NIMH Outreach

NIMH Mission
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.

For the Institute to continue fulfilling this vital public health mission, it must foster innovative thinking and ensure that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience. In this way, breakthroughs in science can become breakthroughs for all people with mental illnesses.

In support of this mission, NIMH will generate research and promote research training to fulfill the following four objectives:

Promote discovery in the brain and behavioral sciences to fuel research on the causes of mental disorders
Chart mental illness trajectories to determine when, where, and how to intervene
Develop new and better interventions that incorporate the diverse needs and circumstances of people with mental illnesses
Strengthen the public health impact of NIMH-supported research

2012 NIMH Updates:

1/15/12

2/1/12

2/15/12

*2011 NIMH Updates posted at the bottom of this page.

2011 NIMH Outreach Partnership Meeting
Houston, Texas

	NIMH Outreach Partnership Program 2011 Annual Meeting Presentation by Thomas Insel, M.D., Director, National Institute of Mental Health March 24, 2011 Houston, Texas
	Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis in At Risk Youth: Toward a Prevention Strategy Tyrone D. Cannon, PhD
	"Cognitive training for young individuals with psychotic illness" Using “neuroplasticity” to develop new treatments Sophia Vinogradov, M.D.
	Parity - ARRA - Health Care Reform Thomas R. Insel, M.D. Director, NIMH

2011 NIMH Updates:

3/15/11

6/15/11