Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Baer Foundation ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](http://www.baerfoundation.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](http://www.baerfoundation.com/news/) - Read our News page to find out more about recent research grant recipients or new grant opportunities. - [Registration Opens for Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation Conference](http://www.baerfoundation.com/post-number-three/) - This one-day conference will focus on early intervention in major mental illness, especially pertaining to young adults enrolled in undergraduate and graduate level university programs. Special attention will be paid to identifying those at risk for major mental illness, implementing necessary supports for individuals experiencing difficulties, developing optimal responses of campus teams, and training faculty, - [NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Announces New FACT Teams—CASES Staff Share Expertise on the FACT Approach](http://www.baerfoundation.com/nyc-department-of-health-and-mental-hygiene-announces-new-fact-teams-cases-staff-share-expertise-on-the-fact-approach/) - The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) recently announced that four new Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams will begin operation in New York City by April 2016. The new FACT teams will serve individuals who meet the following eligibility criteria: have a severe and persistent mental illness that seriously impairs their functioning - [Dr. Walters Receives Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Innovative Schizophrenia Research](http://www.baerfoundation.com/dr-walters-receives-sidney-r-baer-jr-prize-for-innovative-schizophrenia-research/) - The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation celebrated 25 years of Empowering Research for Productive Lives and honored eight extraordinary scientists at its Annual National Awards Dinner in New York City on October 26. James T. R. Walters, M.D., Ph.D., was chosen as this year's winner of the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Innovative and ## Pages - [Home](http://www.baerfoundation.com/) - The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation provides financial support to organizations working to stimulate education, research and direct care for mental illness. - [Reintegration Grants](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grants/reintegration/) - We provide reintegration grants to assist those suffering from mental illness specifically schizophrenia to provide them valuable support. - [History](http://www.baerfoundation.com/history/) - Our Foundation was established to provide a support for those searching to advance the treatment and support of people living schizophrenia. - [Social Support Grants](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grants/social-support/) - We provide social support grants assisting organizations that serve those suffering from mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. - [Clinical Research Grants](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grants/clinical-research/) - We provide clinical research grants for those working with mental illness research, specifically those working in the field of schizophrenia research. - [Education Grants](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grants/education/) - We provide education grants to those working in the field of mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. - [People](http://www.baerfoundation.com/people/) - Meet the wonderful team of people behind the work of The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation. - [Grants](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grants/) - We provide research grants to those engaged in mental health research, particularly surrounding schizophrenia and depression. - [FAQs](http://www.baerfoundation.com/faqs/) - If you're looking for specific information about our grants, funding, the organization, or our work you can read through some frequently asked questions. - [About](http://www.baerfoundation.com/about/) - The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation is a private grant-making foundation dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the mentall ill through schizophrenia research. - [Recipients](http://www.baerfoundation.com/recipients/) - [Progress Report](http://www.baerfoundation.com/progress-report/) - [Criminal Justice Grants](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grants/criminal-justice/) - We provide criminal justice grants to those working with people suffering from the mental illness of schizophrenia. - [Grant Partnerships](http://www.baerfoundation.com/grant-partnerships/) - We support several mental health care programs including NARSAD, Children's Hospital of Boston and Fountain House. - [Center for Reintegration](http://www.baerfoundation.com/center-for-reintegration/) - The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation's Center for Reintegration assists those suffering from schizophrenia to successfully reintegrate into society. - [Contact](http://www.baerfoundation.com/contact/) - If you would like more information about the Foundation, contact us at our offices in St. Louis, Missouri. ## Case Studies - [Elyn R. Saks](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/elyn-r-saks/) - Elyn R. Saks is the Associate Dean and Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould Law School. Elyn, herself, suffers from Schizophrenia and is the founder of The Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics. - [The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES)](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/the-center-for-alternative-sentencing-and-employment-services-cases/) - The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) was a 2014 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. grant recipient. CASES supports early identification of and treatment for young people involved in