RESOURCES & REFERENCES
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Involuntary Hospitalization of Adults in Prince William County
LMEC - Laurie Mitchell Employment Center
NVMHCA - Northern Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association
VOCAL - Virginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership
VOCAL Network - of, by, and for consumers
REACH - Recovery Education And Creative Healing
WRAP - Wellness Recovery Action Plan
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov
Treatment Advocacy Center
National Institute of Mental Health
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
Capital Area Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
VA Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services
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| Administration for Children and Families Part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Covers most areas of childrens mental health. |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry This site provides information on legislation, advocacy and research concerning adolescent psychiatry. Produced in English, Spanish and French. |
| American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association represents over 40,000 psychiatrists in the US and abroad who specialize in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders. |
| American Psychological Association The APA is the world's largest association of psychologists. "APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare." |
| American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Befrienders International Online Support, information and crisis line numbers. |
| Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign A component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Information, resources, and links. |
| Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health Great site! From the Division of Child and Adolescent Pychiatry at Columbia University. Presents research, information about disorders and treatment, etc. |
| Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation Great selection of books designed for children, research links, and state resources. |
| Children's Defense Fund The Children's Defense Fund has many useful resources and reports on children's issues, as well as search engine and site index. |
| Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance The National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association is dedicated to educating about depression and bipolar disorder, fostering self-help, eliminating discrimination, improving access to treatment |
| Duke Health Policy Cyberexchange This site is a wonderful search engine site for any type of state or national health policy. |
| Families USA This web site has one of the most comprehensive clearinghouses for children's issues we have seen. |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) MedWatch Medwatch provides a mechanism for consumers, health professionals, and manufacturers to report serious reactions with medications and medical devices. MedWatch provides a means for consumer voices to |
| Free Medicine Program For a $5 fee, this program helps with the paper work of free meds programs. |
| Handling Your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School (Part of The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University's Web Site) This web page offers information on the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), how to file a complaint, how to dis |
| Healthfinder This web site can lead you to selected on-line publications, clearinghouses, databases, and support and self-help groups as well as to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. |
| Internet Mental Health This site offers a free encyclopedia of mental health information to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The site includes information on the 67 most common psychiatr |
| Local Area Agency on Aging Contact local Area Agency on Aging (65+ or disabled) for info about community based med assistance programs. |
| MedicineNet Home Page Produced by a network of doctors, this site includes news and perspectives, treatment updates, health facts, a medical dictionary, and a pharmacy indexing commonly used prescriptions and over-the-coun |
| Medline Plus This site provides free access to more than 9 million journal citations in MEDLINE and related databases as well as links to self-help groups and information on ongoing clinical trials. |
| Medscape Primarily targeted toward professionals, the web site also offers a wealth of information that can be useful for family members and consumers. The news articles on mental health are comprehensive, evi |
| Mental Disability Rights International MDRI is a Washington, DC based human rights organization dedicated to the enforcement of international human rights protections for people with mental illnesses. This grassroots group has been feature |
| Mental Health Links to Federal Web Sites From this web page you can link to many government sites related to mental health and general health. |
| Mental Illness Education Project This informative web page offers information on and links to purchase video-based information on mental health issues geared toward family members, consumers, professionals for use in a wide variety o |
| National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) NARSAD raises and distributes funds for scientific research into the causes, cures, treatments and prevention of severe mental illness. This site provides answers to FAQ's and gives access to the NARS |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) The national organization that NAMI-PW is affiliated with, the NAMI web site offers information on policy, research, books on mental illness, current news on mental illness and much more. |
| National Health Law Program This web site contains abstracts of health-related legal documents. |
| National Institute of Mental Health This web site provides information on research activities including grants and contracts. A section on public information provides copies of important long range plans and research reports and include |
| National Mental Health Association The National Mental Health Association was the nation's first citizen volunteer advocacy organization. The emphasis of the organization is on advocacy, prevention, information and referral, and public |
| National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse This site provides information for mental health consumers including descriptions of current activities, upcoming conferences, scholarship and employment opportunities and a catalog of publications. |
| National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) "The National Center for Mental Health Services (CHMS) developed KEN for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media. |
| National Organization on Disability This site provides an agency guide for becoming a designated voter registration agency, as well as other pertinent voter information. |
| Nonprofit Warehouse's Prescription Drug Discount Program In conjuction w/ Kmart; offers drug discount card to any individual reguardless of age or income. |
| Pharma- Directory of Company Programs Interactive site by PhRMA and 48 of its member companies. This site was designed to help find patient assistance programs for which you may qualify. |
| PhRMA An organization representing approximately 100 U.S. pharmaceutical companies "that have a primary commitment to pharmaceutical research." The web site includes information on new medicines, and lists |
| PubMed Another link to millions of medical articles. The search engine at the site enables the user to access citations which are often linked to full-text journals. |
| Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health This site offers great publications on children's mental health. Sponsored by Portland State University. |
| SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) SAMHSA's web site features many resources for dually diagnosed persons with mental illness and chemical addictions. One of the newer features is an automated locator service for drug and alcohol treat |
| Social Security Online Answers to your FAQ's, news, a special section on understanding social security and much more. Information in English and Spanish. |
| Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Much of the emphasis of this site in on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse problems, including, but not limited to persons with severe mental illness. |
| The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law "Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability." Don't miss this web site. It is packed with legislative update alerts, info. on Medicaid and SSI cuts, access |
| The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Check out the Parent's Resource Center section. |
| The Child Advocate Good source of information. Includes a children's legal section. |
| The Child and Family WebGuide A good guide focusing on children's mental health sponsored by Tufts University. |
| The Medicine Program is an organization established by volunteers to help obtain prescription medications free of charge for those who cannot afford them. |
| The National Mail Order Pharmacy Program For active or retired military personnel and their families; visit site to find regional office. |
| The National Stigma Clearinghouse The National Stigma Clearinghouse focuses on inaccurate images of mental illness in the media and coordinates anti-stigma advocacy. |
| The Schizophrenia Home Page A fantastic site with information organized according to users: people who have schizophrenia; families and friends of those who have schizophrenia; researchers; professionals; and students. This site |
| Treatment Advocacy Center The Treatment Advocacy Center is a nonprofit organization working to eliminate barriers to treatment of severe mental illness. |
| www.medicare.gov Based on the information you enter, the sit searches for programs in your state or programs for certain diagnosis or med. |
| www.rxassist.org Searchable database; allows you to search for Patient Assistance Programs by company, brand name, generic name, & drug class. Includes eligibility and application instructions. |
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