The Healthy Gamer Foundation promotes the mental health needs of the digital generation

We find mental health interventions that work for young people and add fuel through funding, policy, and targeted research to drive action.

Mental health is the only area of medicine that is getting worse, with young people suffering disproportionately

Depressive Disorders are the

2nd leading

cause of Years of Living with Disability and has increased in severity by 27% from 1990 to 2017.

Mental Health Disorders are the

5th most

prevalent reason for Doctors visits.

Prevalence of Any Mental Illness by Age

2008-2019

Any Mental Illness is Defined as Adults aged 18 or older were classified as having AMI if they had any mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in the past year of sufficient duration to meet DSM-IV criteria (excluding developmental disorders and SUDs)

Sources: CDC’s National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018, Global Burden of Disease Study.

Mental health is a labor problem

4,486,865

more mental health professionals are needed to meet the current need for serious mental illness and substance use disorder

75%

of psychiatrists are over the age of 45

60%

of all US counties do not have a practicing Psychiatrist

48 days

is the national average wait time for behavioral services

Depression is the

6th

costliest disease in direct and indirect costs

Sources: APA, Global Burden of Disease Study, US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

We need a new approach. Now.

Research

Finding things that work

Validate interventions that show effective mental health outcomes from clinical, public health, or public policy perspectives.

Determine what it will take to scale up the most promising solutions to meet the mental health needs of young people.

Advocacy

Finding the way forward

We will work with governments, NGO’s, and companies to activate mental health interventions at local, state, federal and international levels.

Grants

Work in three ways

Apply for grants to drive our research initiatives.

Administer grants to third parties who show they are effective at activating interventions that pass our rigorous standards for outcomes and impact.

Administer individual grants to people who simply need a little help to get their lives back on track.

We need a new approach. Now.

Research

Finding things that work

Validate interventions that show effective mental health outcomes from clinical, public health, or public policy perspectives.

Determine what it will take to scale up the most promising solutions to meet the mental health needs of young people.

Advocacy

Finding the way forward

We will work with governments, NGO’s, and companies to activate mental health interventions at local, state, federal and international levels.

Grants

Work in three ways

Apply for grants to drive our research initiatives.

Administer grants to third parties who show they are effective at activating interventions that pass our rigorous standards for outcomes and impact.

Administer individual grants to people who simply need a little help to get their lives back on track.

We need a new approach. Now.

Research

Finding things that work

Validate interventions that show effective mental health outcomes from clinical, public health, or public policy perspectives.

Determine what it will take to scale up the most promising solutions to meet the mental health needs of young people.

Advocacy

Finding the way forward

We will work with governments, NGO’s, and companies to activate mental health interventions at local, state, federal and international levels.

Grants

Work in three ways

Apply for grants to drive our research initiatives.

Administer grants to third parties who show they are effective at activating interventions that pass our rigorous standards for outcomes and impact.

Administer individual grants to people who simply need a little help to get their lives back on track.

We need a new approach. Now.

Research

Finding things that work

Validate interventions that show effective mental health outcomes from clinical, public health, or public policy perspectives.

Determine what it will take to scale up the most promising solutions to meet the mental health needs of young people.

Advocacy

Finding the way forward

We will work with governments, NGO’s, and companies to activate mental health interventions at local, state, federal and international levels.

Grants

Work in three ways

Apply for grants to drive our research initiatives.

Administer grants to third parties who show they are effective at activating interventions that pass our rigorous standards for outcomes and impact.

Administer individual grants to people who simply need a little help to get their lives back on track.

Who we are

Alok Kanojia MD MPH

Trustee & Research & Policy

Kruti Kanojia MBA

Trustee & Executive Director

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Help us champion the needs of young people to live happier, more meaningful lives.
The ripple effect of better mental health in young people boosts economic output, social harmony, and overall health.

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Join Us

Help us champion the needs of young people to live happier, more meaningful lives.
The ripple effect of better mental health in young people boosts economic output, social harmony, and overall health.

Donate

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Join Us

Help us champion the needs of young people to live happier, more meaningful lives.
The ripple effect of better mental health in young people boosts economic output, social harmony, and overall health.

Donate

Fundraise

Join Us

Help us champion the needs of young people to live happier, more meaningful lives.
The ripple effect of better mental health in young people boosts economic output, social harmony, and overall health.

Donate

Fundraise

Adults without health insurance are more likely to report poor mental health

67%

of individuals without health insurance report poor mental health compared to 41% of individuals with health insurance

45%

of adults without health insurance report poorly managed mental health disorders compared to 21%

Data from National Association of Mental Illness 2020 mood disorder survey

Cost is the most significant barrier to adults receiving mental health support

A national survey found that

74%

of adults that were directed to treatment did not do so because it was too expensive.

50%

of adults that were directed to treatment did not do so because it was too expensive.

81%

of individuals without insurance that wanted mental health care/support did not receive it because they were afraid it would be too expensive.

81%

of individuals without insurance that wanted mental health care/support did not receive it because they were afraid it would be too expensive.

61%

of adults without insurance stopped treatment early because of the cost barrier.

22%

of adults with insurance ended treatment early because of cost.

40%

of adults with insurance did not receive care because of cost.

22%

of adults with insurance ended treatment early because of cost.

40%

of adults with insurance did not receive care because of cost.

Data from National Association of Mental Illness 2020 mood disorder survey

More in-depth data on college student’s mental health

Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007-2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys

NIH data about utilization of mental health care and perceived unmet need

The top graph demonstrates that 18-25 year olds have the lowest utilization of mental health services, even though those individuals have the highest rates of mental illness.

The bottom graph depicts the NIH’s estimate of unmet needs for mental health services. Again, we find that 18-25 year olds have the highest rate of unmet need despite having the highest rates of mental illness.

Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007-2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys

Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007-2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys

Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007-2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys

Too old

Psychiatrists are the

3rd oldest population

3rd oldest population
3rd oldest population

of care providers in all of medicine

~2 Psychiatrists will retire for every 1

~2 Psychiatrists will retire for every 1
~2 Psychiatrists will retire for every 1

joining the field in next 10 years.

Too slow

80%

of patients in LA had to wait greater than 5 weeks to see a psychiatrist.

14%

could schedule an appointment in 6 weeks.

14%

of mid-Atlantic psychiatrists were accepting new patients.

7%

could schedule an appointment in next 2 weeks.

Too expensive

$450

Median cost of an evaluation

60%

of the increased economic burden of depression is due to increasing severity of depression and the ever-increasing cost of treatment options.

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