Mental Health Organizations
This section lists professional associations of mental health professionals. The websites contain much helpful information, and some have Fact Sheets or other resources of information.
American Psychological Association
The Help Center
National Institute of Mental Health
Educational materials on many mental health topics
American Psychiatric Association
Official organization of psychiatrists
Mental Health America
Mental health advocacy group
Many fact sheets and references on mental health topics
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Brief Fact Sheets on nearly 100 topics, with further references
Focus mostly on children, with several topics on adolescence
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Offers some resources, including videotapes on some disorders
Clinical Social Work Federation
Mostly a professional site, with limited resources for consumers
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Advocacy group providing peer support, news, research reports