The Katz Amsterdam Foundation strives to be a catalyst for eliminating inequities, increasing access to opportunity, and improving outcomes for all. We know that everyone benefits from living in healthy and cohesive communities, but access to these benefits is unequal – a result of historical racial and social injustice. We work in partnership with communities to advance just and equitable approaches to accessing mental, behavioral and reproductive healthcare and protecting our civil rights by increasing civic engagement and participation in our multiracial democracy. We do this work by addressing systemic injustice, racial and social disparities in mental health, reproductive health and civic engagement. As a foundation, our priority is to support community-driven work that meaningfully improves the lives of all individuals and the social well-being of our communities.
1 in 5
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. —43.8 million, or 18.5%— experiences mental illness in a given year.
People from racial/ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive mental health care. For example, in 2015, among adults with any mental illness, 31% of Blacks and Hispanics, and 22% of Asians received mental health services, compared with 48% of Whites.
21 million
Since June 2022, almost 21 million– about 1 in 3 women of reproductive age in the US—have lost access to abortion services.
In western mountain resort communities, binge drinking rates are on average 25% higher than the national average.