Change Your Brain Foundation

With your donation, you can help us improve the brain health and mental well-being of people who are struggling with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, PTSD, Addictions, and more.

When the brain is troubled, people tend to have trouble in their lives. A healthier brain leads to greater happiness and success in every aspect of a persons life – at work, at home, and in relationships.

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TOGETHER
WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
ONE BRAIN AT A TIME

– Daniel Amen, MD

WE NEED A RADICAL NEW APPROACH TO BRAIN ISSUES THAT STEAL MINDS.

Our veterans deserve better.
Since 2000, over 350,000 veterans have sustained a TBI, which increases the risk of depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, dementia, PTSD, and suicide. Each day, an estimated 16.8 veterans die by suicide.

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Our youth deserve better.
75% of all mental health issues begin before age 25. Nearly 32% of adolescents have an anxiety disorder, over 6 million have ADHD, and 33% of 12th graders used an illicit substance in the past year. 57% of teenage girls report being persistently sad and 30% have considered suicide, which is the 2nd leading cause of death in youth ages 10 to 34.

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Our seniors deserve better.
1 in 3 seniors die with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Over 6 million people are currently living with Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to more than double by 2050 with no cure in sight.

You deserve better.

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Our mission: end mental illness BY CREATING
A REVOLUTION IN BRAIN HEALTH

15,000

Students Reached

Partnered with education systems
to introduce brain health and
wellness programs to students.

32

Lives Changed

People in need who have received life-changing brain SPECT imaging and evaluations for diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues through Amen Clinics, Inc.

51

Research Projects

Progress includes identifying brain SPECT patterns associated with common mental health issues, the impacts of adverse childhood experiences on adult brain health, and using AI to read scans.

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TESTIMONIALS

See what others think about the positive impact we have
on brain health and how society looks at mental health.

Myself, my son and my grandson all played for the NFL, and we were all part of the NFL study funded by the Foundation. We’re all doing better now, thanks to the Amen Clinics program that has helped treat our brain injuries that you can’t even see. So how do we help people change and see the damage that they are doing to their brains? I want to support efforts that help people change their lives by changing their brains.

ROY WILLIAMS

FORMER NFL PLAYER

If I could go back in time and give myself anything for the sake of my well-being and everyone I ever cared for, I would make sure I received the gift of “Brain Healthy Habits” while still a teen. Since I cannot do that, the next best thing I can do is help to ensure that every teen I work with today has that opportunity.

MICHAEL PETERSON

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND BRAIN HEALTH ADVOCATE

Despite a successful 30 year Army career, my brain SPECT scan showed I had the ability to improve my brain further. I am actively engaged in brain healthy habits and passing them on to the veterans I support within my organization. With this powerful understanding and program, life just keeps getting better thanks to the work of the End Mental Illness Now Foundation.

COLONEL (R) JILL CHAMBERS, U.S. ARMY

CEO THIS ABLE VET, LLC

I am a peak performance guy- I don’t want to come to Amen Clinics just because there is a problem, I come to enhance and take my life to the next level.

TONY ROBBINS

I highly recommend Amen Clinics to everyone who is looking to improve their health, promote longevity and care for their overall wellness. My life would not be the same without the lessons I learned from them.

TERRY WEBER

Before I came to Amen Clinics, I was depressed and my anxiety was off the charts. Due to 300 hours of Hyperbaric oxygen treatments and having been so disciplined with my recovery I feel like I’m finally getting closer to feeling like myself again.

MERCEDES MAIDANA

Playing a contact sport for so many years did so much damage it mesmerized me into not noticing the slow progression of brain function loss. I wish I had knowledge of this science while I was playing professional football- it would have helped prevent all of what had been lost over the years.

DUVALL LOVE

Amen Clinics and Dr. Amen helped to rescue my memory and brain which has changed my life.

DAVE ASPREY

I didn’t want to feel foggy and I didn’t want to continue doing damage to my brain. So I made big lifestyle changes that have completely healed my brain.

CHALENE JOHNSON

It took me many years to screw my brain up so it has taken me years to rehab it, too, to bring back some normalcy. It‘s a process, but I can feel the results.

