What’s Next for Sheppard Pratt?
With your support and partnership, we have surpassed our capital campaign goal of $50 million. We have built a state-of-the-art hospital, launched and expanded critical programs, and recruited talented staff at every level. But we are not stopping…
The crisis in youth mental health has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are launching the second phase of our campaign, focusing on children and adolescents at every stage in their mental health journey.
Sheppard Pratt is already an acclaimed leader in youth mental health services. With your support, Sheppard Pratt will develop and expand unique programs in our hospitals, in our schools, and across our communities.
Join us as we change the face of youth mental health to impact lives locally, nationally, and globally.
Why Sheppard Pratt?
Only Sheppard Pratt has the breadth of programs combined with a laser focus mental health: critical components to launching and scaling effective solutions.
With dozens of renowned programs and the top pediatric mental health experts in the nation, Sheppard Pratt is at the ready to address the youth mental health crisis.
The time is now. The difference is you.
Now, More Than Ever, People Need Sheppard Pratt
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We are at a pivotal moment. Sheppard Pratt has the singular capacity to step forward with solutions.
Sheppard Pratt’s distinction stems from a century-plus focus on mental health. Our teams of specialists are renowned leaders in their fields. We provide the most comprehensive behavioral healthcare services in the nation, offering a full continuum of care— across age groups, diagnoses, and levels of care—serving the needs of more than 70,000 people each year in our hospitals, clinics, and schools.
Sheppard Pratt is unique among health systems worldwide for successfully scaling services to meet the behavioral health needs of entire communities. The health system is further strengthened by a burgeoning research enterprise as well as nationally renowned residency and fellowship training programs that educate the next generation of psychiatrists and encourage innovation.
For more than 150 years, we have boldly proven what is possible: We have provided hope, healing, education, and services that have improved and saved countless lives.
Youth mental health by the numbers
increase in adolescent mental health-related emergency department visits
parents with kids ages 5 - 12 reported that their child's mental health has worsened during the pandemic
dedicated to mental health at Sheppard Pratt
at least 1 LGBTQIA+ youth in the U.S. between ages 13 and 24 attempts suicide
in the mid-Atlantic providing compassionate care, day in and day out
of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment
impacted by Sheppard Pratt's comprehensive services every year
How Sheppard Pratt is Addressing Youth Mental Health
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