We’ve provided dozens of links to helpful resources below. Click on the category that most closely matches your needs.
Advocacy, Consumers and Families
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI): www.nami.org
Association for Person in Supported Employment (APSE): www.apse.org
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: www.chadd.org
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health: www.ffcmh.org
National Empowerment Center: www.power2u.org
National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse: www.mhselfhelp.org/
Associations
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: www.aacap.org
American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry: www.aapdp.org/
Association of Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare: www.aabh.org
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry: www.aagponline.org
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy: www.aamft.org/iMIS15/AAMFT/
American Association of Pastoral Counselors: www.aapc.org
American Psychiatric Association: www.psych.org
American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
American Psychological Society: www.psychologicalscience.org
Autism Society of America: www.autism-society.org
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems: naphs.org/index
National Association of Social Workers: www.socialworkers.org
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHDPD): www.nasmhpd.org
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare: www.thenationalcouncil.org
National Mental Health Association (NMHA): www.nmha.org
North Carolina Council of Community Programs: www.nc-council.org
North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board: www.ncsapcb.org
United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association: www.uspra.org
Behavioral Health
Academy of Cognitive Therapy: www.academyofct.org
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: www.abct.org
Behavioral Healthcare Institute: www.behavioralhealthcareinstitute.com/
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: www.bu.edu/sarpsych
International Center for Clubhouse Development: www.iccd.org
Latino Behavioral Healthcare Institute: www.lbhi.org
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS): www.NCTSNet.org
North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies: www.ncfads.org
Open Minds: www.openminds.com/
Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health: www.rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/default.cfm
SMI Adviser: https://smiadviser.org/
Cultural Competence
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling: www.algbtic.org/ – Advocacy and publications to reduce unethical and discriminatory practices
Association of Black Psychologists: www.abpsi.org/ – Planning, programs, services, training and advocacy
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists: www.aglp.org/ – Education and advocacy for LGBTQ mental health issues
Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation: www.blackmentalhealth.com/ – Addressing misdiagnosis related to low awareness of African-American culture in substance abuse treatment, policy planning and program development
Diabetes: A Family Matter (Ohio University): www.diabetesfamily.net/community/culture/ – Information about Appalachian cultures
Diversity Inc: www.diversityinc.com/ – Diversity issues addressed from a corporate viewpoint
Health Information Translations: www.healthinfotranslations.org/languages.php – Health information on a wide range of topics in 18 languages, including videos in American Sign Language
MedlinePlus: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.html – Information from the National Institute for Health, available in over 40 languages
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association: www.naapimha.org/ – Raise awareness of the interaction between mental health & overall well-being
National Center for Cultural Competence: www.nccc.georgetown.edu/– Training, publications and products to identify and share best practice standards
National Congress of American Indians: www.ncai.org/ – Works to inform the public and Congress about governmental rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives
National Latino Behavioral Health Association: www.nlbha.org/ – Advocacy, research and policy to reduce disparity in mental health
National Alliance on Mental Illness: www.nami.org – Advocacy, peer support, publications and legislative action
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide: www.nopcas.com/ – Suicide prevention and intervention specifically for people of color
Native Web: www.nativeweb.org/ – Resources for indigenous cultures from around the world
National Council of La Raza: www.nclr.org/ – Latino civil rights and advocacy group
Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs of the American Psychological Association: www.apa.org/pi/oema/ – Increasing understanding of how psychology pertains to race/ethnicity and culture
NC Department of Health and Human Services – the state agency that includes both the Division of Medical Assistance and the Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services: www.ncdhhs.gov/.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration: www.hrsa.gov/CulturalCompetence/race.html – Contains culture, language and health literacy resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Minority Health: www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=3 – Includes information about initiatives, laws and policies, as well as teaching tools
World Health Organization: www.who.int/en/ – Authority for health within the United Nations system
World Health Organization Regional Office – Pan American Health Organization: www.paho.org/hq/ – International public health organization serving the Americas
Federal Government
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: www.cms.gov/
Medicare: www.medicare.gov
U.S. Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov
National Council on Disability: www.ncd.gov
National Child Trauma Stress Network: www.nctsnet.org/
National Guideline Clearing House: www.guideline.gov/
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices: www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/
SAMSHA’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Web: www.samhsa.gov/ebp-web-guide
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: www.sprc.org/
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: www.hud.gov
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy: www.whitehousedrugpolicy.org
Grants and RFPs
American Psychiatric Foundation: www.psychfoundation.org
Foundation Center Philanthropy News Digest- RFP Bulletin: www.fdncenter.org/pnd/index.jhtml
Alliance Behavioral Healthcare: AllianceBHC.org/about-alliance/rfps-rfis-qas
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Autism Speaks: autismspeaks.org/
Autism Society of North Carolina: autismsociety-nc.org
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina: bianc.net
Center for Parent Information and Resources: www.parentcenterhub.org
I.R.S.T: www.firstwnc.org
Family Support Network of North Carolina: www.fsnnc.org/
National Association for Developmental Disabilities: www.thenadd.org
National Down Syndrome Society: ndss.org/
North Carolina Autism Awareness: autismawarenessonline.com/resources/States/northcarolina.htm
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities: nc-ddc.org/
North Carolina SHHH – Hearing Loss Association of NC – Self Help for the Hard of Hearing: nchearingloss.org
North Carolina Special Olympics: sonc.net/
For all disabilities
NC Council on Disabilities: nc-council.org/Members/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
The Council for Exceptional Children: cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Exceptional Children Assistance Center: ecac-parentcenter.org/
Disability Partners: http://disabilitypartners.org/
The North Carolina Office on Disability and Health: fpg.unc.edu/node/2884
State Government and Other Organizations
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: www.ncdhhs.gov/
North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services: www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/mhddsas
North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness: www.ncceh.org
North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance: www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/
North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance Publications: www2.ncdhhs.gov/info/olm/manuals/dma/
NC Division of Health Service Regulation: www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/index.html
North Carolina Housing Coalition: www.nchousing.org
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency: www.nchfa.com
