WHAT WE SUPPORT

The leader in the funding and advancement of therapeutic group work, the Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health supports the most effective and innovative approaches to group therapy education and training, research and community outreach.

EDUCATION

Group training and programs that help change lives.

Over 200 scholarships annually for students, new professionals, active military and agency personnel to attend AGPA Connect

Initiatives to advance knowledge of group therapy as a primary treatment modality.

Publication of training manuals in valuable group techniques.

Dissemination of the Group Works brochure to educate the public on group psychotherapy and its benefits.

 

COMMUNITY

We promote the advancement of group therapy in the mental health community through funding for professional and public education.

We foster relationships among professionals and the public through partnerships.

We support community outreach programs for trauma relief, e.g. Camp Galaxy for Armed Services and National Guard children, terrorist and other violent attacks, hurricane and other natural disaster survivors and care-giver support.

We are the leader in the movement to raise the understanding of group work and the power of group therapy within the wider community of professionals as well as the general public.

RESEARCH

• We are a well-known benefactor in the mental health community that helps to advance group therapy through funding for ground-breaking research.
• We are the primary supporter of theoretical and evidence-based training and research efforts for group therapists.