Family Support
To provide emotional support, fellowship, and information for parents, relatives, and friends of those with mental illness, as well as for consumers themselves.
Advocacy
To support the rights of persons with mental illness. To work for a comprehensive, nondiscriminatory system of care for those with mental illness.
Public Education
To reduce stigma by providing education about mental illness to the public.
Research
To support research and study relating to the treatment and care of children, adolescents, and adults with chronic mental illness. To inform the membership about new medications.
Housing
To promote the establishment of non-profit, structured, and therapeutic residential facilities for persons with mental illness.