Georgia Foundation for Psychiatric Education & Research Inc

The Foundations mission is multi-faceted, and includes providing funding and support: To educate the public about psychiatry, psychiatric illnesses, and treatments. To increase public awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental illness, the availability and methods of treatment, and the sources of assistance for persons with mental illness. To enhance the quality of assistance to the psychiatric patient, particularly by improving access to care, improving conditions in hospitals, mental health centers and other facilities, and changing perceptions of mental illness to increase the understanding of treatment and cure. To support research to improve psychiatric care. To remove any stigma of mental illness which may inhibit or prevent proper care, through educational and public service activities. To serve as a clearinghouse for information about all aspects of psychiatry, and as a bridge between psychiatric medicine and the community served by the Foundation. To undertake other project