Mission
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA (MHA) - FOUNDED IN 1909 - IS THE NATION'S LEADING NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE U.S. THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND DIRECT SERVICE.WITH A NETWORK OF OVER 130 AFFILIATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MHA WORKS AT BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND DIRECT SERVICE. OUR WORK IS INFORMED, DESIGNED, AND LED BY THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THOSE MOST AFFECTED.