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Generation Mental Health Association
Syosset, NY · EIN 842475848 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE B90 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · generationmentalhealth.org
revenue
$116K
expenses
$38K
net assets
$89K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Building the next generation of leaders in global mental health through accessible capacity building opportunities.

profile · synthesized from sources

Generation Mental Health Association (GenMH) builds leadership in global mental health by empowering young people with lived experience of mental ill-health to drive systemic change. The organization runs conferences, fellowships, and community programs that center youth advocacy, peer support, and decolonial approaches. It operates internationally with regional teams across Africa, South Asia, North Africa, and North America.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Spaces Program
Ongoing peer-led support and advocacy network for young mental health advocates to connect, share experiences, and collaborate on systems change efforts.
GenMH Conference
Annual hybrid conference featuring panels, workshops, and keynotes on topics including climate change and mental health, youth advocacy, cross-cultural communication, and the arts as healing. Designed to empower young advocates and foster global dialogue.
Possibilities Collective Fellowship
Fellowship program supporting young mental health innovators with lived experience. Provides training, mentorship, and project funding to implement community-based mental health initiatives.
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Mental Health Education and Awareness 3 activities
    • Establishing campus chapters for student engagement in global mental health
      Supports the development of campus chapters at universities to help students learn about and pursue careers in global mental health.
    • Operating a virtual platform for mental health upskilling and peer learning
      Runs a multi-language, accessible web platform offering research training, interactive educational tools, and peer learning opportunities as part of the Possibilities Collective initiative, designed by and for young people with lived experience of mental health challenges.
    • Workshops on mindfulness, journaling, and advocacy strategies
      Conducts workshops that introduce evidence-based mindfulness practices, facilitate reflective journaling, and teach advocacy strategies on topics such as mental health workforce shortages and goal-setting for change. These include guided exercises and group sharing sessions.
  • Peer-Led Mental Health Support Groups 1 activity
    • Community Spaces and peer support programs
      Facilitates monthly virtual gatherings and hosted a global book club during the COVID-19 pandemic to connect mental health advocates for peer learning and shared experiences. The Community Spaces program consistently engages 30 advocates and receives high satisfaction ratings from participants.
  • Youth and Community Research Initiatives 1 activity
    • Conducting mental health research in Northeast India
      Conducts community-based mental health research in Northeast India with a focus on inclusivity and the integration of lived experience.
  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Access Programs 1 activity
    • Funding conference accessibility through fee waivers
      Funds fee waivers for conference participants to increase accessibility for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
  • Patient and Researcher Conferences 1 activity
    • Hosting annual and regional mental health conferences
      Organizes annual virtual and hybrid conferences focused on youth-led mental health advocacy, with participation from around the world. Events include both virtual and in-person components, such as a 2022 hybrid conference and a 2024 virtual conference, with an average of 200 participants annually. The 2023 event was held in Kenya, marking the first time the conference took place in the Global South.
  • Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Leadership development for young people with lived mental health experience
      Provides capacity-building opportunities, including a 6-month funded fellowship program, for young people with lived experience of mental health challenges to lead community-based mental health initiatives, research, and advocacy. The program supports fellows in implementing mental health projects on university campuses and conducting training sessions, such as one that certified over 700 students at Egerton University in 2023.
  • Behavioral Health and Human Services Training 1 activity
    • Supporting mental health research and advocacy through internships, grants, and mentorship
      Implements a multi-regional program across North America, South Asia, North Africa, and East and West Africa that provides research internships, project grants, mentorship, and travel grants to support young people with lived experience in conducting mental health research and accessing academic publishing and conferences.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Providing advisory services for inclusive mental health research
      Offers an advisory practice to assist researchers and academic institutions in meaningfully involving young people with lived experience in mental health research, promoting inclusivity and ethical practices.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$116K
Contributions & grants$25K21%
Program service revenue$91K79%
Investment income$00%
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expenses
Total expenses$38K
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balance sheet
Total assets$89K
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Net assets$89K
1 years on record · 2025–2025
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • Global Fund for Mental Health Government — Fiscal sponsor of the Climate Mental Health Network, which is highlighted in connection with Generation Mental Health Association's conference programming.
  • Global Mental Health Action Network Partner — Collaborated with the Global Mental Health Action Network on a panel about youth reimagining leadership in mental health.
  • Harvey Whiteford Government — Advisory board member and Director of Policy & Epidemiology Group at Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.
  • Healthy Brains Global Initiative Partner — Partner organization that contributed funds for fee waivers and facilitated a workshop during the 2021 conference.
  • Kenya Partner — Hosted the in-person component of the 2025 hybrid conference, marking the first time the event was held in the Global South.
  • Mentor Services UK Partner — Key collaborator on the Possibilities Collective initiative.
  • Orygen Global Partner — Partner organization providing resources from their Global Youth Mental Health Advocacy Fellowship for use in GenMH's virtual course.
  • Taraki Partner — Collaborated on the Community Spaces program, a monthly virtual gathering for mental health advocates.
  • UC Berkeley’s Innovations for Youth (i4Y) Hub Partner — Key collaborator on the Possibilities Collective initiative.
  • UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Government — Former employer of Ayesha Durrani, indicating a professional connection and potential collaboration.
  • Urgent Action Fund Asia and Pacific Partner — Former employer of Ayesha Durrani, indicating a professional connection and potential collaboration.
  • Wellcome Funder — Commissioned Generation Mental Health to launch the Possibilities Collective.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Decolonial, Anti-Racist, and Co-Created Systems Transformation
    methodology: decolonial_equity_centered_practice
    By applying decolonial, feminist, anti-racist, and participatory frameworks to program design and leadership development, we produce more just and sustainable mental health systems because these approaches dismantle structural inequities and return power to communities most impacted.
  • Lived-Experience Leadership as Systems Change
    methodology: lived_experience_leadership
    By centering young people and individuals with lived experience of mental ill-health as leaders, innovators, and co-creators in mental health systems, we produce more equitable, effective, and innovative solutions because their insights disrupt power imbalances and ground interventions in real-world context.
  • Systems-Level Change Over Awareness
    methodology: systems_level_transformation
    By focusing on structural transformation—through policy, funding innovation, and community-led models—rather than awareness campaigns alone, we achieve lasting mental health equity because systemic levers create sustainable change beyond individual behavior.
  • Youth-Centered Creative and Digital Innovation for Stigma Reduction and Access
    methodology: youth_creative_digital_engagement
    By leveraging youth-led creative expression (art, storytelling, activism) and accessible digital platforms, we reduce stigma and expand mental health engagement because these modalities meet young people where they are, enable self-expression, and bypass traditional systemic barriers.