The AI4MH Industry Affiliate Program is a membership-supported program within the broader Stanford AI for Mental Health (AI4MH) initiative. The benefits, policies, and participation terms described on this page apply specifically to the Industry Affiliate Program and not to the broader AI4MH initiative or its other activities.

The AI4MH Industry Affiliate Program offers tiered opportunities for engagement across research, talent development, and strategic innovation in AI for mental health. Depending on their membership level, industry affiliates can participate in the following research-focused activities:

Input into Research Priorities

Start-up and Regular Affiliates can support specific AI4MH research areas aligned with their interests (e.g., data-driven mental health diagnostics, digital biomarkers, neuroimaging, and clinical AI applications). This includes facilitated meetings with AI4MH faculty and researchers to provide industry perspectives and input into broad research priorities.

Visiting Scholars and Student Engagement

Start-up and Regular Affiliates have the opportunity to establish visiting scholar programs with Stanford, bringing industry researchers into direct engagement with the AI4MH community. Visiting scholars also engage with Stanford students and postdocs through project mentoring, research activities, and discussions of research opportunities. (Visiting scholars are subject to Stanford’s policies, and Visiting Scholar fees apply.)

Additional Support for AI4MH Research Areas

Member companies may provide additional funding and may request that the additional funding be used to support a particular area of program research identified on the program’s website or the program research of a named faculty member participating in the affiliates program. In either instance, the director of the Affiliate Program will determine how the additional funding will be used in the program’s research. All research results arising from the use of the additional funding will be shared with all program members and the general public.

Educational Events and Site Visits

Regular Affiliates are invited to exclusive educational programs and site visits to Stanford, fostering deeper engagement with ongoing research and development efforts. The site presentations and all information, data, and results arising from such site visits to member company will be shared with all member companies and the general public. (Additional event-related fees may apply.)

Board Participation and Leadership Access

Regular Affiliates join the AI4MH Industry Affiliates Board, helping shape program priorities and gaining facilitated access to leaders across Stanford.
 

We welcome organizations of all sizes—from start-ups to global enterprises—to join us in building the future of AI for mental health through these engagement opportunities.

Optional Additional Engagement and Support

• Additional financial support for identified AI4MH research areas
• Establishing and sending Visiting Scholars to Stanford, subject to Stanford Visiting Scholar policies and applicable fees.

*The scope, terms, and any applicable fees associated with additional benefits will be negotiated separately.

All Industry Affiliates follow the policies, principles, and procedures located here: Establishment of Industrial Affiliates and Related Membership-Supported Programs, for the establishment and operation of membership programs designed to promote a productive relationship between Stanford and industry.

To become an industry affiliate please contact us at ai4mentalhealth@stanford.edu