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Mental Health Links - Women and Men

Organizations

• National Asian Women's Health Organization

  http://www.nawho.org/
  The National Asian Women's Health Organization is an advocacy movement working to inspire individuals to become active players in the political decision-making that impacted their daily lives.
  
  

• Depression After Delivery, Inc.

  http://www.depressionafterdelivery.com/
  Depression After Delivery, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering support and services for women with ante and postpartum depression. This site provides education, information, support groups, telephone support and referral for women and families coping with mental health issues associated with childbearing.
  
  

• National Center for Children Exposed to Violence

  http://www.nccev.org
  The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) is a primary national resource center for anyone seeking training, technical assistance, consultation and information about the effects of violence on children and the initiatives designed to address this problem, including a dynamic body of literature, Internet resources and a bibliography database.
  
  

• Black Women’s Health Imperative

  http://www.blackwomenshealth.org
  Black Women's Health Imperative, formerly the National Black Women's Health Project, is an African American health education, research, advocacy, and leadership development institution. Founded in 1983 by health activist Byllye Y. Avery, it has promoted the empowerment of African American women, educated health care consumers, and provided a strong voice for the improved health status of African American women.
  
  

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  http://www.ncadv.org/
  The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.
  
  

• Men Stopping Violence

  http://www.menstoppingviolence.org
  Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated to ending violence against women.
  
  

• Men's Health Network (MHN)

  http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/
  MHN was founded in 1992 by a group of men's activists and writers interested in improving the health and well-being of men, boys, and families. It is a is a non-profit educational organization made up of physicians, researchers, public health workers, and other health professionals.
  
  

• Gift From Within

  http://www.giftfromwithin.org
  Gift from Within is a non-profit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals; develops and disseminates educational material, including videotapes, articles, books, and other resources; maintains a roster of survivors who are willing to participate in an international network of peer support.
  
  

• Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, Inc.

  http://www.scapinc.org/aboutus.htm
  Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, Inc., is a licensed not-for-profit, non-religious housing agency founded in 1969 that works to reduce homelessness, violence and substandard housing while improving the quality of life in Steuben, Allegany and Livingston Counties. This includes hundreds of clients every year who are domestic violence victims, people with mental illnesses and/or low-income home owners and renters. 24 hour domestic violence hotline: (800) 286-3407
  
  

• The Office on Women's Health

  http://www.WomensHealth.gov/owh/index.htm
  Coordinates women's health efforts in HHS to eliminate disparities in health status and supports culturally sensitive educational programs that encourage women to take personal responsibility for their own health and wellness.
  
  

• Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study

  http://www.wcdvs.com
  The Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study is a five-year initiative jointly supported by the three centers of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). This Federal study is composed of two phases (Phase I was years one and two and Phase II is years three through five)
  
  

Online Resources

• NWHIC: Important Information for Women With Disabilities

  http://www.WomensHealth.gov/wwd/index.htm
  Designed to help women overcome the barriers associated with mental and physical disabilities, this web links users to resources that include laws & regulations, financial assistance, services and support, facts about mental disabilities, and much more. Intended use by women with disabilities, caretakers, health professionals, and researchers.
  
  

• National Women's Health Information Center

  http://www.WomensHealth.gov/
  One-stop gateway for women's health resources and materials for consumers and professionals, sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health.
  
  

• In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of American Men

  http://www.guttmacher.org/us_men/us_men.pdf
  This report, sponsored by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, provides age-specific information on the sexual behavior of men. It offers possible implications of government policies and programs on men’s sexual health.
  
  

• Health Power

  http://www.healthpoweronline.com/
  Health Power is a nationally unique, not-for-profit corporation committed to minority health improvement through: a.) Health Information, b.) Health Promotion, c.) Technical Advice and Assistance to Organizations, and d.) Partnerships and Networking.
  
  

• Healthy Women Today

  http://www.WomensHealth.gov/newsletter/index.htm
  Electronic monthly newsletter featuring a variety of links to women's health news, featured health articles, and specialty pages. A media section provides selected statistics about women's health, and highlighted information about new health initiatives and educational campaigns within the Office on Women's Health.
  
  

• Medline plus: Men's Health (General)

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealthgeneral.html
  This site, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, provides the latest men’s health news, research, and preventive measures.
  
  

• Disparities in Women's Health

  http://www.jamwa.org/vol56/toc56_4.htm
  In the last century, American women have been given 30 bonus years of life, thanks to such sweeping public health initiatives as sanitation and immunization programs.
  
  

• Depression in Men

  http://www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/2200/2286.asp?index=9307
  This fact sheet provides data and information on male depression and how it differs from depression in women.
  
  

• CDC: Health Topic: Men's Health

  http://www.cdc.gov/health/mens_health.htm
  The four fact sheets available on this site provide information on various types of health disorders affecting men.
  
  

• Clinical Depression in Women

  http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/23.cfm
  A discussion on clinical depression in women. Topics include life episodes that trigger depressive illnesses.
  
  

• Depression, What Every Woman Should Know

  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm
  This NIMH fact sheet discusses the 3 major types of depression and how women are affected by them.
  
  

• Men and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality

  http://www.cdc.gov/cvh/maps/cvdatlas/atlas_mens/mens_download.htm
  Men and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality was developed by the Office for Social Environment and Health Research at West Virginia University and the CDC's Cardiovascular Health Branch. It provides data on geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in men’s heart disease and death rates for the five major racial and ethnic groups.
  
  

• Girls Health - Bodywise

  http://girlshealth.gov/
  many children of alcoholics also face problems with eating disorders and we wanted to tell you about "BodyWise".
  
  

• Out of Touch: American Men and the Health Care System

  http://www.cmwf.org/programs/women/sandman_men'ssurvey2000_374.asp
  This report from The Commonwealth Fund presents research revealing that a large proportion of American men only have limited contact with physicians and the health care system.
  
  

• Welfare, Women, and Health: The Role of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

  http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/3337-index.cfm
  This report by the Center for Law and Social Policy for the Kaiser Family Foundation notes that Women on welfare are considerably more likely than other women to have ongoing mental health problems.
  
  

• Women and Trauma Project

  http://www.ncstac.org/content/projects/women.htm
  NCSTAC's Women and Trauma initiative provides resources to help empower women who have survived trauma and are looking for effective solutions to their problems. Resources on this site include information about selected programs that have been successful in women's recovery, educational materials, and links to a network of organizations and professionals working within the field of women’s mental health.
  
  

• Women With Disabilities: Abuse

  http://www.WomensHealth.gov/wwd/wwd.cfm?page=24
  Links to resources, information and advice on abuse of women with mental and physical disabilities.