Health Resource Directory Topics

Mental Health Links

Model Programs and Practices

The Community Guide
www.thecommunityguide.org/mentalhealth/index.html

Description: The Community Guide, developed by a non-FederalTask Force on Community Preventive Services, offers leadership in theevaluation of community, population and health care system strategies toaddress a variety of public health and health promotion topics. It includes a systematicreview of the effectiveness of selected population-based interventionsaddressing mental health within one of four levels of intervention: health-caresystem, preventive health promotion and support, media campaigns and policy.

Information Available: Interventions in the area of health-care system,preventive health promotion and support, media campaigns and policy specific tomental health.

Evidence-Based Practices:
Shaping Mental Health Services toward Recovery
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/about.asp

Description: Initiated by the Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services(CMHS) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this national project workstoward the fulfillment of three main goals. These include: 1) to help moreconsumers and families access services that are effective, 2) to help providersof mental health services develop the skills necessary to deliver effectiveservices and 3) to help administrators set up mechanisms to support andmaintain these effective services.

Information Available: Basics concerning six evidence-based practices: 1)Illness Management and Recovery, 2) Medication Management Approaches inPsychiatry, 3) Assertive Community Treatment, 4) Family Psychoeducation, 5)Supported Employment and 6) Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment.

National Governor's Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices
www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.50aeae5ff70b817ae8ebb856a11010a0/

Description: The Center provides research and analysis forstates on emerging issues and state best practices.

Information Available: Latest documents and information regarding bestpractices in the prevention and treatment of mental health issues.

The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs andPractices (NREPP)   www.repp.samhsa.gov

Description: The National Registry of Evidence-basedPrograms and Practices (NREPP), developed by the Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Services Administration (SAMHSA), is a searchable database of reviewedand rated interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental andsubstance use disorders. Information in the database includes descriptiveinformation about the intervention and its targeted outcomes, quality ofresearch and readiness for dissemination ratings, a list of studies andmaterials submitted for review, and contact information for the interventiondeveloper.

Information Available: Summaries and guidance for identified interventions.

The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness CoordinatingCenter of Excellence (Ohio SAMI CCOE)
www.ohiosamiccoe.cwru.edu

Description: The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental IllnessCoordinating Center of Excellence (Ohio SAMI CCOE) provides technicalassistance for the implementation of the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment(IDDT) model to service systems, organizations, and providers. The IDDT model isan evidence-based practice that improves the quality of life for people withco-occurring severe mental and substance use disorders. Services providedinclude systems consultation, program consultation, clinical consultation,training and education, and research and evaluation.

Information Available: Information on services provided and sample pages from the"Implementing IDDT" booklet.

SAMHSA's Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE)
www.coce.samhsa.gov/

Description: The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched by TheSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in September2003, is the first national resource for the field of co-occurring mental healthand substance use disorders (COD).

Information Available: Papers and presentations on screening and assessment,evidence-based practices, services integration and system change, andinformation on technical assistance opportunities.

National Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Mental Health Work Group
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth

Description: The Mental Health Work Group includesrepresentatives from multiple disciplines, divisions and centers within the CDCand its sister agency, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry(ATSDR). The goal of the work group is to foster collaboration and advancementin the field of mental health in support of the CDC's commitment to promotehealth, prevent disease and injury, and improve quality of life.

Information Available: Mental health organizations by state, prevalence data,publications, resources and answers to treatment questions.

MEDLINEplus-Health Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html

Description: MEDLINEplus, sponsored by the National Libraryof Medicine, includes a vast amount of health information on over 600 diseasesand conditions. The site offers authoritative, up to date and appropriatehealth information for both health professionals and consumers.

Information Available: Latest news concerning mental health, publications fromthe National Institutes of Health, general information, alternative therapies,clinical trials, law and policy, specific conditions and populations, coping,research and statistics.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov

Description: The mission of the National Institute of MentalHealth (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research.This public health mandate demands the use of powerful scientific tools toachieve better understanding, treatment and prevention of mental illness.

