Organizations

Name	Description
National Network for Mental Health	The National Network for Mental Health (NNMH) is a non-profit charitable organization that acts to advocate, to educate, and to offer expertise and resources to increase the health and well being of the community of Canadians with the lived experience of mental health issues.
Fear 2 Freedom	A global nonprofit that seeks to “help restore hope and dignity to survivors of sexual assault while empowering students and communities to combat sexual violence.”
New Hope Housing	Provides homeless individuals and families with housing and resources to improve their lives, with an overall approach of dignity and respect for all.
Crossroads of Lowa	Offers holistic mental wellness classes to incarcerated women in Polk County Jail in Des Moines in an effort to reduce recidivism, provide closure, and empower individuals to process their experiences through journaling and other techniques.
Mindfulness First	An Arizona-based nonprofit that provides “scientifically-informed mindful awareness and social-emotional learning programs” to children and adults nationwide.
Foundation for the Awakening Mind	A nonprofit that approaches mental health from a forgiveness and faith-based approach.
Hope for Depression Research Foundation	A nonprofit organization committed to scientific research on “the origins, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of depression, bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and suicide.”
Bazelon Center for Mental Health law	Since 1972, the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has advocated for the civil rights, full inclusion and equality of adults and children with mental disabilities.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America	An international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through education, practice, and research.
The Joint Commission	A global driver of quality improvement and patient safety in health care
The National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse	The mission of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the effects of alcohol on health and well-being, and apply that knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-related problems, including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation	Working to support mental health by awarding grants for scientific research, helping to discover better treatment and encourage better education about mental illness.