What we do
Mental Health America provides support for individuals with lived experience of mental health conditions through community education, screening and research, and advocacy and public policy.
Community Education and Engagement
Mental Health Month
As the creators of Mental Health Month, we welcome other organizations to join us in advocating for mental health awareness by using our toolkit materials and conducting awareness activities.
BIPOC Mental Health Month
To promote BIPOC Mental Health Month each July, Mental Health America provides tools and resources to communities nationwide that support awareness and understanding of mental health in BIPOC communities.
Mental Health America Conference
Each year, the Mental Health America Conference brings together affiliates, consumers, providers, family members, and advocates from across the country to talk about important and emerging mental health issues.
Clifford Beers Society
The Clifford Beers Society connects leaders within the national mental health advocacy community who believe that supporting those affected by mental health conditions is a collective effort.
Supporting Young Minds
Mental Health America’s Supporting Young Minds guides provide free resources, tools, tips, and information for parents, teachers, and youth about mental health.
Webinars
Mental Health America's webinars bring timely and relevant information, helpful tools, and safe conversation to anyone interested in learning more about mental health, wherever they are on their journey.
Mental Health Screening and Research
Center for Research and Innovation
MHA’s Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) empowers individuals and communities by channeling the voices of those impacted by mental health conditions into effective solutions.
Mental Health America Screening
Mental Health America Screening, our national prevention and screening program, is an interactive online space that connects people with tools they can use to improve their mental health.
The State of Mental Health in America report
Our annual State of Mental Health in America report identifies a common set of data indicators for mental health that gives a more complete picture of mental health status in America.
Mental Health America Mapping Project
Mental Health America has created a publicly accessible dashboard where individuals can find detailed state and county data about suicidal ideation, severe depression, trauma, and psychosis.
Research and reports
Mental Health America produces a number of different research projects and reports on the state of mental health.
Youth programs and peer leadership
Mental Health America’s youth programs empower aspiring and established young advocates to ignite their communities and build a mentally healthy future for all.
Workplace resources
Workplace mental health and wellness
Mental Health America’s workplace efforts explore meaningful changes in company and managerial practices that support mentally healthy environments.
Learn more about workplace mental health and wellness.
Mind the workplace report
Our Mind the Workplace survey results show that workers thrive in a work environment where their identities are represented, acknowledged, valued, and trusted, particularly in a workplace where leadership and management demonstrate these values.
Read the latest Mind the Workplace report
The Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health
Mental Health America has developed a comprehensive set of standards to assess an employer’s policies and practices that support employee mental health and well-being.
Advocacy and public policy
Federal policy
Our expert staff and Public Policy Committee members produce well-researched policy statements on a wide range of issues – from civil liberties to children’s mental health – for public use.
State policy
Our state advocacy priorities include Medicaid expansion, integrating primary and mental health care services, and building peer supports, including recovery-oriented curricula.
Regional Policy Council
The Regional Policy Council (RPC) has connected national and state policy and advocacy on mental health since its inception in 2009.
Capitol Hill Day
Each year, Mental Health America hosts Capitol Hill Day to connect mental health advocates with key decision-makers in Congress with an in-depth training session on how to advocate on the Hill and culminating with in-person visits to federal legislators.
Policy Institute
Mental Health America's Policy Institute brings together the nation's leading experts to move policies and practices for early intervention further upstream, even during a crisis.
Mental Health America Affiliate Network
Mental Health America engages with 140+ affiliates across the U.S. to advance mental health wellness and promotion in all the spaces where people live, learn, work, play, and congregate.
