What We Do

Opening the door to TMS for more people

For many people living with depression and other mental health conditions, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can help when other treatments have not. Our work makes TMS easier to learn about, easier to reach, and better backed by science. We do this across three areas that guide everything we fund and build.

164Patients treated at our partner clinics, through May 2026

3Free and low-cost TMS clinics: 2 open, 1 opening in 2026

4Research grants funding new TMS science

8TMS Dialogues events in the 2026 to 2027 series

Explore the three areas of our work:

Education & AdvocacyClear information, real conversations, and patient voices that help people find TMS sooner.Jump to section ↓Patient AccessNew clinics and financial help that bring TMS closer and make it affordable.Jump to section ↓Research & EvidenceGrants that fund new studies and grow the science behind TMS care.Jump to section ↓

Education & Advocacy

Bringing the TMS conversation to more people

Education can change the path to treatment. Learning about TMS is often the first step toward an option someone did not know existed.

We make clear, reliable information about TMS easier to find for patients, families, caregivers, clinicians, and communities. Through online education, community events, conferences, and partnerships, we help more people learn about TMS, ask questions, hear from experts, and hear from people who have been through TMS themselves.

We also raise up the voices of our Advocates with Lived Experience, people who have had TMS and share their stories so others can find it sooner.

Our goal is simple: informed conversations that lead to greater awareness, understanding, and access.

TMS Dialogues

Real conversations. Expert perspectives. Patient voices.

TMS Dialogues is our online education series. It brings together clinicians, patients, advocates, and researchers from across the TMS community. Each conversation goes beyond a normal webinar. We explore the real questions patients and families are asking, and we pair clinical know-how with the voices of people who have experienced TMS firsthand.

The 2026 to 2027 series includes eight online events. Topics include insurance coverage, bipolar depression, TMS for teenage depression, PTSD, and OCD, with more being added. TMS Dialogues turns complex information into helpful conversation, so patients and families have the knowledge they need to ask questions, understand their options, and make more informed choices about care.

Next event • September 29, 2026

TMS and Insurance: Will They or Won't They Pay?

3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT

Support TMS Dialogues

Interested in supporting this series? Sponsorship opportunities are available at every level, from a single event to the full series.

View sponsorship prospectus (PDF)Or reach us at info@factms.org • 615-649-3072

Patient Access

Bringing TMS closer, and making it affordable

We expand access to TMS by bringing treatment closer to the people who need it and lowering the money barriers that can stand in the way of care.

Neil S. Hirsch TMS Clinics

Thanks to the generosity of the Neil S. Hirsch Foundation, we partner with community organizations to open free and low-cost TMS clinics. This helps make sure that money or location does not decide whether someone can get this life-changing treatment.

Kitsap Mental Health Services

Bremerton, WashingtonEstablished May 2024

116patients treated through May 2026

Device donated by Magstim

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Gateway Regional Services Board

Savannah, GeorgiaEstablished January 2026

48patients treated through May 2026

A new home for TMS in coastal Georgia.

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Coming soon
October 2026

Alpert Jewish Family Services

West Palm Beach, FloridaEstablished October 2026

Newour third free and low-cost clinic

Device donated by NeuroStar

Website coming soon

Patient Assistance Fund

The Patient AssistanceFund provides grants to assist patients with costs associated with starting and completing treatment. Together with our clinics, this lets us help from both sides: more places to get TMS, and more support to pay for it.

Up to $500

per grant to a TMS clinic to help a patient with TMS related costs.

Up to $1,500

in grants to a clinic each year, based on availability, for one or more qualified patients.

FACTMS provides financial support exclusively to eligible TMS clinics and does not distribute funds directly to patients.

How it works

The clinic submits a completed FACTMS Patient Assistance Fund application, using the application link below.
To qualify, the patient's income must be at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. See Attachment B.
Funds can be used for any cost tied to receiving TMS therapy.
After funds are used, the clinic sends a short report the following quarter showing how the money helped, including a clinician note. See Attachment C.
Once an approved report is received, the clinic may reapply for more funds up to two more times within the same calendar year.

Patient Assistance Fund application

Click the link below to open the Patient Assistance Fund application.

Open the application

Research & Evidence

Funding the science that moves TMS forward

We support high-quality research that strengthens the evidence for TMS and expands its power to improve patient care.

Grants Review Committee

The FACTMS Grants Review Committee gives independent scientific oversight of our research grant programs, including the Neil S. Hirsch Neurotherapeutic Research Grant and the Bob Sammons Clinical TMS Research Grant. The committee is made up of experienced clinicians, researchers, and leaders in the field. They review each application on scientific merit, innovation, feasibility, potential impact, and fit with our mission. This careful, independent review helps make sure our funding supports strong studies that can advance TMS science, guide clinical practice, and improve patient outcomes.

Bob Sammons Clinical TMS Research Grant

$25,000 per year, up to two years • Applications open each November

Dr. Bob Sammons was a respected leader and passionate advocate for TMS, and he spent his career expanding access to this treatment. He co-founded TMS Solutions and was an influential leader within the Clinical TMS Society. In his honor, FACTMS created the Bob Sammons Clinical TMS Research Grant. It gives seed funding to researchers pursuing new clinical TMS projects, so his legacy continues through better research and patient care.

2026 Winner

Maria Vasileiadi, PhD

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

2024 Winner

Xiaolong Peng, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Neil S. Hirsch Neurotherapeutic TMS Grant

$50,000, up to two years • Applications open each November

Through the generosity of the Neil S. Hirsch Foundation, FACTMS created the Neil S. Hirsch Neurotherapeutic TMS Research Grant to explore the potential of TMS beyond its established uses in psychiatry. The grant funds new pilot research into how TMS may improve the understanding, treatment, and prevention of serious neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, stroke, dementia, and neuropathic pain. By investing in promising new areas, the grant aims to bring more treatment options to more patients.