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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Man left in solitary confinement in New Mexico jail for 22 MONTHS after horrific treatment awarded $15.5M
Daily News, March 07, 2013
Experts: School Shootings Will Continue if Mental Health Care Stays Same
Breitbart, December 21, 2012
Beyond the Brain
In the 1990s, scientists declared that schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses were pure brain disorders that would eventually yield to drugs. Now they are recognizing that social factors are among the causes, and must be part of the cure.
The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2012
Childhood Trauma Linked to Schizophrenia
Science Daily, April 19, 2012
New Treatment for Child Abuse Reduces PTSD
New York Non-Profit Press, April 09, 2012
The Cumulative Burden Borne by Offspring Whose Mothers Were Sexually Abused as Children
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, March 01, 2009
FTC Confirms Lilly Settlement for Prozac Privacy Violation
Reuters Health, January 18, 2002
- States Settle With Lilly on E-mail
Associated Press, July 25, 2002
Psychotropic Drugs Overprescribed in West, According to UN Official
Reuters Health, June 24, 2002
Cutbacks in Youth Mental Health Care
Associated Press, June 18, 2002
Portraits of Trauma, Beyond 9/11
New York Times, May 20, 2002
County Settles Suit In Hanging
Mercury News, April 12, 2002
Toxic Childhoods
HealthScoutNews, April 12, 2002
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
Drugs and Sex: Educating Yourself About Treating Women
Psychopharmacology Update 13(3):1,4, 2002
Helping Children and Teens Living With Mentally Ill Parents
Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 18(7):1, 3-4, 2002
Women and Psychopharmacology
Medscape Women's Health eJournal 7(1), 2002
Psychiatric Care of Children in the Foster Care System
Policy statement from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, September 20, 2001
Children Trapped by Gaps in Treatment of Mental Illness
New York Times, July 9, 2001
Investigation Details Allegations of Abuse
Des Moines Register, June 14, 2001
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Report from the U.S. Surgeon General regarding mental health, 2001
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
Mentally Ill Children, and the Custody Crisis You Never Heard Of
The National Law Journal, May 01, 2000
What Parents Should Know About Treatment of Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Preschool Children
A publication from the American Psychological Association, February 2000
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]
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
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.
Mental Health Matters
Directory website containing links to online medical and psychological libraries, professional societies of mental health specialists, and online support.
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.
