COLLABORATIONS + PARTNERSHIPS

Advocating for youth mental health, together

How we collaborate

Every Ortus partnership is different — and every one is personal. We work with change-makers, researchers, advocacy groups and other nonprofits to tackle challenging issues, elevate key issues and build solutions for youth mental health.

The Ortus team brings commitment and an open mind to every conversation. Our partners are experts in their fields, and we value any opportunity to learn from you, directly engage with your work and understand how we can amplify better solutions to youth mental health. Our end goal: Creating lasting change for young people and their loved ones.

Featured collaborations

The Jed Foundation

JED works directly with high schools and universities to enact systems, programs and policies that create a culture of caring and protect student mental health. Ortus’ multiyear strategic partnership will bring JED’s services to the Intermountain West region.

Georgetown University

The Ortus Foundation is funding a multi-year grant for students and faculty mental health, a Wellness Hub, analyzing findings from a pilot program regarding well-being and belonging on campus, and launching initiatives for newly admitted students and their families to support the transition to campus life.

UCLA School of Medicine

In collaboration of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Ortus is funding a multi-year program for the clinical trial of effectiveness of MDMA for treatment of resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents.

Baylor College of Medicine

Ortus is funding a two-year research project in conjunction with Baylor’s ELIPSIS (Ethical Legal Implications of Psychedelics in Society). The work aims at understanding and evaluating the psychedelic retreat space, including ethical and societal implications.

Featured partners

Clinton Global Initiative Mental Health Action Coalition

The Mental Health Action Coalition, formed by Clinton Global Initiative, convenes cross-sectional leaders to advance action in scaling financing and solutions for mental health innovation across the globe.

Kokoro

The Ortus Foundation is part of Kokoro’s network of allies, partners and funders. The organization, which works for a world where mental health is understood and valued, uses the U.N. Sustainable Development goals as its framework for success.

Community Prevention Coalition

The coalition takes a community-led approach in gathering community leaders in the mental health space. As a member of the coalition’s suicide prevention subcommittee, Ortus joins fellow advocates focused on models of care to accelerate mental wellness in the community.

Utah School Mental Health Collaborative (USMCH)

Ortus is pleased to be a member of USMCH, whose mission is to support the mental well-being of students and educators across our state. The collaborative works to advance and align school mental health infrastructures; provides technical assistance and training to develop effective mental health systems; and support their multi-tiered systems of support framework (MTSS).

Wyoming Alliance for Suicide Prevention (WASP)

Ortus is a proud member of WASP, a statewide suicide prevention coalition focused on state-level activities, community prevention efforts, and legislative changes.

How to partner with us

The Ortus team loves discussing exciting ideas with new people. Reach out to share your research, talk through an idea or build a connection based on our personal experiences. From there, let’s chat about how we can work together toward a brighter future for youth mental health.