Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Drives Forward Its Action- and Solutions-Oriented Corporate Responsibility Initiatives Aimed at Prioritizing the Staggering Mental Health Crisis During Mental Health Awareness Month
PASADENA, Calif., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), the first, preeminent, longest-tenured and pioneering owner, operator and developer of collaborative life science mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, is leveraging its unique position at the vanguard and heart of the $5 trillion secularly growing life science industry and coalescing its world-class life science and healthcare networks to drive forward action- and solutions-oriented corporate responsibility initiatives aimed at prioritizing the devastating and pervasive mental health crisis. During Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated nationally to increase awareness of the challenges faced by millions of Americans living with mental health conditions, Alexandria reaffirms its mission-critical goals to meaningfully address the urgent need to (1) break the stigma around mental illness and addiction, (2) promote mental health as essential to overall health and (3) help accelerate the development of innovative new treatments.
- "During Mental Health Awareness Month, we call for increased attention and policy action at the federal, state and local levels to transform the way we diagnose, treat and discuss mental illness.
- Since 2010, Alexandria has been partnering with the Navy SEAL Foundation and enabling it to meet the specific mental health needs of these elite warriors.
- Never has it been more essential to recognize the importance of mental health to overall health.
- If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.