Key Figures
Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded more than $408 million to fund more than 5,900 grants to more than 4,800 leading scientists around the world.
More than 18% of adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year.*
* Source: National Institute of Mental Health
Just over 20 percent of children, either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental disorder.*
* Source: National Institute of Mental Health
More than 450 million people around the world live with mental illnesses.*
* Source: World Health Organization