Corporate Membership

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Community reach and credibility

STARR builds bridges between certified sites and the communities they serve — advocacy organizations, free clinics, shelters, and local service providers. Our nonprofit standing lets us approach those communities from a place of neutrality, opening doors that help sites become recognized and trusted within the local mental health care ecosystem.

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STARR Certified Site network

STARR Certified Sites aren’t just credentialed, they’re actively supported, community-connected, and held to standards that go beyond clinical competency. When you work with a STARR Certified Site, you’re working with a site that has invested in the community relationships, empathy training, and participant experience practices that reflect the highest standards in mental health clinical research. That is a distinction worth seeking out.

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Policy and legislative advocacy

STARR doesn’t just monitor the policy landscape, we actively engage with all stakeholders to create change. From CMS price negotiation, prior authorization reform, FDA engagement, and expanding clinical trial access for incarcerated individuals, to supporting tax-free clinical trial compensation and protecting participant medical leave, STARR advocates consistently and specifically for the conditions that allow mental health research to thrive. Corporate Members benefit directly from that engagement.

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A seat at the table that matters

STARR’s Advocacy Board monthly stakeholder forums bring together pharma, research sites, and advocacy organizations in a space where priorities are shared and acted on. For Corporate Members, that means your perspective is part of the conversation shaping how mental health research connects with the people it’s meant to serve. It also means visibility: in STARR’s newsletters, across our social media channels, and in the ongoing conversations we have with our community of advocates and research sites. At every stage, your voice is represented in the conversation.

Site Certification

STARR Certified Site Program

STARR Certified Sites are recognized for more than clinical competency — they’re sites that have invested in the community relationships, staff training, and participant experience practices that reflect the highest standards in mental health clinical research. Through STARR, Certified Sites gain access to the community connections, tools, and ongoing support that help them become trusted, embedded partners in the communities they serve.

Stigma Reduction

Changing minds. Changing outcomes.

Stigma shapes who seeks mental health treatment and who agrees to participate in the research that advances it. STARR works to reduce both forms of stigma through community education, advocacy engagement, and ongoing outreach to organizations serving people living with serious mental illness. Central to that work is a message worth amplifying: not only can participants potentially access cutting-edge treatments, but also the care delivered at a clinical research site is held to a standard of oversight that rivals or exceeds standard care. When communities understand that, the conversation changes.

Access and Equity

Embedding research where people are

Mental health clinical research becomes a trusted care option when it shows up where people already are — in community organizations, free clinics, shelters, and faith communities. As a nonprofit, STARR approaches these spaces from a position of neutrality, building the kind of relationships and credibility that help communities see research not as something that happens to them, but as a genuine option for care. That work extends to the most underserved, including individuals in correctional settings, where STARR is actively developing ethical, equitable pathways for clinical research participation through our founding role in the National Mental Illness Justice Center.

Policy and Reform

Advocacy at the policy level

The policy environment directly shapes what mental health research gets done, who can access it, and whether the innovation pipeline remains viable. STARR is an active, consistent voice in those conversations — from federal legislation to FDA engagement to CMS price negotiation. As the policy landscape is shifting, Corporate Members have a partner who is already at the table with a network of advocates ready to amplify the effort.

STARR Core Member

$50,000

Entry into the coalition’s network, initiatives, and community — with real visibility and a voice in shaping STARR’s priorities.

✓ Access to STARR’s advocacy, site, and community network

✓ Involvement in core initiatives and workgroups

✓ Priority participation in STARR programs including STARR 988 and empathy training

✓ Custom stakeholder feedback sessions with patients, caregivers, and advocacy groups

✓ Company logo featured on thestarr.org

✓ Recognition in STARR newsletters, social media, and reports

STARR Supporting Member

$75,000

Everything in Core, plus directed deliverables, expanded programming, and a featured platform within the STARR community.

⭐ Includes facilitated Auditory Hallucination Training for your team — up to 4 moderated sessions annually.

✓ All Core Member benefits

✓ 2–3 directed deliverables: position papers, landscape briefs, or community education guides

✓ Expanded access to STARR programming: Auditory Hallucination Simulation, STARR 988, Caregiver Engagement Initiative, and Volunteer Transition Module

✓ Featured spotlight in STARR Newsletter, including up to 2 full feature articles annually

STARR Sustaining Member

$100,000

The deepest partnership — including policy intelligence, survey data access, and right of first refusal on STARR’s most valuable programs.

✓ All Core and Supporting Member benefits

✓ Policy and legislative support: strategic insights and advocacy on CMS, ICER, and FDA issues affecting mental health treatment access and innovation

✓ Full access to raw and analyzed data from relevant STARR surveys

✓ Right of first refusal on relevant posters, workgroups, and webinars

✓ Project RockSTARR start-up fees waived

✓ STARR Survey guidance and input

Your organization belongs here.

Let’s talk about what membership looks like for you and how STARR can bring the most value to your specific priorities.

Contact

Erica Moore

Director of Operations