Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIMH has developed a new Strategic Plan. The document serves as a guide to the Institute for advancing mental health science over the next five years. Its development has been a collaborative effort among scientific experts, advocacy groups, Institute staff, and more than 500 members of the public who provided input.

NIMH’s mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cures. For NIMH to continue fulfilling this vital public health mission, the Institute must foster innovative thinking and ensure that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience. In this way, breakthroughs in science can become breakthroughs for all people with mental illnesses.

Next Steps
You can view NIMH’s new Strategic Plan online at www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports or download a PDF version at www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports.