Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation

The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation is a Quaker-based, philanthropic, grant-making foundation committed to improving the system through which behavioral healthcare is delivered in the Philadelphia area. The Foundation takes its name from Thomas Scattergood, the 19th century Philadelphia Quaker minister who spoke out against the harsh conditions faced by the mentally ill and advocated for a philosophy of “moral treatment.” This "moral treatment" model helped inspire the founding of the “Friends Asylum for Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason” by the Philadelphia Quaker community in 1813 as the nation’s first privately-run psychiatric hospital. Based on the Quaker belief that all humans have “that of God” within them, the Religious Society of Friends set out to create a special place within which those who suffered from mental illness could be treated with respect and dignity. The Foundation is guided by the vision to “be Thomas Scattergood” for our time, driven by a disruptive sense of purpose to challenge and change how behavioral healthcare is viewed, organized and practiced. The Scattergood Foundation’s vision is to provide a platform for productive dialogue and learning within the behavioral health field; and activating leadership and collaborative endeavors by awarding targeted grants to address important behavioral health needs in innovative ways. Follow us on Twitter at : https://twitter.com/ScattergoodFdn

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