Research

While we encourage all families to take aggressive steps to prevent exposure to thimerosal and mercury from all sources, the ultimate goal is to encourage and support efforts to conduct medical research that provides credible findings to support that the mercury/autism hypothesis is true. Eventually we hope for a remedy or cure to be found that will reverse the damage incurred.

Since its inception in 2000, Safe Minds has sponsored almost $1 million in research related specifically to mercury and adverse neurological outcomes, including autism. This level of financial commitment establishes Safe Minds as the largest private non-profit organization funding mercury and autism related research.

Research proposals are accepted throughout the year. For additional information contact us.

SafeMinds actively meets with the government to provide input on research strategies and priorities. SafeMinds board members continue to influence research strategy and provide input to governmental organizations such as the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC), and the Department of Defense (DOD). For more details on submissions made by SafeMinds to these and other organizations, visit the Government Affairs section of this website. 

Click here for a summary of science demonstrating the harmful nature of mercury in vaccines.