family Pivots to Mental Health
As often noted here on Inside Philanthropy, mental health doesn’t tend to attract the kind of big philanthropic gifts that often flow for medical research and hospitals. Data cited by Eliot Brenner in the Stanford Social Innovation Review confirms … [Read more...] about “We Need to Stop the Stigma.” A Top Philanthropic Family Pivots to Mental Health
An Actress Looks to Break the Silence on Black Mental Health With a New Foundation
You may know Taraji P. Henson from her award-winning performances in Empire, Hidden Figures, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. What may be news is that Henson is deeply concerned about the perception of mental illness in black communities, as … [Read more...] about An Actress Looks to Break the Silence on Black Mental Health With a New Foundation
