Mental Health Resources

June 5, 2011

Mental Health Month is over, but that doesn’t mean that those who are struggling with mental illness, or caring for a struggling friend or family member, do not need good resources to assist them.Here is a list of organizations that can assist you, or direct you to other resources for all your mental health needs.

MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES

NAMI – National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(800) 950-6264
http://www.nami.org

SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nations substance abuse prevention, addictions, treatment, and mental health services delivery system.
http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx

TO GET A REFERRAL
Your doctor or someone at your local mental health center can refer you to a licensed therapist who is registered and affiliated with his/her same professional association. To obtain a referral, you can also contact one of these organizations:

American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
(888) 357-7924
http://www.psych.org

American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 336-5980
http://www.apa.org

National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street, NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-8600
http://www.naswdc.org

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LOCATOR
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/default.asp

MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS
National Center for Health Statistics
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301)-458-4636
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

DEPRESSION

The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC)

The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

ECT – ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY PROGRAM

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Program specializes in administering ECT to those patients for whom such treatment is indicated, (such as patients with severe mood disorders). The program strives to standardize the methods of ECT application while promoting the highest level of proficiency of this treatment. The program is heavily invested in promoting in-depth research into ECT’s clinical effectiveness and technique.

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Program - University of Michigan
The Mayo Clinic

Brain Stimulation Therapies – The National Institute of Mental Health

Healthy Place – ECT – Electroconvulsive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder

Journal of ECT

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