RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION
General Information
(including material about specific mental disorders)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMA)
U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services
6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
(301) 443-4513 (301) 443-2403
for pamphlets to download about various mental disorders:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center
Center for Mental Health Services
P.O. Box 42557
Washington, DC 20015
(800) 789-2647
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
Mental Health America
(formerly known as the National Mental Health Association)
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, Virginia 22311
(800) 969-6642
www.nmha.org
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-6000
www.psych.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(703) 524-7600 (800) 950-NAMI
www.nami.org
American Psychological Association
750 1st St. NE
Washington DC 20002
(800) 374-2721
www.apa.org
Stigma Information/Client Perspective
National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut St. Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(800) 553-4539
www.mhselfhelp.org
National Empowerment Center
20 Ballard Road
Lawrence, MA 01843
(800) 769-3728
National Stigma Clearinghouse
245 8th Avenue, #213
New York, NY 10011
(212) 242-7988
http://community.webtv.net/stigmanet
SAMSHA’S What a Difference a Friend Makes Campaign
http://www.whatadifference.org
ADS Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma
11420 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 540-0320
http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov
By e-mail:
stopstigma@samhsa.hhs.gov
National Mental Health Awareness Campaign
(877) 495-0009
www.nostigma.org
inquiries: info@nostigma.org
Suicide Information
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
120 Wall St. 22nd Fl.
New York, NY 10005
(888) 3333-AFSP
e-mail inquiry: inquiry@afsp.org
www.afsp.org
American Association for Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue NW #408
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 237-2280
www.suicidology.org
Mood Disorders (Depression, Mania)
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
730 No Franklin St. #501
Chicago, Ill. 60610
Toll free: 800 826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org
National Foundation For Depressive Illness
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
Toll free: 1800 239-1265
www.depression.org
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
8730 Georgia Ave. Suite 600
Silver Springs, MD 20910
(240) 485-1001
www.adaa.org
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
National Center on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
802 296-6300
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
Schizophrenia
World Fellowship for Schizophrenia
124 Merton St. Ste 507
Toronto, Ontario, M4S2Z2, Canada
(416) 961-2855
www.world-schizophrenia.org/publications/
Research
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Rd. Ste 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
(800) 829-8289
www.narsad.org
inquiries: info@narsad.org
Disorders In Children and Teens
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington DC 20016
(202) 966-7300
www.aacap.org
Eating Disorders
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
(847) 831-3438
www.anad.org
National Eating Disorders Association
603 Steward St. #803
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 382-3587
www.anad.org
Mental Health Association in California
1127 11th Street, #925
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 557-1166
www.mhac.org
California Network of Mental Health Clients
2012 19th Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95818
800-626-7447
http://www.californiaclients.org
California Department of Mental Health
1600 9th Street, Rm. 151
Sacramento, CA 95814
(800) 896-4042 or (916) 654-3890
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/default.asp
For a more comprehensive listing of California mental health resources, go to: http://www.dmh.ca.gov/MH_Resources.asp