Addressing mental and behavioral health
As measured by America’s Health Rankings®, the prevalence of mental health challenges continues to grow across the country, with significant disparities across population groups. The United Health Foundation is helping expand access to mental and behavioral health care as well as supports to improve health and well-being in communities across the U.S.
To learn more about our work in this area, please review examples from our current grant portfolio below:
Active Minds
Addressing youth mental health concerns through new, no-cost programming for middle schoolers in Florida, Minnesota and North Carolina.
Children’s Minnesota Foundation
Addressing health disparities related to mental health, asthma and vaccinations for underserved children in the Twin Cities.
Children’s National Hospital Foundation
Improving access to health care for school-aged children in Washington, D.C.’s most under-resourced communities.
East Carolina
University
Expanding telepsychiatry services to youth in community-based pediatric clinics in rural and underserved parts of North Carolina.
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Integrating behavioral health services into medical respite programs in Florida, North Carolina and Minnesota.
Native American
Connections
Providing culturally relevant, integrated primary and behavioral health care services via a mobile health unit in Phoenix, Arizona.
North Olympic
Healthcare Network
Improving access to behavioral and primary care for children and adults on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.
The ARC of the United States
Providing training to community members nationwide to recognize mental health needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Valle del Sol
Improving children’s access to integrated health care in underserved communities in Phoenix, Arizona.
Children's Wisconsin
Established a crisis response team in the emergency department for children with acute behavioral health needs.
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
Provided financial and professional development support to help Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in rural Colorado obtain behavioral health certification.