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Organizations

• NASMHPD Research Institute (NRI)

  http://www.nri-inc.org/
  The mission of the NRI is to promote quality and accountability of mental health services by generating and facilitating the use of relevant research, data, and information that meets the collective and individual needs of state mental health agencies.
  
  

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  http://www.nimh.nih.gov
  The NIMH is the Federal agency that conducts research on the causes, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. The web site provides information about current events, clinical trials, funding opportunities, and research for state and other federal agencies, the public, practitioners, and researchers.
  
  

• New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (PRC)

  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.
  
  

• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

  http://www.nasmhpd.org/
  The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Nation's Public Mental Health System through policy development, information dissemination, and technical assistance.
  
  

• The National GAINS Center

  http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/
  The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders was created as a national center for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system. The National GAINS Center is supported by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
  
  

• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  http://www.rwjf.org/
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. The Foundation concentrates its grant-making in three goal areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve the way services are organized and provided to people with chronic health conditions; and to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse--tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
  
  

Online Resources

• Mental Health Services Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/mhservices.cfm
  Services research takes into account the economic, social, political, and cultural environments in which services are delivered. This document presents an overview that summarizes research into mental health services at NIMH.
  
  

• Healthy People 2010 - Focus Area 18: Mental Health and Mental Disorders

  http://oas.samhsa.gov/mentalHealthHP2010/mentalHealth.cfm
  Healthy People 2010 is a national strategy that identifies the most significant preventable threats to health and focuses on efforts to address them. The goal of Focus Area 18 is to improve mental health and ensure access to appropriate, quality mental health services.
  
  

• Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery

  http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/about.asp
  Six Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Resource Kits developed by SAMHSA/CMHS as an effort of its science-to-services strategy. The goal for this resource is to encourage the use of evidence-based practices in mental health. The Kits include information sheets for all stakeholder groups, introductory videos, practice demonstration videos, and workbook for practitioners.
  
  

• SAMHSA's Model Programs Page

  http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/textonly.cfm?page=default
  A comprehensive resource for anyone interested in learning about and/or implementing model programs--all programs featured on this site have been tested in communities, schools, social service organizations, and workplaces across America, and have provided solid proof that they have prevented or reduced substance abuse and other related high-risk behaviors.
  
  

• The GAINS Directory of Program Profiles

  http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/html/programs/default.asp
  A searchable database of programs, policies, and other initiatives designed to improve the response to people with mental illness who come into contact with (or are at risk of coming into contact with) the criminal justice system. Developed at the local, state, or national level, these efforts are administered by a vast array of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit companies.
  
  

• The GAINS EBP Center: What Are EBP's?

  http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/html/ebp/information/what.asp
  This online resource defines the term evidence-based practice in the field of mental health and lists 6 areas of focus for the GAINS EBP Center.