Mental Research Institute

Founded in 1959, by Don Jackson, the Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto, California, has
been one of the leading sources of ideas in the area of interactional/systemic studies, brief
psychotherapy, and family therapy. MRI started the first formal training program in family
therapy, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and more than 700 papers and books
were produced — many of them seminal.

The Mental Research Institute provides grants to fund breakthrough research projects that use an interactional approach to facilitate healthy relationships. Before applying, please insure that your research project is aligned with MRI’s mission “to explore and support the development of innovative interactional, systemic approaches to understanding and improving human relationships.”