Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is a nonprofit (501c3) organization that focuses on mental health research. The Foundation website states, β100% of all donor contributions for research are invested in NARSAD Grants leading to discoveries in understanding causes and improving treatments of disorders in children and adults, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety disorders like obsessive-compulsive and post-traumatic stress disorders.β
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation serves a growing population living with or touched by mental illness. An estimated 1 in 4 Americans live with a diagnosable mental illness, including approximately 6 percent whose mental illness is so severe as to interfere with daily activities such as work, school, or family life. βIn addition, mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada."
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