• Prevention and treatment of mental illness and mental health crises.
• Access to care with an emphasis on services (preventive and intervention-based) that address mental, behavioral, and/or developmental health.
• Reduction in adverse outcomes for communities and populations in our region.
• Work to develop and sustain healthier communities and families.

PRIMARY GOAL
To achieve health and wellness, particularly psychological/mental health and well-being, for people in Greater Cincinnati through approaches that addresses root causes of adverse health outcomes.

• Promote healthy behaviors, thriving families, child development and behavioral health.
• Prevent and address mental health illness for youth and families.
• Improve access to health care, especially mental, developmental and/or behavioral health services.
• Implement approaches to prevent mental health crises and the need for intensive treatment (e.g. residential).
• Increase capacity and develop/test innovative approaches to improve mental health.

• Preference will be given to organizations and projects working to ensure psychological/mental health and well-being of people in Greater Cincinnati.
• Preference will be given to organizations that consider social drivers of health.
• Requests to support the development of innovative methods to advance health outcomes will be considered, but not for basic science research at this time.
• Health is considered across all ages, while Millstone Fund favors efforts to engage early in life.
• Millstone Fund elevates collaborative efforts driven by experts and people who have lived experiences relevant to the work.
• Basic needs such as housing, food and safety measures are considered critical to health.