Related Links

• Mental Health Resources on the Internet
  These resources are comprised of a variety of links to the web sites of organizations that conduct or support activities related to mental health. The links are categorized by mental health topic.
  
  
• Other Federal Web Sites
  These resources are links to other government web sites including Cabinet Agencies and programs of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches; an alphabetical listing is also provided.
  
  
• CMHS Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Centers
  These Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Centers are supported by the Center for Mental Health Services. Services may include technical assistance, information and referrals, on-site consultation, training, library services, publications, annotated bibliographies, and other resources. Many services are available free of charge, but in some cases, charges may apply.

1. National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
   Georgetown University Child Development Center
   3307 M Street, NW
   Suite 401
   Washington, DC 20007-3935
   Phone: (202) 687-5000
   TDD: (202) 687-5503
   FAX: (202) 687-8899
   E-mail: gucdc@georgetown.edu
   URL: http://gucdc.georgetown.edu/
   
   • Information packets, issue briefs, and monographs on children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances
   • Conferences and training institutes on planning, delivery, and financing of services
   • Consultation on systems change and services development and delivery
   • Agency and organization collaboration
   
   
2. Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health
   Department of Child and Family Studies
   Florida Mental Health Institute
   Louis de la Parte
   13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
   University of South Florida
   Tampa, Florida 33612
   Phone: (813) 974-4661
   FAX: (813) 974-6257
   E-mail: friedman@fmhi.usf.edu
   URL: http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
   
   • Studies of children with serious emotional disturbances and service systems research
   • Annual research conference
   
   
3. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
   Regional Research Institute of Portland State University
   P.O. Box 751
   Portland, Oregon 97207-0751
   Phone: (503) 725-4040
   FAX: (503) 725-4180
   E-mail: friesb@rri.pdx.edu
   URL: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu
   
   • Research and training on family support issues, family/professional collaboration, and diverse cultural groups
   • Annual research conference on family support issues
   • Information on publications and events through an electronic bulletin board
   
   
4. National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability and Peer Support
   104 South Michigan Avenue
   Suite 900
   Chicago, Illinois 60603
   Phone: (312) 422-8180
   FAX: (312) 422-0740
   URL: http://www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc
   
   • Psychiatric rehabilitation research and training in 9 major areas: peer support and consumer service delivery, treatment models, vocation rehabilitation, managed care, women's issues, HIV/AIDS, familial experience, diversity issues, and transition-age youth
   • Extensive dissemination and technical assistance at replacement cost or no cost
   • Workshops, seminars, academic courses, and training to providers
   • Technical assistance to federal, state, and local agencies for public policy initiatives
   
   
5. The Evaluation Center
   The Human Services Research Institute
   2269 Massachusetts Avenue
   Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
   Phone: (617) 876-0426 x4
   FAX: (617) 492-7401
   URL: http://tecathsri.org/
   
   • Consultation program through site visits or telephone/e-mail
   • Topical evaluation network program
   • Tool kits to provide evaluators with tested methodologies and instruments
   • Evaluation materials program
   • Mini-grant program for system-of-change evaluation projects
   • Training program on evaluation-related skills
   • Multicultural issues in evaluation
   
   
6. Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
   Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Services
   Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
   940 Commonwealth Avenue West
   Boston, Massachusetts 02215
   Phone: (617) 353-3549
   FAX: (617) 353-7700
   E-mail: erogers@bu.edu or mfarks@bu.edu
   URL: www.bu.edu/cpr/
   
   • Consultation and training using psychiatric rehabilitation technologies and topics related to rehabilitation and recovery
   • Workshops, conferences, professional development programs, and academic degree programs
   • Service demonstration programs for consumer/survivor rehabilitation and recovery
   • Information dissemination via a newsletter, journal, web site, and catalog
   • Research on psychiatric rehabilitation and related topics
   
   
7. National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
   1211 Chestnut Street
   Suite 1207
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
   Phone: (800) 553-4539
   FAX: (215) 636-6312
   E-mail: info@mhselfhelp.org
   URL: http://www.mhselfhelp.org
   
   • Consumer information and referrals
   • On-site consultation
   • Training events
   • Teleconferences and national conferences
   • Consumer library
   • Newsletter
   • Consumer and consumer-supported nationwide database
   
   
8. Center for Support of Mental Health Services in Isolated Rural Areas
   Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network
   Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
   Mental Health
   PO Box 9752
   Boulder, CO 80301
   Phone: (303) 541-0256
   Fax: (303) 541-0291
   E-mail: dmohatt@wiche.edu
   URL: http://www.wiche.edu/MentalHealth/Frontier
   
   • Knowledge synthesis
   • Technical assistance to organizations
   • Human resource development
   • Conferences and workshops
   • Demonstrations and evaluations
   
   
9. National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
   Policy Research Associates, Inc.
   345 Delaware Avenue
   Delmar, NY 12054
   Phone Number: (800) 444-7415
   Fax: (518) 439-7612
   Email: nrc@prainc.com
   URL: http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
   
   • On-site technical assistance to demonstration grantees on topics related to service delivery, program organization, research design, and instrumentation
   • Workshops, training institutes, and substantive papers on issues related to service delivery to homeless persons with serious mental illness
   • Database of 4000+ articles, annotated bibliographies on topic clusters, and specialized database searches
   
