MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
These are General Mental Health Resources.
Please also see:
Anxiety Related ||
Crisis Intervention || Depression || Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders (U.S. and Int'l) || Erotomania || Self Injury
Substance Abuse (U.S.) || Substance Abuse (Int'l) || Traumatic Stress Disorders
Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) || Health Care Resources
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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Adequacy of Treatment for Serious Mental Illness in the United States
American Journal of Public Health, January 2002, article abstract.
Are Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions Practiced by Clinicians in the Field?
Medscape Mental Health 7(1), 2002
Children Trapped by Gaps in Treatment of Mental Illness
The New York Times, July 9, 2001
County Settles Suit In Hanging
Mercury News, April 12, 2002
Cutbacks in Youth Mental Health Care
The Associated Press, June 18, 2002
Drugs and Sex: Educating Yourself About Treating Women
Psychopharmacology Update 13(3):1,4, 2002
FTC Confirms Lilly Settlement for Prozac Privacy Violation
Reuters Health, January 18, 2002
- States Settle With Lilly on E-mail
The Associated Press, July 25, 2002
Helping Children and Teens Living With Mentally Ill Parents
Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 18(7):1, 3-4, 2002
Insurance Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Children and Adolescents: A Consensus Statement
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2000.
Investigation Details Allegations of Abuse
Des Moines Register, June 14, 2001
Mental Health Matters
Directory website containing links to online medical and psychological libraries, professional societies of mental health specialists, and online support.
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Report from the U.S. Surgeon General regarding mental health, 2001.
Mental Health Services for Children Who Witness Domestic Violence
An examination of mental health interventions for children exposed to domestic violence, and the challenges mental health professionals face in working with these children and their families, from The Future of Children, Winter 1999.
Mentally Ill Children, and the Custody Crisis You Never Heard Of
The National Law Journal, May 1, 2000
Portraits of Trauma, Beyond 9/11
The New York Times, May 20, 2002
Psychiatric Care of Children in the Foster Care System
Policy statement from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, September 20, 2001.
Psychotropic Drugs Overprescribed in West, According to UN Official
Reuters Health, June 24, 2002
Report of the Surgeon General’s Conference on Children’s Mental Health: A National Action Agenda
Report from the Surgeon General’s Conference, 2000. [PDF]
Toxic Childhoods
HealthScoutNews, April 12, 2002
What Parents Should Know About Treatment of Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Preschool Children
A publication from the American Psychological Association.
Women and Psychopharmacology
Medscape Women's Health eJournal 7(1), 2002
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Consortium on Child and Adolescent Research
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892
www.nimh.nih.gov/childhp/
The mission of the Consortium on Child and Adolescent Research (C-CAR) is to stimulate research on mental health and mental illness to benefit youngsters with emotional, developmental, and brain disorders.
Mental Disability Rights International
1156 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 296-0800
www.mdri.org
Non-governmental advocacy organization dedicated to the recognition and enforcement of the rights of people with mental disabilities.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Phone: (703) 524-7600
TDD: (703) 516-7227
Toll-free: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: (301) 443-4513
TTY: 301-443-8431
Toll-free: 1-866-615-6464
www.nimh.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association
2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
Alexandria, Virginia 22311
Phone: (703) 684-7722
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-433-5959
Toll-free: 1-800-969-NMHA (6642)
www.nmha.org
National Mental Health Information Center
TDD Toll-free: 1-866-889-2647
Toll-free: 1-800-789-2647
www.mentalhealth.org
A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Division. Information, program referrals, databases, consumer assistance, sections for children, professionals, general public and a Spanish-language section.
