MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA - FOUNDED IN 1909 - ADVANCES THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE U.S. THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND DIRECT SERVICE.MHA IS THE NATION'S LEADING NATIONAL NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND ILLNESS PREVENTION. OUR WORK IS INFORMED, DESIGNED, AND LED BY THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THOSE MOST AFFECTED.OPERATING NATIONALLY AS WELL AS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA ADVOCATES FOR CLOSING THE MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY GAP WHILE INCREASING NATIONWIDE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. OUR ANNUAL STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AMERICA REPORT, WHICH PROVIDES A DETAILED SNAPSHOT OF WHERE THE STATES RANK IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO CARE AND PREVALENCE OF NEED, IS AMONG THE MOST WIDELY RESPECTED HEALTH REPORTS IN THE NATION.