ANTHONY DAVIS

Because of Amen Clinics, the shroud of a life-long mystery has been lifted which in turn has given me a real chance at life and has allowed my children and I a precious chance to get to know each other all over again.

ANDREW MCGILL

Over the past 20 years, my colleagues and I have made thousands of referrals for brain SPECT imaging, because it helps to change lives. SPECT decreases stigma, as people see problems as medical and not moral, and people get better faster when you look at the brain before trying to change it. Your gift to the End Mental Illness Now Foundation will help alleviate the suffering of people who will in turn help others. It is a gift that may last for generations!

DR. EARL HENSLIN

AUTHOR, PSYCHOTHERAPIST

OUR PARTNERS

We partner with organizations that complement our mission and
help us break the stigma surrounding mental health.

Lemons Foundation

The Lemons Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is focused on continuously building a community whose goal is to encourage and advocate for those struggling with their mental health as well as providing accessible resources and support.

The Refuge Center

The Refuge Center exists to offer excellent, accessible, and affordable mental and emotional healthcare services in support of a transformational impact on communities.

The dream and vision of Amy Alexander, LMFT and Jennifer Thames, LMFT, Refuge has provided over 300,000 counseling sessions since opening in 2005.

HAPPIE HIPPY FOUNDATION

The Happy Hippie Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Miley Cyrus. Its mission is to rally young people to fight the injustice facing homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, and other vulnerable populations.

HEALTHCORPS

HealthCorps is a national non profit organization committed to saving lives by addressing health inequities in at-risk communities through educational leadership, programming, and service learning.

TACA

Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating, empowering and supporting families affected by autism. For families who have just received the autism diagnosis, TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from the autism diagnosis to effective treatments. TACA helps to strengthen the autism community by connecting families and the professionals who can help them, allowing them to share stories and information to help improve the quality of life for people with autism.

ANDREW GOMEZ FOUNDATION

The organization was founded to honor a successful Paul Mitchell School graduate whose struggle against mental illness ended tragically in suicide. The foundation helps cosmetology students, graduates, their families, and cosmetology-related enterprises. Funds have provided educational opportunities, hurricane relief, and support in the fights against breast cancer, domestic violence, and other destroyers of self-esteem.

NO VET ALONE

No Vet Alone changes the lives of veterans, first responders and their families by improving the issues they face: PTSD, mental health, physical wellness, homelessness, drug addiction, depression, and isolation related issues that directly affect their wellbeing. No Vet Alone inspires hope and community that fosters the will to live.

HELPING HANDS

Our core values are built around a Christ-like vision to support and assist those who need it most. By creating a community and network of donors and recipients, we can provide assistance to: disaster victims, individuals with medical conditions, startup ministries, foreign organizations providing Ministries work, and international students.

SEEDS

We are a faith-based family philanthropic foundation in Hong Kong. Our mission is seeding, cultivating, and harvesting the capacity of individuals, communities, and enterprises to enable sustainable social transformation.

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If you struggle with unwanted recurring thoughts and/or feel compelled to engage in repetitive behaviors, you may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This common mental health condition affects about 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 200 children and is characterized by 2 things:

Obsessions—thoughts that are anxiety-provoking (such as fears of germs, thoughts of violence, or mental images of forbidden sexuality)
Compulsions—repetitive behaviors (such as excessive hand-washing, cleaning, or counting) that provide no pleasure but alleviate the anxiety of the obsessions.

Many psychiatrists and primary care physicians look to medications as the first line of defense and downplay supplements saying there’s no evidence they can be effective. Or they recommend supplements solely based on symptoms rather than on biology. Both of these approaches are flawed. A growing body of scientific evidence shows that certain nutritional supplements, such as 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan) and saffron, can increase serotonin to calm the brain. And nutraceuticals can be much more effective when biological information from brain imaging is taken into consideration.

Exercise can soothe symptoms. Physical exercise, which boosts serotonin, can be an effective treatment for OCD. The results of a 2017 trial in General Hospital Psychiatry showed that after 12 weeks of moderate aerobic exercise reduced OCD symptoms.

#OCD #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

Knowledge is a powerful tool in the journey to prevent mental health challenges. Join us in educating people about brain health, transforming lives through understanding. Donate to our mission here: changeyourbrain.org. 🤝💙