The program for mental health improvement unites specialists and organizations of the national economy of the United States who have made a significant contribution to the creation of a favorable environment for protecting the mental health of the population of the United States.
The main activity is aimed at maintaining the mental health of Americans and improving the health and quality of life of people with mental disabilities, as an indicator of the intellectual and moral level of the nation, as the foundation of American social and economic well-being through the implementation of three basic principles:
- a cluster approach aimed at research, the implementation of experimental programs, the development of a mechanism for assessing their effectiveness in the field of human mental health, in which not only the health care system is involved, but also the system of science and education, art and culture, physical culture and sports, economics and law , social protection, information and press;
- accessibility, where all segments of the population, regardless of age, gender, social, religious or political affiliation, should have access to information in the field of mental health care;
- an intersectoral approach, in which mechanisms of involvement of nongovernmental, non-profit organizations, voluntary associations of citizens, and business work in solving problems in the field of mental health.
Activities:
- creation of a platform for conducting joint innovation activities between representatives of different disciplines and industries in solving a complex of problems in protecting the mental health of the population of the United States.
- formation of conditions for the professional development of members of the Mental Health Union.
- promotion of the achievements of American science in the field of human mental health protection in USA and abroad.
Programs:
- prevention of mental disorders;
- improving the health and quality of life of people with mental disabilities;
- development of education and science in the field of mental health.