Mental Health Links

• Alfred Adler Institute of San Francisco

Discusses the basics of Adlerian psychology and a resource for psychotherapists.

• Alliance for the Mentally Ill/Friends and Advocates of the Mentally Ill

This chapter of NAMI advocates for the mentally ill in New York City.

• ARC's Home Page

  The Nation's largest voluntary organization committed to the welfare of all children and adults with   mental retardation.

• American Association of Suicidiology

An association dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide and to promoting human well-being.

• American Mental Health Alliance

An alliance of 2,000 mental health practitioners to provide quality services.

• American Mental Health APH Listserv

To subscribe, type: subscribe APHAMH-L your e-mail address.

• API-SAMH Mental Health/Substance Abuse Issues Listserv

To subscribe, type: subscribe api-samh your e-mail address.

• Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn

A nationally certified forensic psychiatrist and a professor at Harvard Medical School.

• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

A non-profit organization working to minimize the harm associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

• Center for Anxiety and Stress Treatment

Specializes in problem focused therapy covering phobias; career and performance anxiety; relocation stress; relationship problems; tension/stress; and depression.

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

DBSA is a not-for-profit organization established to educate patients, families, mental health professionals, and the general public concerning the nature and management of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases.

• Ethics in Mental Health Research



Provides users with a full range of resources for teaching, studying, or investigating ethical issues in mental health research.

• Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network

Disseminates information about mental health and substance abuse needs and services in the rural U.S.A.

• International Union of Psychological Science

Serves as an umbrella international voice supporting "the development of psychological science, whether biological or social, normal or abnormal, pure or applied." It has National Members from close to 70 countries, and works to represent the full breadth of psychology as a profession and as a science.

• Internet Mental Health

An encyclopedia describing mental illnesses, treatment, recent research, magazine articles, and psychiatric medications.

• Join Together Online 
  
  Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation with a comprehensive network of free Internet services supporting community-based efforts to address substance abuse and gun violence.

• MedWeb

A list of mental health, psychiatry and psychology resources.

• Medical and Mental Health Resources

Hotlink to AIDS; Cancer; mental health; and general health resources.

• The Mental Health Foundation [United Kingdom]

The Mental Health Foundation is a UK charity devoted to improving the lives of everyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities. The Foundation uses research, service development and information to increase understanding of mental health.

• Mental Health Information Network

The Mental Health Information Network is a collaboration of  the Boston University Medical Center Library and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. The website contains links to quality filtered websites on a wide range of topics of interest to mental health consumers and professionals. 

• Mental Health Infosource

A division of Continuing Medical Education, CME was formed in 1978 to provide valuable mental health information.

• Mental Health Net

A mental health resource guide funded by CMHC Systems.

• The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System's primary focus is on expanding access to community-based services for adult and juvenile offenders with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders at all points of contact with the justice system.

• The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.  NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.

• Neuropsychology Central

Learn about neuropsychology and link to related sites.

• PsychNet

Comprehensive site for mental health resources.

• PsycSite

A meta resource for psychology students and professionals.

• The Carter Center

Rosalynn Carter is a strong mental health advocate. She, along with former President Jimmy Carter, founded the Carter Center in 1982. Check out recent highlights of the Mental Health Program.

• Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists Home Page

SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists) is an international association of individuals and organizations with special interests in the exchange and dissemination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) information.

• Suicide Information and Education Centre [Canada]

SIEC is the largest English language suicide information resource centre and library in the world. Established in 1982, SIEC holds the world's largest English language collection on suicidal behaviours, containing more than 24,000 print and audiovisual materials on all aspects of suicidal behaviour.

• Toronto Coalition for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth [Ontario, Canada]

The Toronto Coalition For Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth is made up of a diverse group of people working together to improve the quality of life for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth. Established in 1991, the Coalition has more than 100 members from all over Toronto and the surrounding areas. Members include health and social service agencies, educators, lesbian, gay and bisexual youth organizations, youth and adult members of the lesbian, gay and bisexual communities, parents, friends and other interested community members.

• YoungMinds [United Kingdom]

YoungMinds works to promote the mental health of children and young people.

Last Updated: December 23, 2004