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Mental Health
American
Psychiatric Association
Society of physicians who
specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses
and substance use disorders. Links to legislative affairs relating to psychiatric
news, publications, commentaries, and resources. http://www.psych.org/ Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
Legal advocacy for the civil
rights and human dignity of people with mental disability. Features judicial
news, legislative alerts, advocacy resources, and other links. http://www.bazelon.org/
The
Center for Mental Health Services
Informational page sponsored
by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). http://www.samhsa.gov/cmhs/cmhs.htm
The
Institute of Mental Health Law
Resource for locating mental
health cases, laws and acts pertaining to mental health, mental health
practice codes, mental health publications and projects, and other related
information. http://www.imhl.com/
Manisses
Communications Group
Informational weekly newsletters
on mental health issues and addictions. http://www.manisses.com/manisses99/publicat.htm
Mental
Health Policy Information Exchange
Comprehensive mental health
web site, sponsored by the Missouri Institute of Mental Health. http://www.pie.org/
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Dedicated to advocating
nondiscriminatory policies for those suffering from mental illness and
research into the causes, symptoms and treatments for brain disorders. http://www.nami.org/ National
Institutes of Mental Health
Information on specific
mental disorders, diagnosis and treatment, press releases and news reports,
and research activities from the mental health division of the Department
of Health and Human Services. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Texas
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Information about the department,
lists of state hospitals, state schools, state centers, state-operated
community services, and
community MHMR centers, and links to other sites. http://www.mhmr.state.tx.us/
University
of Pennsylvania Center for Mental Health Policy
Publications, funded research
activities, reports, and news in the field of mental health policy. http://www.med.upenn.edu/~cmhpsr/
World
Psychiatric Association
Organization of psychiatric
societies aimed at advancing psychiatric and mental health education, research,
clinical care and public policy. http://www.wpanet.org/ |