   
10. National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) for State Mental Health Planning
    National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
    66 Canal Center Plaza
    Suite 302
    Alexandria, Virginia 22314
    Phone: (703) 739-9333
    FAX: (703) 548-9517
    URL: http://www.nasmhpd.org/ntac.cfm
    
    • State, regional, and national consultation
    • Special topic technical assistance and training
    • Consensus development conferences and teleconferences
    • Consultant database
    • Publications and reports
    • Model service system standards review and analysis
    
    
11. Advocacy Training and Technical Assistance Center (ATTAC)
    National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
    900 Second Street, NE
    Suite 211
    Washington, DC 20002
    Phone: (202) 408-9514
    FAX: (202) 408-9520
    tty: (202) 408-9521
    E-mail: info@napas.org
    URL: http://www.napas.org
    • Centralized repository for training and technical assistance information and coordination for federally-mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A;) programs
    • Information dissemination via a web page, on-line interactive library, publications, and public service announcements
    • Technical assistance with expertise rosters/brokering and P&A; legal backup centers
    • On-site peer consultation, development of model policies and procedures, and outcome measures to increase P&A; effectiveness
    • On-site training, conferences, tapes and other visual or auditory training tools, and development of competency-based curriculum systems
    
    
12. Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Technical Assistance Center
    Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
    490-B Boston Post Road, Suite 200
    Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776
    Phone: (978) 443-0055
    FAX: (978) 443-4722
    E-mail: info@ahpnet.com
    URL: www.ahpnet.com
    
    • Training curricula in topic areas identified through a comprehensive needs assessment of State PATH contacts
    • Ad hoc technical assistance to State and local PATH programs in response to special requests
    
    
13. The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the
    Criminal Justice System
    Policy Research Associates, Inc.
    The GAIN's Center
    345 Delaware Avenue
    Delmar, NY 12054
    Phone Number: (800) 311-4246
    Fax: (518) 439-7612
    Email: Gains@prainc.com
    URL: http://www.gainsctr.com/
    
    
    • Integrated technical assistance network for knowledge development
    • Analysis of state-of-the-art practices and synthesis documents
    • Targeted fact sheets, briefs, and brochures
    • Specially designed training sessions and workshops delivered on-site and via e-mail
    
    
14. Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC)
    West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association (WVMHCA)
    PO Box 11000
    Charleston, West Virginia 25339
    Phone: (888) 825-TECH (8324)
    (304) 345-7312
    FAX: 304-345-7303
    E-mail: usacontac@contac.org
    URL: http://www.contac.org
    
    • Resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States
    • Services include materials development and dissemination, training, skill development, interactive communication opportunities, networking, and other activities to promote self-help, recovery, and empowerment
    • Technical assistance to organizations in identifying and exemplifying points of entry into consumer programs
    • Outcome orientation for non-traditional services
    • Leadership and organizational development
    • Information sharing through a national web network
    
    
15. National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center
    National Mental Health Association
    2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
    Alexandria, VA 22311-1732
    Phone: (800) 969-6642
    FAX: (703) 684-5968
    E-mail: consumerTA@nmha.org
    URL: http://www.ncstac.org/
    
    • Information and referrals
    • Technical assistance on site and by phone
    • Resource library
    • Coordination of local coalitions
    • Training conference
    
    
16. National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    4200 E. Ninth Ave.
    Denver, Colorado 80262
    Phone: (303) 724-1414
    FAX: (303) 724-1474
    URL: http://www.uchsc.edu/sm/ncaianmhr
    
    • Research, research training,
      
    • Information dissemination
      
    • Technical assistance provided on American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
      
    • Cross site evaluation of 9 sites in the Circles of Care grant program.
      
    
    
17. National Indian Child Welfare Association
    5100 SW Macadam Ave.
    Suite 300
    Portland, Oregon
    97201
    Phone: (503) 222-4044
    Fax: (503) 222-4007
    E-mail: info@nicwa.org
    URL: http://www.nicwa.org
    
    • Technical Assistance for Community Development
    • Public Policy Development
    • Information Exchange
    • Technical Assistance and Training for Tribal grantees of the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of the Center for Mental Health Services.
    
    
18. Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health
    1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
    Suite 400
    Washington, D.C. 20007-3835
    Phone: (202) 342-5600
    Fax: (202) 342-5007
    E-mail: tapartnership@air.org
    URL: http://www.air.org/tapartnership
    
    
19. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
    Peer-to-Peer Resource Center
    730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501
    Chicago, Illinois 60610-7224
    Phone: (800) 826-3632
    FAX: (312) 642-7243
    E-mail: peersupport@DBSAlliance.org
    URL: http://www.peersupport.org
    
    • Consumer Technical Assistance Center
    
    
20. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
    NAMI Support, Technical Assistance, and Resource Center (STAR)
    2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 300
    Arlington, Virginia 22201- 3042
    Phone: (703) 600-1108 or (866) 537-7827
    Toll-free TDD: (888) 344-6264
    FAX: (703) 600-1112
    E-mail: star@nami.org
    URL: http://www.nami.org
    
    • Consumer Technical Assistance Center
    
    For mental health information, contact:
    SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
    U.S. Mail: P.O. Box 42557, Washington, DC 20015
    Toll-Free: (800) 789-2647
    E-Mail: info@mentalhealth.org
    Web Site: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov