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Mental Health Links - Services ResearchOrganizations- http://www.nichd.nih.gov
This organization conducts research on the reproductive, neurobiologic, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations. On-line publications on a variety of topics related to pregancy, human development, and children are available.
- http://nri.rdmc.org/
The NASMHPD Research Institute, Inc. is a nonprofit research corporation established to study issues in the delivery of mental health services supported by State mental health agencies.
- http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. Online and print resources are available—links to Medline and ETOH databases, information on grants and research, and related sites.
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psychrc/
The PRC conducts interdisciplinary research on services for individuals with severe mental illness, primarily schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders. PRC current areas of research include implementation of evidence-based practices, vocational rehabilitation/supported employment, services for homeless individuals, integrated treatment of co-occurring substance abuse, services for the elderly, trauma and post traumatic stress disorder, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, and methodology of services research.
- http://www.nida.nih.gov/
NIDA supports and conducts research, and ensures the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy. Online resources include information on common drugs of abuse, trends and statistics, grants and research, publications, and links to other relevant sites.
- http://www.nih.gov/
This institution works to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH conducts and supports research, aids in the training of research investigators, and fosters communication of medical information. NIH is comprised of 27 separate components, mainly institutes and centers.
- http://www.istss.org/
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies provides a forum for the sharing of research, clinical strategies, public policy concerns, and theoretical formulations on trauma. It is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and to the stimulation of policy, program and service initiatives that seek to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences.
- http://www.mhsip.org/
The Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program develops standards for colleting mental health information or data—how to collect it, what needs to be collected, where to find what others have collected, how to understand what you find, how to report it so other people can understand it, and how to use it to make decisions.
- http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/mental_health/index.html
This group is involved in studies throughout the Nation concerning many mental health issues at the national, State, and local level.
- http://crisp.cit.nih.gov
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of Federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database is maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at NIH and includes projects funded by several HHS agencies.
- http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/
The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute is a primary research and training center for mental health services and a nationally recognized source for its innovative research and training.
- http://www.nattc.org
Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. Their vision is to unify science, education and services to transform the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug addiction.
- http://www.ahcpr.gov
AHRQ provides high quality research on a variety of health care topics.
- http://www.mimh.edu/cstprogramarchive/
This is a multi-site research initiative was designed to examine the effect of consumer-operated mental health services and determine how participation in such services affects overall costs to patients, facilities, and the health care system in general. Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the research involves seven study sites, including include drop-in centers, education and advocacy training programs, and peer or mutual support programs, and a coordinating center.
- http://cecp.air.org/
CCEP is part of the American Institutes for Research and is jointly funded by the Office of Special Education, U.S. Department of Education and the Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CCEP works at the Federal, State and local level to develop new knowledge and practises in the treatment of children with, or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbances.
- http://csipmh.rfmh.org
The Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health is a mental health service research center in New York funded by NIMH/NIH that studies the public mental health system. Research focuses on adults with serious mental illness.
- http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/
The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services.
- http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/templates/article.asp?articleid=287&zoneid=32
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University is a think/action tank that brings together all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat all forms of substance abuse—illegal drugs, pills, alcohol, and tobacco.
- http://www.renfrew.org/
The Renfrew Center Foundation is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization advancing the education, prevention, research, and treatment of eating disorders.
Online Resources- http://www.dana.org/
Information about brain-related research, new developments in brain research, and free, related online publications are available here. The Dana Foundation is a nonprofit organization of neuroscientists.
- http://mimh.edu/
This is a service of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, a leading center for policy, research, and training. Provides access to one of the largest mental health libraries in the United States.
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