Instituition,Institution Link,Description,Person,Contact,Contact Link,Tags
Active Minds,,"Active Minds is dedicated to changing the culture around mental health for young adults. Through the advocacy of more than 15,000 volunteers ages 1425 across our 800 schools, campuses, workplaces and communities reached, Active Minds is creating lasting change in the way mental health is talked about, cared for, and valued in the United States",Margo Collins,Chief Development and Marketing Officer (margo@activeminds.org),margo@activeminds.org,"Youth, College, Media consultation experts"
Annenberg Inclusion Initiative,,"The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative is the leading think tank in the world studying diversity and inclusion in entertainment through original research and sponsored projects. Beyond research, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative develops targeted, research-based solutions to tackle inequality.",Dr. Katherine Pieper,Research Scientist (kpieper@usc.edu),kpieper@usc.edu,"Diversity and Inclusion, Research, Representation, On-camera experts"
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention,,"The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.",Stephanie Rogers,Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing (srogers@afsp.org),srogers@afsp.org,"Suicide prevention, Media consultation experts, Clinical experts, on-camera experts"
Boris Lawrence Hensen Foundation,,"The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2018 by Taraji P. Henson and led by Executive Director, Tracie Jade Jenkins. The organization is committed to changing the perception of mental illness in the African-American community by encouraging those who suffer with this debilitating illness to get the help they need.",Syvonne Carter,Chief of Staff (syvonnec@borislhensonfoundation.org),syvonnec@borislhensonfoundation.org,"Black community, Black Women, Men, Youth, Family, Culturally Competent Therapists, Scholarship, Stigma, Awareness"
Born This Way Foundation,,"Born This Way Foundation is committed to supporting the wellness of young people, and empowering them to create a kinder and braver world.",Alex Aide,Director of Programs (alex@bornthisway.foundation) ,alex@bornthisway.foundation,Youth
Bring Change 2 Mind (unconfirmed),,"Bring Change 2 Mind's mission is to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. The non-profit organization creates multimedia campaigns, curates storytelling movements, and develops youth programs to encourage a diverse cultural conversation around mental health.",TBC,,,Youth
"Chanelle Batiste, Psy.D.",,"Dr. Chanelle Batiste has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is the co-founder of NOLA Black Mental Health Matters. She specializes in working with culturally and ethnically diverse communities across the lifespan presenting with concerns such as depression, anxiety, OCD, and trauma and facilitating healing using a theoretically integrative approach. She also devotes much of her time to advocating for more equity in the field of psychology and developing programming within her organization that promotes mental wellness and creates better access to care for Black New Orleanians.",,,,"Black community, Black women, Youth, Men, Clinical experts, Trauma, Stigma, Awareness, Culturally competent therapists, Diversity and inclusion, Advocacy, Representation, Suicide prevention"
Child Mind Institute (unconfirmed),,The Child Mind Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders.,TBC,,,"Youth, Families, Clinical experts"
Disability Belongs,,"A diverse disability-led nonprofit, Disability Belongs partners with studios and writers rooms to create equitable and accessible opportunities to increase the number of people with lived disability experience in positions of authority throughout the overall storytelling process. These initiatives increase diverse and authentic representation of disabled people on screen, leading to systemic change in how people view and value individuals with disabilities.",Lauren Appelbaum,LaurenA@DisabilityBelongs.org,LaurenA@DisabilityBelongs.org,"Disability, Diversity and Inclusion, Representation, Media consultation experts"
Dr. Jessi Gold,https://www.drjessigold.com/,"Jessi Gold, MD MS is the Chief Wellness Officer for the University of Tennessee System and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, where she sees healthcare workers, college students, and university faculty and staff as patients. She is particularly interested in college mental health, women's mental health, healthcare worker mental health, storytelling, and the overlap between popular media, stigma, and psychiatry, and her work, including being one of the co-authors of the mental health media guide, serving on the mental health council for Rare Beauty, and consulting for entertainment, like MTV/paramount, focuses on these areas.",Dr Jessi Gold,Drjessigold@gmail.com,Drjessigold@gmail.com,"Research, Clinical experts, On-camera experts, Media consultation experts, Youth, College, Women and girls, Stigma, Advocacy, Trauma, Content creators"
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford,,"Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a Licensed Psychologist, Speaker, Author, Media Personality, and the host of the wildly popular mental health podcast, Therapy for Black Girls. Her work focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women and she delights in using pop culture to illustrate psychological concepts.",,,,"Black community, Women and girls, Clinical expert, On-camera expert"
Dr. Michael Lindsey,,"Michael Lindsey is Executive Director of NYU Silver's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research and is the School's Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies. A child and adolescent mental health services researcher, Dr. Lindsey is particularly interested in the prohibitive factors that lead to unmet mental health need among vulnerable youth with serious psychiatric illnesses, including depression and suicide.",,,,"Black community, Youth, Suicide prevention, Research, Clinical expert, On-camera expert"
