

Our
vision
Through in-depth research, interviews, and expert insights, NEXUS (Neuroscience Experts and Cross-Sector Unconventional Stakeholders) has identified a set of unmet mental health needs for women, youth, and individuals coming into contact with or those just released from the justice system. To address the unmet needs of these groups, NEXUS is partnering with a broad range of mental health stakeholders to energize the traditional mental health conversation.
We’re working with traditional mental health stakeholders as well as those not typically associated with mental health support but who possess invaluable insights, such as those with lived experience, case managers, law enforcement officers, prison administrators, parents, community center volunteers, and school tutors, to name a few.
Our stakeholders are all in it together to fulfill the NEXUS vision to bring innovative solutions to the front lines of mental health.

How we’re
different
What sets us apart from other respected and effective mental health initiatives is our groundbreaking collaborations with traditional and nontraditional stakeholders in mental health. We’re also examining mental health best practices in individual communities and evaluating how best to use them for the greatest impact on the unmet needs of our 3 key groups.

Partners
NEXUS is focused on addressing challenges at critical junctures on the journey to mental health: moving from hopeless to hopeful
The unmet mental health needs of women, youth, and individuals coming into contact with or those just released from the justice system, while different, share many similarities, such as: the need for greater awareness, early intervention, a timely diagnosis, continuity of care, and support throughout life transitions. One of the goals of NEXUS is to work collaboratively to explore how to resolve the mental health challenges facing these groups at critical junctures, such as women becoming primary caregivers, youth moving schools, and individuals transitioning out of pre-incarceration community mental health services (CMHS) into the justice system.
Share key insights
References:
1. World Health Organization. Gender and women’s mental health. 2019. https://www.who.int/
Steering
Committee
Members

President and Chief
Executive Officer
HealthyWomen

National Director, Strategic Alliances and Development National Alliance on Mental Illness

CEO of California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
ED of California Access Coalition

Speaker & Author
Host of Healthline Media's Inside Mental Health podcast
gabehoward.com
healthline.com/health/podcast/psychcentral

Psychiatrist and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Texas Tech University School of Medicine

Psychotherapist and Adjunct Clinical Affiliate,
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing

Board Chair Emeritus, Dementia Action Alliance

Senior Vice President,
State and Federal Advocacy, Mental Health America

President
Scattergood Foundation

Past President
Correctional Education Association (CEA)

Program Director, School and Justice Initiatives
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation

Programs Manager
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance