The following are links to other important mental
health agencies
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Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
New York State "an organization of affiliated grassroots
self-help/support and advocacy groups for families and friends of persons
with chronic mental illness"
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American Psychiatric
Association "a national medical specialty society whose
40,500 physician members specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of
mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders."
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American Psychiatric Nurses
Association "provides leadership to advance psychiatric
nursing practice"
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American Psychological
Association "the world's largest organization of
psychologists"
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American Psychological Society
"advancing the scientific discipline and the giving away of psychology in
the public interest"
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Center for the Study of Issues
in Public Mental Health "dedicated to improving the outcomes of public
mental health services through the effective integration of research,
policy and practice"
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Dual Diagnosis Website "to
provide information and resources for service providers, consumers, and
family members who are seeking assistance and/or education in this field"
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Handling Your Psychiatric
Disability in Work and School "designed exclusively to provide
information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other
employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities"
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Health A to Z "the search
engine for health and medicine" mental health section
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International Mental Health
Network "mental health service developers with a particular
interest in the development of community support and integration for
people with mental health problems"
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Internet Mental Health "a
free encyclopedia of mental health information"
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Judge David L. Bazelon Center
for Mental Health Law "nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in
Washington D.C."
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Justice in Mental Health
Organization, Inc. "founded in 1980 by individuals who are,
or have been, consumers of the public and/or private mental health system"
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Knowledge Exchange
Network "provides information about mental health via toll-free
telephone services, an electronic bulletin board, and publications"
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MadNation "an internet home for people who
experience mood swings, fears, voices, and visions
and part of the madness family of internet resources"
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Mental Health Association in New
York State, Inc. "working to ensure available and accessible
mental health services for all New Yorkers"
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Mental Health Net "the
largest, most comprehensive guide to mental health online"
- The Mental Illness Activist Home
Page "gathering and disseminating information on mental illness
activism"
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National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill "a grass-roots, self-help, support and advocacy
organization"
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National Association of
Social Workers "the largest organization of professional social
workers in the world"
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National Council of Community
Behavioral Healthcare "committed to creating healthy and
secure communities, achieved through a system that holds the needs of the
consumer paramount"
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National Mental Health
Association "the nation's only citizen volunteer advocacy
organization dedicated to addressing all aspects of mental health and
mental illness"
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New York State Council for
Community Behavioral Healthcare "New York's premier statewide
behavioral healthcare organization"
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New York State Psychiatric
Institute " the first psychiatric research institute established in
the United States and today one of the largest devoted to mental health
research in the world"
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New York State Rehabilitation
Association,
Inc. "dedicated to improving services for people with disabilities,
and actively represents the Rehabilitation Provider community of New York
State"
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PsychCrawler "created to
provide quick access to quality content in the field of psychology"
still in beta testing
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The Renfrew Center "an
innovative resource in education and treatment for: eating disorders,
trauma, anxiety, depression and women's issues"
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World Federation for Mental
Health "founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and
nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper
treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of
mental health"