Funder: Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per award; expected project completion within one year
Summary: Supports critical research reviews, particularly meta-analyses, demonstrating the effectiveness of group psychotherapy.
Key Information: Original research, including pilot studies and clinical trials, is not currently funded.
Description
The Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health, the philanthropic entity of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), supports original critical reviews of existing group psychotherapy research. Reviews may be qualitative or quantitative, with particular interest in meta-analyses. The program aims to maximize research impact by strengthening evidence for group psychotherapy’s effectiveness and supporting work that advances the field or improves public health.
Topics of interest include treatment outcomes for clinical issues such as depression, cost effectiveness, relationships between therapeutic processes and outcomes, and specific group formats such as psychoeducational groups for stress management. Reviews may also address individual differences affecting group treatment—including race, class, gender, and member attachment—or compare group psychotherapy with other treatments. The Foundation emphasizes focused, comprehensive, methodologically rigorous reviews that make a needed contribution to the literature.
