National Committee for Mental Hygiene

The National Committee for Mental Hygiene, founded in 1909, was an American organization dedicated to improving mental health care, preventing mental disorders, and promoting mental well-being. It was instrumental in organizing the National Association for Mental Health in 1950. The organization's goals align with the broader concept of mental hygiene, which emphasizes not just the absence of disease but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. The movement it helped foster aimed to enhance the growth and welfare of children by providing supportive environments and educating the public.12