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Thank You
from our Board Chair
& Executive Director
A mentally healthy nation for all, where we live, learn,
work, worship and play.
It is our privilege to present the 2023 impact report of the American
Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF). 2023 was marked by
organizational growth, bold moves, and learning curves all designed
to make the Foundation an instrument of positive social change and
mental health equity where we live, learn, work, worship, and play.
Working together with the APAF Board of Directors and the APA Board
of Trustees, APA members, donors, the administration, resident-fellows,
volunteers, and community partners, APAF moved with focus and
determination to grow mental health awareness, literacy, and action
to meet this moment of need. Examples of APAF’s eforts include:
•
Mental Health Care Works Campaign. APAF’s mental health
awareness and literacy campaign launched during the summer
of 2023. As of December 31, 2023, this multimedia, multi-year
campaign earned over 166 million audience impressions via earned,
paid, social, and owned media channels, including over 6 million
audience impressions via APAF’s fall 2023 satellite media tour alone.
•
New Strategic Plan: Mentally Healthy Nation 2024-2026. In
October 2023, APAF’s Board of Directors approved a bold threeyear strategic plan that will engage policymakers, clinicians, patients,
and consumers to change the narrative around mental health
awareness. The centerpiece of the strategic plan is the Mental
Health Care Works campaign. APAF’s strategic plan also expands
the Fellowship program and for the frst time will include up to
500 resident-trainees from outside of the Fellowship Program in
APA and APAF-sponsored professional development activities.
•
Growing the Mental Health Leadership Pipeline. APAF welcomed
a record 177 psychiatry resident-trainees into the APAF Fellowship
Program, including 13 fellows in the new Community Diversity
Fellowship cohort, who are engaged in an experiential learning
across the United States. APAF’s growth plan is to recruit and
place over 200+ fellows across all nine cohorts during 2024.
•
Supporting Mentally Healthy Schools and Workplaces of the
Future. APAF doubled down on its commitment to the mental health
and wellbeing of physicians and other allied health professionals
by launching the Frontline Connect Playbook, a next-generation
platform of tools, tips, and resources designed to improve stress
management practices and build resilience among patient-facing
clinicians and family caregivers. APAF expanded its Notice. Talk. Act.®
at School training to K-12 school educators and staf nationwide at
no cost as part of eforts to combat the youth mental health crisis.
None of the eforts featured in this impact report or those planned for
2024 would be possible without your time, leadership, and support.
Onward Together,
Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A, F.R.C.P.-E, FRCPsych
CEO and Medical Director, APA
Chair of the Board, APAF
Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq
Executive Director, APAF