Alice! Columbia University's Health Education Program - Information and answers to questions about mental health and other health issues.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Information provided to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents in the United States. You will find question on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship descriptions, meeting information, and more.

American Medical Association Adolescent Health - Adolescent health links and topical information on youth health concerns.

American Psychiatric Association - APA features include public policy advocacy, news, clinical resources, research resources, public information, APA members, other organizations, medical education, practice of psychiatry, library and publications, schedule of events, APA catalog, and the Institute of Psychiatric Services

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - The Center collaborates with local, regional and national advocacy and consumer organizations to reform public systems and promote consumer participation in the design and operation of mental health service programs.

Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - The Center is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities by improving the effectiveness of people, programs, and service systems.

Boston University Handling Your psychiatric Disability in Work and School - An interactive and informative web site for people with a psychiatric condition that addresses issues and reasonable accommodations related to work and school. This is the only site designed exclusively to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities.

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice - The CECP supports and promotes a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. This site is an aid in facilitating the production, exchange, and use of knowledge about effective practices.

Center for Urban Community Services - CUCS is a pioneer in creating comprehensive, effective housing and service programs for homeless and low-income people, particularly those suffering from serious mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and other disabling conditions.

Child Welfare League of America - CWLA programs and services touch on virtually all aspects of protecting America's children, including mental health. Find updated descriptions of current activities, fact sheets, briefing papers and related materials.

Children's Defense Fund - Helpful links to organizations, networks and publications.

Facts for Families American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) - Fact sheets with information on issues dealing with the depressed child, adolescent suicide, stepfamily problems and child sexual abuse.

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health - A National parent-run non-profit organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families.

Florida Mental Health Institute - Research and training center for children's mental health.

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development - The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) is a part of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Since 1984, the TA Center has been dedicated to working in partnership with families and many other leaders across this country to reform services for children and adolescents who have, or are at risk for, mental health problems and their families.

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development - Helpful links to web resources for children's mental health.

Handsnet - Geared towards human services professionals, HandsNet offers online information and hands on training services, classes, management seminars and strategic planning workshops for nonprofit professionals all over the United States.

Harlem Educational Activities Fund - Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping disadvantaged children become successful college students through college preparatory programs.

Health A to Z - Search engine to health and medical topics.

Idealist - Database of nonprofit organizations, including over 200 New York agencies serving youth.

International Mental Health Network - Links to mental health service providers with an interest in developing community support and integration for people with mental health problems.

Mental Health Matters - Articles, information and resources on mental health and mental illness, psychological symptoms, traditional and alternative treatments, and medications for psychiatric disorders.

Mental Health Net - This mental health directory guide participates in the CenterSite Network of behavioral healthcare websites, and receives some content from Mental Help Net.

Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - A report of the Surgeon General on children and mental health

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - Social work resource links.

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors - The NASMHPD identifies public mental health policy issues, apprises its members of research findings and best practices in the delivery of mental health services, fosters collaboration, provides consultation and technical assistance, and promotes effective management practices and financing mechanisms adequate to sustain the mission.

National Center for Health Statistics - The mission of NCHS is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.

National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) - Information for youth service and juvenile justice professionals, policymakers, researchers, students, young people, parents, and community members. Links to family and youth related Web sites.

National Coalition of Mental Health Providers & Consumers, Inc. - An educational foundation and advocacy organization serving mental health consumers and professionals.

National Empowerment Center - This website is filled with practical information that will help you recover if you have been labeled with a mental illness.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues. Its special focus is children and youth (to age 22).

National Institute of Mental Health - The Institute works to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain and behavior.

National Mental Health Association - Policy updates, online discussions, information center, events calendar, knowledge exchange network and special section on children and families.

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse - This organization is a consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement. It helps connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and offers expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.

National Rehabilitation Information Center - NARIC collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research projects. NARIC's literature collection, which also includes commercially published books, journal articles, and audiovisuals, averages around 200 new documents per month.

National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability - NRTC is a five-year program of research, training, technical assistance and dissemination activities designed to promote self-determination among people with psychiatric disabilities.

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness - The National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness is a national center specifically focused on the effective organization and delivery of services for people who are homeless and have serious mental illnesses.

National Youth Development Information Center - Links of interest to youth development professionals, including web directories, programs, projects, initiatives, public policy information, research and resources. Training and conference calendar for youth development professionals.

Redcliff Adolescent Mental Health - RedCliff Ascent provides therapeutic, wilderness treatment to troubled youth.

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health - The Center is dedicated to promoting effective community-based, culturally competent, family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be affected by mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. This goal is accomplished through collaborative research partnerships with family members, service providers, policy makers, and other concerned persons.

Specifica - Mental health information.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

The Center for Mental Health Services - Encyclopedia of mental health information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

TherapistUnlimited.com - TherapistUnlimited.com is a National directory of centers and counseling services for those seeking treatment for substance abuse and more. Therapist Unlimted includes listings for therapists, drug rehabs, counseling centers, non-profit orgs and more. The listings in this directory are broken down by state and then by city and provide Information about the services offered by each organization.

United States Department of Health and Human Services - HHS provides a directory link of topics, including contact information such as phone numbers, web site address, HHS clearinghouses, and consumer publications to help you identify the resource that can best help.

United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families - ACF is a federal agency funding state, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, childcare, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. On this page you will find links to information about ACF, its staff, regional offices, financial data, and news items.

Washington Business Group on Health - National resource network on child and family mental health services.

Empire State Coalition of Youth and Family Services - Information sharing site highlighting conferences, events and training for social service providers.

Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. - MHANYS is a voluntary not-for-profit statewide association with 33 local affiliates located in communities throughout New York State. MHANYS brings together service recipients, families, professionals, advocates and concerned citizens to address all aspects of mental health and mental illness.

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's mission is to protect and promote the health and mental health of all New Yorkers, to promote the recovery of those with mental illness and chemical dependencies, and the realization of full potential of those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The site offers information on obtaining mental hygiene and other health services.

New York State Commission on the Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled - The Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled serves people with mental disabilities and their families by providing independent oversight of the quality and cost-effectiveness of services provided by all mental hygiene programs in New York State. It administers five federal formula grant programs through which it provides legal and non-legal advocacy services to persons with disabilities to assist them in obtaining the services and protections of federal and state laws

New York State Department of Health - Database and information resource of New York State health services.

New York State Office of Mental Health - The Office of Mental Health operates psychiatric centers across the state, and also regulates, certifies and oversees more than 2,500 programs which are operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies. These programs include various inpatient and outpatient programs, emergency, community support, residential and family care programs.

New York University Medical School Child Study Center - Internet health resources dedicated to increasing awareness of child mental health issues.

Steinway Child and Family Services, Inc. - To counter the effects of poverty, family breakdown and other social pathologies experienced by many New Yorkers, SCFS's programs provide a full range of mental health and social services including psychiatric examinations, on-going treatment and referrals-all designed to meet client needs.