the criminal justice system who have serious mental illness. - [Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Fellowship in Clinical Neurosciences.](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/berenson-allen-center-for-noninvasive-brain-stimulation/) - he fellowship is designed to bridge the somewhat arbitrary separation between neurology and psychiatry. In this way, the fellowship is both novel and transformative in nature and will allow the hospitals to train a new generation of clinicians able to help treat neuropsychiatric disorders without arbitrarily classifying them only within the terms of neurology or psychiatry. - [Brigham and Women's Hospital](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/brigham-and-womens-hospital/) - Brigham and Women's Hospital applied their 2014 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation grant funds to establishing and supporting the Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program at BWH. The Sidney R. Bar, Jr. Foundation's contribution had a direct impact on the education and training of the hospitals fellows and, thus, the field of behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. - [Fountain House - Fountain House Scholarships](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/fountain-house/) - A 2012 grant from The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation opened many new possibilities to Fountain House members as they sought academic degrees, technical certification, support for classes in the arts and explored areas of passion and interest. Predominantly applied to a Scholarship Program designed to provide critical resources that assist individual in pushing their academic paths and other creative opportunities for learning, the impact of the grant funds are as unique and varied as the individuals who receive them. The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Scholarship helps people to take a first step they give ongoing support to students pursuing degrees; and they open up employment opportunities that might have been missed without further education. - [Eunicia - Fountain House](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/eunicia-fountain-house/) - [Genesis Club, Inc](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/genesis-club-inc/) - The demands of managing a mental illness while keeping a course load are often overwhelming. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that 64% of students who live with a mental illness discontinue their education due to reasons associated with their illness. 50% of those students did not receive any mental health supports. - [Independence Center](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/independence-center/) - A 2014 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation grant recipient, Independence Center provides a comprehensive system of high quality programs and services that assists adults in the St. Louis metropolitan area with serious and persistent mental illnesses to live and work in the community, independently and with dignity. - [BEST Metro Boston Criminal Justice Diversion Program](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/best-metro-boston-criminal-justice-diversion-program/) - A 2015 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation grant recipient, BEST (Boston Emergency Services Team Metro Boston Criminal Justice Divers Program) is committed to helping train and find new opportunities to help recognize, intervene, and divert mentally ill individuals from the criminal justice system. - [Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/mental-health-america-of-eastern-missouri/) - The Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri received a 2014 grant from The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation to establish and support a Representative Payee Program. - [St. Patricks Center](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/st-patricks-center/) - The fund allowed St. Patricks Center to provide psychiatric treatment for 42 Shamrock Club participants.The Shamrock Club Day Treatment program provides assistance for homeless individuals who experience mental illness and/or substance abuse. - [M. Camille Hoffmann, M.D. - Sidney R. Baer Jr. Prizewinner](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/m-camillee-hoffmann-m-d-sidney-r-baer-jr-prizewinner/) - Watch M. Camille Hoffman, M.D., Sidney R, Baer, Jr. Prizewinner, describe her research on preventing mental illness by focusing on brain health in fetuses in-utero. - [Barnaby Nelson, Ph.D., MPSYCH - 2015 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prizewinner](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/barnaby-nelson-ph-d-mpsych-2015-sidney-r-baer-jr-prizewinner/) - Listen to Barnaby Nelson speak on his award winning research. - [Fountain House - Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Center](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/fountain-house-sidney-r-baer-jr-center/) - In addition to managing the primary symptoms of their illness, people living with serious mental illness must also grapple with higher susceptibility to chronic physical disease. Studies estimate that people with serious mental illness have a life expectancy that is 25 years less than the general population. The Sidney R. Baer Jr. Center is the first integrated health home model in the U.S. for people living with mental illness and is the direct outcome of 2011 grant funding. - [Fountain House - Betty](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/betty-fountain-house/) - Betty received a Fountain House scholarship with the help of the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation. Here's her story. - [Independence Center - Steve Names](http://www.baerfoundation.com/impact/independence-center-steve-names/) - Hear an Independence Center story directly from a member. ## Categories - [Recipient News](http://www.baerfoundation.com/category/recipient-news/) ## Tags - [featured](http://www.baerfoundation.com/tag/featured/)