Without research it's just guesswork
You can help fund research that leads to better treatments, better support and faster diagnoses for everyone affected by mental illnesses. This benefits the entire future of mental health — and that benefits us all.
Through research we aim to:
We are leading the charge to fund research into mental health that will change millions of lives. Here's how.
Understand
Better understand how different mental health conditions develop, including the social, biological, genetic and environmental factors.
Improve
Develop better treatments and speed up delivery of existing interventions so more people can get the right help at the right time.
Prevent
Our ultimate goal is to prevent mental illnesses from developing in the first place by developing evidence based early-intervention strategies.
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Without research it's just guesswork!
YOU can be part of the next breakthrough in mental health research. With your help, we can better understand, diagnose and treat mental illness. We're all in this together.
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