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Homelessness Resource Center
The Homelessness Resource Center (HRC), a Center for Mental Health Services Initiative, seeks to improve the daily lives of people affected by homelessness and who have mental health and substance use... Details >
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National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The National Center for PTSD is a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Center has 7 Divisions across the country and carries out a broad range of activities in research, education, ... Details >
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National Institute of Mental Health Office on AIDS
Since 1983, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office on AIDS (OA) has supported research activities related to the primary and secondary prevention of AIDS and the neurobehavioral sequela... Details >
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National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health, seeks to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain,... Details >
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Office of Rural Mental Health Research
This division of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has two major responsibilities -- to direct, plan, coordinate, and support research activitie... Details >
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President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
The mission of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health is to conduct a comprehensive study of the United States mental health service delivery system, including both the private and pu... Details >
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SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center provides the public information and referrals on mental health services. The Center offers a toll-free number, and a World Wide Web site. People ma... Details >
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AboutOurKIDS.org  External Links Disclaimer Logo
AboutOurKids.org is the web site of the NYU Child Study Center. The center is dedicated to increasing the awareness of child mental health issues and improving the treatment of child psychiatric illn... Details >
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, formerly the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, was founded in 1953 to further the diagnosis, research, and treatment of mental illnesses af... Details >
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American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the mental health and well-being of older people and improving the care of those ... Details >
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American Counseling Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
In 1952, four independent associations established the American Personnel and Guidance Association to provide a stronger voice for related counseling professions. In 1983, the association became the ... Details >
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American Group Psychotherapy Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), founded in 1942, provides a forum for the exchange of ideas among professionals in group psychotherapy. It makes available published information o... Details >
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American Psychiatric Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) was established in 1844 as the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane. It became the American Medico-Psychological A... Details >
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American Psychological Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The American Psychological Association (APA) was founded in 1892 as a professional organization for psychologists. It exists to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of pro... Details >
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Anxiety Disorders Association of America  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1980. The Association is dedicated to educating the public and professionals about the nature of phobias and ... Details >
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Asian American Psychological Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) is a national organization for psychologists serving the Asian American community. The association's goals include advancing the welfare of Asian A... Details >
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a non-profit organization founded to provide personal support and direct services to patients with depression or manic depression and their famili... Details >
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Depression Center  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Depression Center is An interactive CBT program with a Support Group moderated by trained health care professionals.... Details >
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Emotions Anonymous  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Emotions Anonymous (EA) offers a group approach to the achievement of emotional health patterned after the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Group meetings are conducted in which participants ... Details >
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Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The purpose of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH) is to serve the needs of children with serious emotional, behavioral and mental disorders and their families. Resources a... Details >
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International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is an international, non-profit, professional association organized to develop and promote comprehensive, clinically effective and em... Details >
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KidsPeace  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Since 1882, KidsPeace has been dedicated to creating opportunities for kids in crisis to become kids who overcome. Among the many services KidsPeace offer are: short-term acute inpatient psychiatric c... Details >
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Mental Health America  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. With our more than 32... Details >
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Mental Help Net  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Mental Help Net is a comprehensive guide to mental health online, featuring over 6,000 individual resources. The site covers information on disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chroni... Details >
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National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression  External Links Disclaimer Logo
This is a partnership organization formed from four major citizens' groups (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, National Mental Health Association, National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Associa... Details >
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National Alliance on Mental Illness  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a network of local support groups for the mentally ill and their families. It provides information on severe mental illness and its effects on fami... Details >
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National Association for Rural Mental Health  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Association for Rural Mental Health's (NARMH) goal is to enhance the delivery of mental health services to rural areas. It promotes this goal and informs the field of the unique needs of... Details >
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National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR), a program in the Department of Psychiatry, is one of four minority mental health research Centers. The NCA... Details >
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National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is the oldest and largest national community behavioral healthcare advocacy organization in the country. It was formed in 1970 and represents ... Details >
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Obsessive Compulsive Foundation  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, founded in 1986, is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as providing support and... Details >
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Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Established in 1984 at Portland State University, the Center's activities focus on improving services to families whose children have mental, emotional or behavioral disorders through a set of related... Details >
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Trichotillomania Learning Center, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
TLC is a national nonprofit organization devoted to advancing understanding of trichotillomania (TTM) or compulsive hair-pulling. Founded in 1991 by a sufferer of TTM, the Center responds to inquiries... Details >
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