The Coalition for SafeMinds (Sensible Action For Ending Mercury Induced Neurological Disorders) is a private not for profit organization founded in 2000 to raise awareness and investigate the risks of mercury exposure to infants, children and pregnant women. Mercury is a well known neurotoxin and exposure can result in significant disability, particularly in the fetus, infants and children since their brains are still growing and developing.
Since its inception, SafeMinds has brought this issue to national attention by publishing peer-reviewed
articles, networking with leading scientists in the fields of toxicology and autism research,
testifying before Congress and the Institute of Medicine, appearing in several national news stories
including Good Morning America and working with David Kirby on the publication of the award
winning book, Evidence of Harm.
Today, ten years after the short version of “Autism: A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning”
appeared in the journal Medical Hypothesis, support for the autism-mercury has grown. This theory
holds that in a vulnerable fetus or infant exposure to mercury can result in injury to the metabolic,
immune, sensory, gastrointestinal and neurological systems creating symptoms and impairments
consistently documented in those with autism. Unfortunately, our Federal health and research agencies
have shown little leadership in confronting this issue. Due to political reasons, they have restricted or
biased investigations into mercury-autism research.
To fill the gap, SafeMinds has sponsored over $1,000,000 dollars in scientific research on mercury and adverse neurological outcomes, including autism. This level of commitment establishes SafeMinds as the largest charitable organization funding mercury and autism related research. But there is still more good science that needs to be done. We owe it to those children who have already been tragically injured not to give up on our research efforts, because understanding mercury’s effects can lead to treatments as well as prevention of future cases. But we can’t do this without your help.
We ask that you please support our efforts to end the devastation caused by needless exposure to mercury and offer help those that have been harmed. Make a donation now!
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