Mental Health Information Sources and Organizations

The following organizations can provide useful information, data and resources on mental health services and policies.  This is a partial list.
 

Educational Institutions and Research Centers

Center for Mental Health Service Research
University of California
http://socrates.berkeley.edu:80/~cmhsr/index.html

Center for Mental Health in Schools
Department of Psychology, UCLA
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/

National GAINS Center.
http://www.prainc.com/gains/index.html
 
 

State and Federal Offices

Assembly Select Committee on Mental Health
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=83

California Board of Corrections
http://www.bdcorr.ca.gov/

California Commission on Aging
http://www.aging.state.ca.us/internet/ccoa.htm

California Department of Aging
http://www.aging.state.ca.us/

California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs
http://www.adp.cahwnet.gov/

California Department of Corrections
http://www.cdc.state.ca.us/

California Department of Health Services
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/

California Department of Managed Health Care
http://www.dmhc.ca.gov/

California Department of Mental Health
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/

California Department of Rehabilitation
http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/

California Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.ns.net/cadva/

California Mental Health Planning Council
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mhpc/default.htm

Pennsylvania Partnership for Children
http://www.cp.state.pa.us

Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health
http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/sen/committee/select/DEVELOP/_home1/PROFILE.HTM

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/

Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/tcomi/tcomi-home.htm
 
 

Non-Profit Agencies and Associations

California Alliance of Child & Family Services
http://www.cacfs.org

California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
http://www.camft.org

California Association of School Psychologists
http://www.casponline.org

California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
http://www.casra.org

California Child, Youth and Family Coalition
http://www.ccyfc.org

California Citizens for Health Freedom
http://www.citizenshealth.org/

California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care
http://www.ccemhc.org/home.html

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies/California Coalition for Mental Health
http://www.cccmha.org

California Division-American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
http://www.aamft.org/

California Healthcare Association
http://www.calhealth.org

California Institute for Mental Health
http://www.cimh.org/

California Mental Health Directors Association
http://www.cmhda.org/

California Network of Mental Health Clients
http://www.cnmhc.org/

California Psychiatric Association
http://www.calpsych.org/

California Psychological Association
http://www.calpsychlink.org/

California Society for Clinical Social Work
http://www.cswf.org/states/calif/cascsw.html

Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights
http://www.cchr.org

Community Residential Care Association of California
http://hometown.aol.com/SNCNEWS/index.html

Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
http://www.lacehh.org/

Mental Health Association in Los Angeles County
http://www.mhala.org/

Mental Health Client Action Network
http://www.sasquatch.com/~mhcan/index.shtml

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, California
http://www.nami.org/about/namica/

National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
http://www.naswca.org/

Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
http://www.pai-ca.org/

Volunteers of America
http://www.voa.org