Objectives

Gain awareness of mental health issues.

Learn to respond to challenging reference questions for mental health information.

Be informed of tools for collection development and mental health research including the latest web sites and databases.

Course Materials

• Participant Handout
• Presenter Script

Class Links

Background

National Public Radio - "Mental Illness Cases Go Untreated", June 10, 2005

National Institute of Mental Health: The Numbers Count

Mental Health Statistics - SAMHSA

Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General

Pew Internet: Online Health Searches 2006

Fox, Susannah. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Internet Health Resources: Health searcheshave become more commonplace, but there is room for improvement in searches and overall Internet access. 7/16/2003

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Reference Interview

Guidelines for Providing Medical Information to Consumers - UCONN Healthnet

Reference Interview Skills - InfoPeople

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Web Resources

MedlinePlus

National Institute of Mental Health

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

NOAH - Mental Health

American Psychological Association Help Center

American Psychological Association

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

The Mind Body Medical Institute

Local

E-Mental Health - University of Massachusetts Medical School

Other Resources

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Psychiatric Association

Clinical Trials.gov

DIRLINE

Mental Health America

SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center

Substance Abuse& Mental Health Services Administration

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Consumer Discussion Lists

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Free Databases

PubMed

PILOTS Database

Policy Information Exchange MIMH Database

ERIC- for educational psychology

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Assessment and Testing

Mental Measurements Yearbook

Educational Testing Service Test Collection Service

Tests and Measurements in the Social Sciences from the University of Texas

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Collection Development

Mental Health Resources: A Guide for Patients & Families by Healthnet Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network

Medical Library Association: Mental Health Special Interest Group

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Coping / Wellness

MedlinePlus - Mental Health

Mental Health America

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For Librarians

Association of Mental Health Librarians

Medical Library Association Mental Health SIG

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The Future of Mental Health

World Database of Happiness

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Midcontinental Region

Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Community Outreach Liaison, siobhan@creighton.edu, 402-280-4156

Barbara Jones, Network Membership and Missouri Liaison, jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu, 573-884-5042

Marty Magee, Nebraska and Education Liaison, mmagee@unmc.edu, 402-559-7076

Middle Atlantic Region

Arpita Bose, Acting Associate Director; Outreach and Communications Coordinator, arpita.bose@med.nyu.edu, 212-263-4176

New England Region

Michelle Eberle, Consumer Health Information Coordinator, Michelle.Eberle@umassmed.edu, 508-856-2435

Pacific Northwest Region

Gail Kouame, Consumer Health Coordinator, gmarie@u.washington.edu, 206-221-3449

Pacific Southwest Region

Kay Deeney, Education Coordinator, kdeeney@library.ucla.edu, 310-206-0525

South Central Region

Michelle Malizia, Associate Director, michelle.malizia@exch.library.tmc.edu, 713-799-7880

Karen Vargas, Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator, karen.vargas@exch.library.tmc.edu, 713-799-7198

Southeastern Atlantic Region

J. Dale Prince, Technology Coordinator, dprince@hshsl.umaryland.edu, 410-706-2855

Author

Michelle Eberle, Consumer Health Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region