The Anxiety & Depression Initiative, Inc.

Mission Statement
The Anxiety & Depression Initiative, Inc. seeks to promote the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle while living with anxiety, depression and related disorders, to provide general information about mental health resources and to overall help lessen the stigmas associated with anxiety, depression and related disorders.

Mission Principles

• Introduce an active lifestyle to individuals living with anxiety, depression and related disorders to aid in their treatment, and long-term quality of life.
• Raise awareness of the prevalence of anxiety, depression and related disorders with the goal of removing the stigma associated with these conditions.
• Provide general information about mental health resources for those individuals living with anxiety, depression and related disorders.
• Support research on the impacts and best practices of exercise on anxiety, depression and related disorders.
• Aid mental health practitioners in identifying and disseminating best practices for introducing physical activity into treatment plans.