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CMI MISSION: WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISORDERS. OUR TEAMS WORK EVERY DAY TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CARE, ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF THE DEVELOPING BRAIN, AND EMPOWER PARENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND POLICYMAKERS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED IT MOST. TOGETHER WITH OUR SUPPORTERS, WE ARE HELPING CHILDREN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE HAS A PUBLIC EDUCATION MISSION TO PROVIDE AUTHORITATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. CHILDMIND.ORG - THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE'S WEB SITE CONTAINS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION, NEWS, ADVICE AND STRATEGIES FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS DEALING WITH PSYCHIATRIC AND LEARNING DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. CHILDMIND.ORG HAS PARTNERED WITH DOZENS OF OTHER SITES AND BLOGS TO SHARE CONTENT AND ENLARGE THE FOOTPRINT OF THE ARTICLES AND RESOURCES WE HAVE CREATED, AND A ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN USES TOOLS LIKE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER TO SPREAD THE WORD. SPEAK UP FOR KIDS - SPEAK UP FOR KIDS IS THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE'S NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN HELD EACH YEAR TO BATTLE THE BARRIERS THAT CAN PREVENT KIDS AND FAMILIES FROM SEEKING LIFE-CHANGING TREATMENT. BY PROMOTING AWARENESS AND ENGAGING A BROAD COALITION OF PARTNERS, THE CAMPAIGN SPARKS THE KIND OF NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH TRULY DESERVES. SPEAK UP FOR KIDS FEATURES EVENTS, INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS, RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES, SYNCHRONIZED DIGITAL ACTIVITIES, AND MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. ADAM JEFFREY KATZ MEMORIAL LECTURE - DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CHILDHOOD PSYCHIATRIC AND LEARNING DISORDERS, THIS ANNUAL LECTURE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2003 AS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO ADAM KATZ, WHO STRUGGLED WITH ADHD AND DYSLEXIA. THE LECTURE FEATURES A LEADING EXPERT IN THE FIELD, FOLLOWED BY A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH A PROMINENT GUEST ABOUT LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER. PAST HONOREES HAVE INCLUDED ACTOR ORLANDO BLOOM, ACTRESS AND PRODUCER TRUDIE STYLER, PRODUCER BRIAN GRAZER, SINGER NAOMI JUDD, ACTRESS LORRAINE BRACCO, AND ACTRESS WHOOPI GOLDBERG. ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS - EACH YEAR, THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COUNCIL SELECTS A SCIENTIST TO RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD FOR HIS OR HER LIFETIME OF RESEARCH AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELDS OF CHILD MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE. AT THE ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS SYMPOSIUM, THE AWARDEE IS A FEATURED SPEAKER, ALONG WITH TWO GENERATIONS OF HIS OR HER PROTEGES. THIS PRESENTATION GIVES THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY YOUNGER SCIENTISTS, A VIEW INTO THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF DEDICATION AND COLLABORATION IN SCIENCE. STUDENT ART PROJECT - EACH YEAR, THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INVITES FOUR LOCAL PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR GALLERY PROGRAM DEDICATED TO DISPLAYING WORKS OF ART CREATED BY STUDENT ARTISTS. CRITICAL TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS, ART PROMOTES SELF-ESTEEM AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-EXPRESSION. WORKS FROM THE STUDENT ART PROJECT ARE PROMINENTLY EXHIBITED AT THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE HEADQUARTERS AND A VIRTUAL GALLERY IS AVAILABLE ON CHILDMIND.ORG. PARENT AND EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS ON CLINICAL TOPICS - THE PARENT AND EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS COVER A RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN, INCLUDING SELECTIVE MUTISM, ADHD, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, AND OTHERS. THESE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER CARING PROFESSIONALS TO GAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHTS AND SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO PARENT AND NURTURE CHILDREN WITH THESE DISORDERS AND HELP THEM THRIVE. STRESS AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM - IN FY 2016, THE STRESS AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAUMA RESPONSE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO 1,800 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, SERVING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. OUR SERVICES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL-BASED TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS, AND CONSULTATION TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE STRESS AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE AND PREVENT SERIOUS, TRAUMA-RELATED PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. THE STRESS AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM HAS PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH MILITARY FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO TRAUMA EXPOSURE OR READJUSTMENT TO LIFE AT HOME AND EXPOSURE TO MILITARY STRESS. PROJECT UROK - PROJECT UROK IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE WITH ONE SIMPLE GOAL: DE-STIGMATIZATION THROUGH STORYTELLING. THROUGH PROJECT UROK WE SHARE FUNNY, MEANINGFUL VIDEOS FOR TEENAGERS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, MADE BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE, AND PROVIDE CONTENT THAT ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. PROJECT UROK PROVIDES A SENSE OF BELONGING, COMFORT, AND HOPE, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL TIPS. OUR CONTENT IS DIVERSE AND VARIED: COMEDY SKETCHES, TESTIMONIALS, INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS, WEB SERIES AND MORE. PROJECT UROK IS ALSO A PLATFORM FOR TEENAGERS TO UPLOAD THEIR VIDEOS, THEREBY EMPOWERING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE HAS A SCIENCE AND INNOVATION MISSION THAT UNDERSCORES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH. THE CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPING BRAIN IS DEDICATED TO ACCELERATING THE PACE OF SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE CONDUCT AND PROMOTION OF HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPING BRAIN AND MENTAL ILLNESS. THE CENTER ACTIVELY WORKS TO INNOVATE MODELS OF THE NEURAL UNDERPINNINGS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AS WELL AS THE METHODOLOGIES EMPLOYED BY INVESTIGATORS TO EXAMINE THEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER SPEARHEADS A LARGE-SCALE OPEN SCIENCE INITIATIVE THAT SERVES TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND VALUE OF OPEN DATA-SHARING IN THE BRAIN IMAGING COMMUNITY. KNOWN AS THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROIMAGING DATA-SHARING INITIATIVE, THIS EFFORT HAS GIVEN RESEARCHERS WHO ONCE STRUGGLED TO OBTAIN A FEW DOZEN DATASETS FOR THEIR WORK ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF DATASETS FROM CLINICAL AND NONCLINICAL POPULATIONS. ENDEAVOR SCIENTIST PROGRAM - THE ENDEAVOR SCIENTIST PROGRAM IS A PIONEERING EFFORT LAUNCHED BY THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TALENTED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTISTS IN RESEARCH POSITIONS AT ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE GLOBE. RECRUITED FROM VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND STATISTICS, THESE SCIENTISTS WILL COLLABORATE ON RESEARCH THAT PURSUES A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. BRINGING DIVERSE THINKERS TOGETHER BRINGS US CLOSER TO DEVELOPING BETTER INTERVENTIONS, AND EVENTUALLY PREVENTATIVE MEASURES, FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND LEARNING DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. HEALTHY BRAIN NETWORK - THE HEALTHY BRAIN NETWORK IS AN INNOVATIVE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM AIMED AT BUILDING THE LARGEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATA RESOURCE EXCLUSIVELY ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND SHARING THE DATA WITH SCIENTISTS GLOBALLY. THROUGH A PROVEN BIG DATA AND OPEN SCIENCE PARADIGM, THIS INITIATIVE WILL SPUR THE DISCOVERY OF BRAIN-BASED BIOMARKERS OF PSYCHIATRIC AND LEARNING DISORDERS. THE RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVE CLINICAL TOOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSES AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS FOR STRUGGLING CHILDREN. THE HEALTHY BRAIN NETWORK AIMS TO ESTABLISH A REPOSITORY OF IMAGES (FMRI AND EEG), GENETIC INFORMATION, CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS AND NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS, IQ ASSESSMENTS, AND CLINICAL EVALUATIONS ON 10,000 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGES 5-21) FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE DATA-SHARING MODEL, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS RICH RESOURCE AS IT IS BEING COLLECTED TO STIMULATE ANALYSIS, HYPOTHESIS GENERATION AND TESTING. FURTHERMORE, THIS COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH WILL PROVIDE FREE DIAGNOSTIC CLINICAL EVALUATIONS TO THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE, AS WELL AS REFER CARE FOR FAMILIES IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITY. THIS IS AN INVALUABLE BENEFIT TO THESE FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH A RESOURCE. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COUNCIL - COMPRISED OF 15 OF THE NATION'S TOP CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SCIENTISTS, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH CLINICIANS TO |
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CMI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW POLICY, WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN APPROVING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED EVERY TWO YEARS BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, QUALIFIED TO REVIEW SIMILAR POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. EACH YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF CMI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF NON-INTERESTED MEMBERS, REVIEWS THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S REPORT, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA, AND MAKES A DETERMINATION ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION BASED ON ALL RELEVANT FACTORS, ENSURING THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH CURRENT COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE COMMITTEE'S MINUTES AND RETAINED IN CMI'S RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15b THE COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (OR THE PRESIDENT, IN THE CASE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. IN FY16, CMI ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PAY PRACTICES AND TO ESTABLISH SALARY RANGES FOR ALL POSITIONS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA. GENERALLY, THE MIDPOINT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY RANGES FALLS WITHIN THE SALARY RANGE AVERAGES OF COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE THEN USED TO ESTABLISH AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE SALARY RANGE. GOING FORWARD, CMI EXPECTS TO ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY RANGES EVERY TWO YEARS. |