Help us fight the stigma, loneliness, and pain of mental health conditions.
At Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, clinicians, scientists, and students are pushing the envelope of what’s possible in terms of mental and behavioral health innovation, access, and training, and with your gift, we can ensure a brighter future for patients in our community and beyond.
60%
of people aged 18-22 meet the criteria for having at least one mental health problem.
100K+
deaths were attributed to drug overdose in 2023 in the U.S.
2/3
of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access treatment in 2021, even if they had health insurance.
Now more than ever, it is extremely important that we pay attention to mental health.
Delivering Behavioral Health Care to You, When You Need It Most
With behavioral health care in high demand, there are not enough trained clinical professionals to meet the need. That’s where Geisel’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) comes in. By supporting CTBH, you are helping innovators and clinicians across disciplines are developing and evaluating digital technologies to bring personalized, science-based care to patients anytime, anywhere.
Putting Mental Health First: America’s Top Doctors Discuss National Crisis
Mental health has taken center stage in public health discourse, with the nation’s top doctors leading the charge. In a rare, historic event, all of the living former and current U.S. Surgeons General convened in the fall of 2023 for a panel discussion about the future of mental health and wellness. The event was the first time that the group had gathered together in 25 years.
A Revolutionary Approach to Student Mental Health
Geisel’s Healthy Students, Healthy Physicians initiative is redefining what it means to be a healthcare leader. By preparing medical students to meet the stresses and challenges of their profession without sacrificing their own mental health and wellbeing, this first-of-its-kind initiative is training complete physicians who provide medically excellent care, are highly compassionate, and committed to improving the systems and communities in which they work.
Healing the Hurt: Trauma-Informed Treatment for Vulnerable Youth
The Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center, a collaboration between Geisel and the Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, is transforming the child mental health system in New Hampshire by training community-based behavioral health and related providers in evidence-based approaches and treatments for child trauma.
