Inspiration and Expert Information for Families & Children in Distress
David C Hall, MD, Child Adolescent and Family Psychiatry
Mental Health Links Here is a selected list of helpful web sites.
If you have additional questions, e-mail me directly
Click on the site name below for more information.
General Mental Health Issues
New York University Child Study Center National Alliance for the Mentally Ill National Mental Health Association Internet Mental Health The Center for Mental Health Services The Madison Institute of Medicine
Depression and Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders Association of America National Foundation for Depressive Illness
Attention Deficit Disorder CHADD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Inc. OCDonline
Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Assn
Child, Family and Marital Conflict
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Childhelp USA
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- a public service to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children and adolescents at any given time in the United States.
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-3007
voice: 202-966-7300
fax: 202-966-2891
http://www.aacap.org
New York University Child Study Center
- dedicated to advancing the field of mental health for children and their families through evidence-based practice, science, and education.
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-6622
http://www.AboutOurKids.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- educational and advocacy group for people and families with major mental illness - good source of information - funds mental illness research
200 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 101
Arlington, VA 2220
800-950-NAMI
http://www.nami.org
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National Mental Health Association
- works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service
1021 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314
703-684-7722
http://www.nmha.org
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Assn
- information, referrals, support groups, links for additional help
730 Franklin St., Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610
800-826-3632
312-642-0049
http://www.ndmda.org
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Inc.
- information, referrals, advocacy, support
P.O. Box 70, Milford, CT 06460
203-878-5669
203-874-3843
http://www.ocfoundation.org
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Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and works to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them
11900 Parklawn Dr., Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
301-231-9350
http://www.adaa.org
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
- committed to an extensive, ongoing public information campaign addressed to the pervasive, costly, and hidden national emergency caused by depressive illnesses
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
800-239-1265
http://www.depression.org
Internet Mental Health
- this Web site provides an easy, informative access point for information about mental health problems - created and funded as a public service by Phillip W. Long, M.D., a psychiatrist in full-time private practice in Vancouver, B.C., Canada - numerous awards, including the Canadian Psychiatric Association's Special Recognition Award for 1995
http://www.mentalhealth.com
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The Center for Mental Health Services
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/
Childhelp USA
- dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children
1-800-4-A-Child
http://www.Childhelpusa.org
The Madison Institute of Medicine
--the most comprehensive source of information in the world on Lithium, Treatments for Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
--also Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Trichotillomania, Depression
http://www.miminc.org/orderguides.html
