Press Releases
MHA Kicks Off Mental Health Month, Focusing on 4Mind4Body Theme
Alexandria, VA - Mental Health America (MHA) is proud to have started May is Mental Health Month in 1949, and since then has led the observance by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and online mental health …
MHA Partners with MedCircle to Launch $5 Million KnowBrainer Mental Health Campaign
Alexandria, VA –– Mental Health America (MHA) is excited to announce that it has partnered with MedCircle on its new KnowBrainer Campaign - an initiative where individuals watch a two-minute video about the brain and MedCircle donates to…
MHA Statement on House Resolution 1112
By: Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO, MHA
“Mental Health America is deeply disappointed that in HR 1112, language is included that perpetuates historic, unfair and unfounded assumptions and prejudices about people experiencing or living with a mental health condition. It is…
MHA Honors Governor Gina Raimondo with 2019 B4Stage4 Leadership Award
Washington, DC — Mental Health America (MHA) will gather this evening at The National Press Club to celebrate its 110th birthday and honor Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island for her work to address mental illness Before Stage 4. MHA awards its 2019 B4Stage4 Leadership Award to…
MHA Statement on Thousand Oaks Shooting
By: Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO
"This morning, we were awakened to the horror of yet another mass shooting – this time at a nightclub in southern California. It is hard to ignore the shock of such news, and impossible at this early stage to determine the motive of the 28-…
New MHA Report Shows Many in Crisis, Trauma in Youth Having Lasting Impact in Schools and Beyond
Alexandria, VA – For the fifth year in a row, Mental Health America (MHA) released its annual State of Mental Health Report, which ranks all 50 states and the District of…