Welcome to the American Mental Health Foundation
Celebrating 85 Years of Excellence Devoted to Mental Health Research and a New Beginning—AMHF Books
Distributed by Lantern, The Violent Person: Professional Risk Management Strategies for Safety and Care, by Dr. Raymond B. Flannery Jr., was featured at BookExpo in New York City and will be published in September. See our video and click on Publications for more news on this exciting new book, which is published to help save lives.
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Making a Difference since 1924

Dr. Stefan de Schill in Vienna, circa 1938
"This Foundation is one of the finest examples of what American humanitarianism can achieve—a perfect blending of knowledge, charity, and hope."
—James A. Foley, Surrogate, New York County
"There are three basic factors in daily existence that are utterly incomprehensible to us: time, because it is eternal; space, because it is infinite; and our consciousness, because it defies all explanation."
—Dr. Stefan de Schill
- At least fifty percent of all people seeking medical treatment are suffering from emotional disturbances, but only three cents of every medical dollar is spent on emotional illness.
- "The anxiety and problems other people suffer when caught up in a major crisis, we have to face day by day."—a patient
- Twenty-seven million Americans will be victims of emotional breakdown and spend at least part of their lives in an institution.
- Less than two percent of those suffering from deep-rooted emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, and phobias will ever obtain competent professional help bringing about lasting results.
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