One in 10 people will be impacted by a mental health issue in their lifetime. Many cases of mental illness go unreported because they can appear invisible to others and society maintains a bias around them. Researchers in many areas of neuroscience are working to understand mental illness, find treatments, and improve mental health care.
Click on the targets in the image below to learn about strides being made in mental health care.
About the Author
Lynnie Fein-Schaffer
Lynnie is the former Outreach Associate for BrainFacts.org. She graduated from Smith College in 2017 with degrees in economics and psychology.