Education Development Center,https://edc.org/,"Education Development Center (EDC) works with partners worldwide to advance every person's journey to learn, work, and be well. EDC is a leader in transforming suicide prevention and care, preventing substance misuse, and promoting mental health.",Media Office,contact@edc.org,contact@edc.org,"On-Camera Experts, Suicide Prevention, Substance Use, Addiction, Research, Families, Veterans, Youth"
Entertainment Industries Council,,"The Entertainment Industries Council promotes the depiction of accurate health and social issues in film, television, music, and comic books, providing guidelines on the depictions of issues including addiction, dependency and violence.",Marie Dyak,President/CEO (mgdyak@eiconline.org),mgdyak@eiconline.org,"Addiction, Substance Use, Media consultation experts"
Hollywood Health and Society,,"Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S) is a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center that provides the entertainment industry with accurate and up-to-date information for storylines on health, safety and security.",Kate Folb,Director (Kate.Folb@usc.edu),Kate.Folb@usc.edu,"Media consultation experts, Research, Representation"
The Loveland Foundation,,"The Loveland Foundation works to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls. Through fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more, the non-profit organization works to contribute to both the empowerment and the liberation of the communities we serve.",Hannah Tall,Program Manager (Info@thelovelandfoundation.org),Info@thelovelandfoundation.org,"Black community, Women and girls, Clinical expert, On-camera expert"
Mental Health America (unconfirmed),,"Founded in 1909 by Clifford W. Beers, Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation's leading community-based non-profit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. MHA's work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness.",TBC,,,
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention,,"The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) is the nation's public-private partnership for suicide prevention. The Action Alliance works with more than 250 national partners to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.",Kimberly Torguson,Associate Director for Communications (KTorguson@edc.org) ,KTorguson@edc.org,"Suicide prevention, Media consultation experts, Clinical experts, on-camera experts"
National Alliance on Mental Illness,,"NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.",Katrina Gay,National Director of Strategic Partnerships (kgay@nami.org),kgay@nami.org,"Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, Media consultation experts, Clinical experts, Families"
National Council for Behavioral Health,,"The National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America's health care organizations that deliver mental health and addictions treatment and services. The National Council introduced Mental Health First Aid USA, which has trained more than 2 million Americans.",Sarah Surgenor,Vice President of Marketing and Communications (SarahS@TheNationalCouncil.org),SarahS@TheNationalCouncil.org,"Media consultation experts, Clinical experts"
"National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health",,The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a United States federal-government scientific research agency whose mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction.,Anne Rancourt,Communications Director (media@nida.nih.gov),media@nida.nih.gov,"Addiction, Substance Use, Research, Clinical experts, On-camera experts, Media"
SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education),,SAVE was one of the nation's first organizations dedicated to the prevention of suicide. Our work is based on the foundation and belief that suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide.,Dr. Dan Reidenberg,Executive Director (dreidenberg@save.org),dreidenberg@save.org,"Suicide prevention, Media consultation experts"
The Jed Foundation,,"The Jed Foundation is a non-profit organization that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults in the United States. JED partners with high schools and colleges to strengthen their mental health, substance misuse and suicide prevention programs and systems.",Courtney Knowles,(courtney@liveloudernow.com),courtney@liveloudernow.com,"Youth, College, Suicide prevention, Media consultation experts"
Trans Lifeline,,Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline serving transgender people by offering phone support and microgrants. It is the first transgender crisis hotline to exist in the United States and Canada and is the only service hotline whose operators are all transgender.,Bri Barnett,"Director of Advancement bri@translifeline.org or press@translifeline.org, Call: 1-877-565-8860",bri@translifeline.org,LGBTQ
The Trevor Project,,"The Trevor Project is the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people. The organization works to save young lives by providing 24/7 support through its free and confidential lifeline, text, and chat crisis services. The organization also runs TrevorSpace, the world's largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and operates innovative education, research, and advocacy programs.",Kevin Wong,Vice President of Communications (kevin.wong@thetrevorproject.org),kevin.wong@thetrevorproject.org,"LGBTQ, Youth, Media consultation experts"
Vibrant Emotional Health,,"Vibrant Emotional Health's groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. 2.5 million people a year receive confidential emotional support through their state-of-the-art crisis services, which include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and NYC Well.",Frances Gonzalez,Senior Director of Marketing and Communications (fgonzalez@vibrant.org),fgonzalez@vibrant.org,"Suicide prevention, Media consultation experts, Clinical experts"