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A Brief Introduction to Postpartum Illness 
Perinatal (during pregnancy and postpartum) mood disorders are caused primarily by hormonal changes which then affect the neurotransmitters (brain chemicals). Life stressors, such as moving, illness, ... Details >
A Consumer's Guide to Mental Health Services
This page is a guide to locating mental health services. Many individuals who are looking for help for themselves or a loved one ask the same questions. This guide reviews some of the most commonly as... Details >
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services
A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free is a public education Web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to pare... Details >
A Family Guide to Mental Health: What You Need to Know (for African Americans)
African-American families, like all families in this country, know the reality of mental illness. Unfortunately, lack of information and stigma has kept them from seeking help for illnesses that will ... Details >
Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America (President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health)
To transform the mental health care system, the Commission proposes a combination of goals and recommendations that together represent a strong plan for action. ... Details >
African American Community Mental Health Fact Sheet
African Americans in the United States are less likely to receive diagnoses and treatments for their mental illnesses than Caucasian Americans. This fact sheet provides information on how mental illne... Details >
After a Disaster: Self-Care Tips for Dealing with Stress
This fact sheet covers things to remember when trying to understand disaster events, signs that adults need stress management assistance, and ways to ease stress.... Details >
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Mental Health Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes the scope of mental health among American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including cultural differences in seeking mental health services and in reporting distress, hi... Details >
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR)
The National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR) is a program in the Department of Psychiatry and one of four minority mental health research Centers. The N... Details >
National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center
This online journal from the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research contains empirical research, program evaluations, case studies, unpublished dissertations, and... Details >
National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research