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About the Foundation

Renewed by the NABH Board of Trustees in 2020, the NABH Education and Research Foundation exists today to promote education and research to improve the care and treatment of behavioral healthcare; further improve the quality of behavioral healthcare facilities; and advance the scientific understanding of the knowledge of human behavior.[/vc_column_text][ult_buttons btn_title=”Learn More” btn_link=”url:%23about|title:Learn%20more%20%3E” btn_size=”ubtn-small” btn_title_color=”#002d63″ btn_bg_color=”rgba(0,45,99,0.2)” icon_size=”32″ btn_icon_pos=”ubtn-sep-icon-at-left” btn_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” btn_font_size=”desktop:16px;” css_adv_btn=”.vc_custom_1647628083591{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1647627792209{margin-top: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-left-color: #001b53 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Mission:” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The NABH Education & Research Foundation fields independent studies and partners with other organizations to identify and develop best practices and improve NABH members’ ability to support the country’s behavioral health needs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Vision:” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The NABH Education & Research Foundation vision supports the NABH vision of a society that values and maximizes the potential of all its citizens by helping them achieve overall health. We believe healthy communities must recognize and respect behavioral health and allocate resources with fairness and equity as part of overall health.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1648070432865{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]
Contribute If you would like to donate to support the NABH Education and Research Foundation’s mission, please mail a check to: NABH Foundation, 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20006. The NABH Education and Research Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by applicable laws.
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Pawlikowski” pos_in_org=”President”]Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics Nashville, TN Learn more >[/ult_team][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Treasurer” heading_tag=”h4″][/ultimate_heading][ult_team team_img_grayscale=”off” img_hover_eft=”” team_member_name_tag=”h3″ social_icon_effect=”” image=”id^7689|url^http://nabh.hybriddc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Deni-Carise.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^Deni-Carise|description^null” name=”Deni Carise, Ph.D.”][/ult_team][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Director” heading_tag=”h4″][/ultimate_heading][ult_team team_img_grayscale=”off” img_hover_eft=”” team_member_name_tag=”h3″ social_icon_effect=”” image=”id^7692|url^http://nabh.hybriddc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/staff-Julia-Richardson.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^staff-Julia-Richardson|description^null” name=”Julia E. Richardson” pos_in_org=”Director of Advocacy and Senior Counsel”]National Association for Behavioral Healthcare Washington, DC Learn more >[/ult_team][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1643236733483{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-quote-left” color=”custom” align=”center” custom_color=”#42b8d4″ css=”.vc_custom_1643236742705{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1643236612349{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]Our mission is to carry on the legacy of promoting research and education within the behavioral healthcare community. It’s a mission we take great pride in leading.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”— Donald Parker” heading_tag=”h5″][/ultimate_heading][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-quote-left” color=”custom” align=”center” custom_color=”#42b8d4″ css=”.vc_custom_1643236742705{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]We are here to serve the members of NABH, and those they serve, to help ensure a brighter future for the entire industry.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”— Jim Shaheen” heading_tag=”h5″][/ultimate_heading][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-quote-left” color=”custom” align=”center” custom_color=”#42b8d4″ css=”.vc_custom_1643236742705{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]We provide the behavioral healthcare industry with valuable research necessary to better serve the needs of their patients.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”— Mary C. 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google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647627130898{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-left-color: #001b53 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]After the Foundation was formed as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1979, it financed an alternative prospective payment study database of inpatient facilities and funded a research project on teens at risk. It also created a summer work program to give student nurses greater exposure to psychiatric nursing. As it grew, the Foundation funded several outcome studies; developed a quality assurance manual for member hospitals; created an award in recognition for the early diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia; and provided grants to other mental health-focused organizations. Today’s Foundation looks to both field independent studies and partner with other organizations in order to improve members’ ability to support the behavioral healthcare needs of our country. What kind of data would be most helpful to you? Please let us know by sending a message to Foundation@nabh.org.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]