AIM Youth Mental Health
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Our Mission

AIM bridges the gap between youth mental health research and access to care.

We find, fund, and implement evidence-based treatments — and empower youth to discover their own mental health solutions.

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Support AIM Youth Mental Health and help expand access to youth mental health resources, advocacy, & community programsDonate TodayWe AIM for a world of mentally healthy youth2026 Ideas Lab Report is here — read what youth researchers foundSupport AIM Youth Mental Health and help expand access to youth mental health resources, advocacy, & community programsDonate TodayWe AIM for a world of mentally healthy youth2026 Ideas Lab Report is here — read what youth researchers found

Our Mission

AIM bridges the gap between youth mental health research and access to care by finding, funding, and implementing evidence-based treatments and empowering youth to discover their own mental health solutions.

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What we do

Three pillars, one mission

We invest where impact compounds — in science, in young leaders, and in the knowledge families need to spot and support mental health early.

Finding Solutions

We fund pioneering research that turns discoveries into real-world care for youth.

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Empowering Youth

The Ideas Lab and Youth Ambassadors put young people at the center of mental health innovation.

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Understanding Mental Health

Resources and open conversations help families, schools, and communities respond early.

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AIM meets the highest standards for financial transparency and accountability, so more of every dollar reaches youth mental health programs and research.

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AIM Ideas Lab

2026 AIM Ideas Lab Report

Nearly 280 youth researchers. Almost 4,000 California teens.

A generation is asking for help. Two-thirds of the teens surveyed said they feel overwhelmed, stressed, or burned out three or more days every week — data collected by their own peers through AIM's Ideas Lab.

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"AIM's investment in youth mental health research is helping us translate the science into tools that can change the trajectory of young lives."
Hilary P. Blumberg, MD
John and Hope Furth Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience · Yale School of Medicine

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Partnership

A New Partnership Rooted in Student Leadership: AIM and Rancho Cielo

How a partnership between AIM and Rancho Cielo is putting youth voice at the center of school-based mental health.

Ideas Lab

What Young People in California Are Telling Us About Mental Health in 2026

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.

Research

AIM Invests in New Research to Support Youth at Risk for Suicide in Emergency Departments

When young people arrive at emergency departments in crisis, support can't wait. AIM is funding new research to test a single-session intervention.

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