Advancing Community Driven Mental Health, the Foundation’s grant program in behavioral health, utilizes a community-based intervention known as Problem Management Plus (PM+). PM+ is designed to support community members exposed to adversity in their day-to-day lives to learn tools and skills to manage mental health stressors and provide community-based referrals for those who are at risk of developing or experiencing severe mental health challenges.
The PM+ intervention aims to overcome traditional barriers of access to mental health services, especially for economically, racially, culturally, or socially marginalized individuals. It allows staff members of community-based organizations to deliver support in the community, focusing on teaching basic concepts and skills that enable individuals to address and deal with issues of immediate concern to them.