American Psychiatric Association "The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 35,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment." - Toll-free: (888) 35-PSYCH (357-7924) http://www.psych.org/
American Psychological Association Toll-free: (800) 374-2721 - "Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide." http://www.apa.org/
Covenant House "Covenant House is the largest privately-funded childcare agency in the United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth." http://www.covenanthouse.org/index.html
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill NAMI's mission statement is: "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." NAMI can be reached via telephone at: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) http://www.nami.org/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Public Inquiries Line is: Phone: (301) 443-4513 - NIMH mission statement is: "Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior" http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association (USA) "The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness." Phone: 1-800-969-NMHA (6642) http://www.nmha.org/
World Federation for Mental Health "The World Federation for Mental Health is an international non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health." http://www.wfmh.com