Mental Health

• National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, is dedicated to reducing the burden of mental and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. Their goal is to generate research that will transform prevention of and recovery from mental disorders. (http://www.nimh.nih.gov; 1-866-615-6464)
• Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea that good mental health is fundamental to the health and well-being of every person and of the nation as a whole. Their goal is for all people to understand how to protect and improve their mental health and know when to seek help for themselves or someone close to them. (http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm; 1-800-273-TALK)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases. (http://www.nami.org; 1-800-950-NAMI)