Mental Health America
Mental Health America (MHA) advances 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.
Mental Health America is the nation’s leading national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness prevention. Our work is informed, designed, and led by the lived experience of those most affected.
At Mental Health America, we’re not just dreaming of a better future—we’re shaping it.
Screening Tools
Launched in 2014, MHA Screening aims to ensure every person who is in need of mental health support can screen and explore what mental health challenges they are facing.
Each year, over 5 million people take the first step toward improved mental health by taking one of our online, free, confidential, anonymous, and scientifically validated screening tools. This is the largest mental health dataset ever collected from a help-seeking population.
Mental Health Information & Resources
Since 2017, we have used the information gathered from our screening program to connect our screeners with the information and resources they need. This includes articles about mental health as well as interactive self-help tools.
Most online mental health information is targeted toward people who already know what they are looking for. They use language understood only by mental health professionals and their long-standing clients. They also assume that most people are ready, willing, and able to seek professional treatment.
On MHA Screening, we take a different approach. With this platform, we:
- Meet people where they are. Not everyone who experiences mental illness is ready, willing, or able to access professional treatment. We help our readers understand their options, and we trust them to make their own mental health decisions. We write about mental health the way we talk about mental health—using clear, conversational language that you don’t need a degree in psychology to understand.
- Focus on mental health, not mental illness. Not everyone experiences mental illness—but everyone has mental health. Instead of focusing only on people who have already reached a point of crisis, we try to help people understand their mental health needs as early as possible.
- Provide a starting point for your mental health journey. We know that no single resource can solve everyone’s mental health problems. We provide the information and resources you need to start taking charge of your own mental health.
Interested in helping us achieve our mission? To partner with us, fill out our partnership proposal form. Or, consider donating to Mental Health America.