Information Available: Public education campaign, latest research results,basic knowledge on mental disorders, conferences, clinical trials, fundingopportunities, fact sheets, statistics, reports from the Surgeon General andpatient education materials.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA),
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/default.asp

Description: The CMHS leads the national system thatdelivers mental health services. The goal of this system is to provide thetreatment and support services needed by adults with mental disorders andchildren with serious emotional problems. CMHS works with its partners,including State and local governments, the private sector, service providers,consumers of mental health services and their families to serve those in needof treatment and support. The eleven focused program areas are: CommunitySupport; Consumer/Survivor; HIV/AIDS; Organization and Financing; Protectionand Advocacy; Child, Adolescent and Family; Disaster Mental Health Services; Homelessness;Mental Health Statistics; Special Programs and Initiatives; and StatePlanning/Mental Health Block Grant.

Information Available: Information on activities in the following focus areas: SchoolViolence Prevention, Discrimination and Stigma, Managing Anxiety in Times ofCrisis, Coping with Traumatic Events, National Strategy for Suicide Preventionand Surgeon General Reports.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org

Description: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Lawprotects and advances the rights of adults and children with mentaldisabilities to exercise meaningful life choices and to enjoy the social,recreational, educational, economic, political and cultural benefits of communityliving. Bazelon uses a coordinated approach of litigation, policy analysis,coalition-building, public information and technical support for localadvocates in four broad areas of advocacy: Advancing Community Membership,Promoting Self-Determination, Ending the Punishment of People with MentalIllnesses for the System's Failures and Preserving Rights.

Information Available: Latest news, alerts and legislative updates, reports,court-related updates, issue areas (including, Involuntary Commitment, Insurance,Children, Education, Elders with Mental Illnesses, Managed Care, Medicaid,Privacy, Restraint and Seclusion, Supports in the Community, Voting, Housing,Mental Healthcare, Civil Rights, Criminalization of People with MentalIllnesses and Advanced Psychiatric Directives), issue papers, manuals andhandbooks.

Bright Futures at Georgetown University: Mental Health
www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/index.html

Description: Bright Futures is a national initiative topromote and improve the health and well-being of children from birth throughadolescence. The program believes that every child deserves to be healthy andthat optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the healthprofessional, the child, the family and the community. Specific to mentalhealth, the organization considers the mental health of children in adevelopmental context and presents information on early recognition andintervention for specific mental health problems and mental disorders. 

Information Available: Tool kit with hands on tools for health professionalsand families for use in screening, care management and health education.

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
www.hogg.utexas.edu

Description: An administrative unit of The University ofTexas at Austin, the Hogg Foundation defines mental health broadly and hasinterest in programs that implement and evaluate innovative projects designedto meet the broad mental health needs of Texans. The Foundation's primaryprogram areas include: mental health policy and law, mental health servicesresearch, public education and outreach, and academic and professionaltraining.

Information Available: Publications, recent news, resources,mental health links, philanthropy links, details on primary program areas andgrantmaking guidelines.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
www.nami.org

Description: Founded in 1979, NAMI is a non-profit,grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, familiesand friends of people with severe mental illnesses. NAMI works to achieveequitable services and treatment for more than 15 million Americans living withsevere mental illnesses.

Information Available: Top news stories, links to state and local NAMIchapters, policy/advocacy issues, events, program spotlights, state highlightsand online communities.

The National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
www.nmha.org

Description: The country's oldest and largest non-profitorganization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness, NMHAworks to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 millionindividuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research andservice. 

Information Available: Conferences, publications, insurance parity news,legislative alerts, state advocacy updates, basic mental health information,bookstore, links to NMHA affiliates and mental health media campaigns.

Missouri Resources

Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)
www.dmh.missouri.gov

Description: The Department of Mental Health works withindividuals, families, agencies and diverse communities to establishphilosophy, policies, standards and quality outcomes for prevention, education,habilitation, rehabilitation and treatment for Missourians challenged by mentalillness, substance abuse/addiction, and developmental disabilities. The programdivisions include: The Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA), The Divisionof Comprehensive Psychiatric Services (CPS) and The Division of MentalRetardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD).

Information Available: Latest budget news, press releases, legislative updates,practice guidelines, DMH facilities and regional centers, Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) notices and tools, treatment centerinformation, housing and other resources and special topics.

Reports and Publications

Treating the WholeMissourian: Mental Health and Substance Abuse