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WHAT'S NEW.....

Check out a new resource from Join Together and the Boston University School of Public Health, www.AlcoholScreening.org. This is an easy to use, scientifically validated online alcohol screening test. Users answer a few questions, instantly finding out if their drinking patterns are likely to be risky or harmful.

Web-Based Depression Calculator Touts Improved  
 Benefits For Employers and Employees
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released the newest version of the “depression calculator” (see their press release). To use the calculator, visit http://www.depressioncalculator.com.

Mental Health America Offers Tips After FDA Extends Antidepressant Warning Label

LOCAL

Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County www.adamhfranklin.org

Know! Empowering Kids to Be Substance Free www.HelpThemKnow.com

Ohio Advocates for Mental Health www.ohioadvocates.org

Ohio Department of Mental Health www.mh.state.oh.us

Ohio Recovery Network
www.Ohio-Recovery-Network.org

United Way of Central Ohio www.uwcentralohio.org

Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
http://ohiospf.org/

NATIONAL

Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association) www.mentalhealthamerica.net

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health www.ffcmh.org

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) www.nami.org

National Association to Promote Rural Mental Health www.narmh.org

National Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center ncstac.org

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse mhselfhelp.org

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Action Center www.sshsac.org

EMPLOYMENT/REHABILITATION

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation www.bu.edu/cpr

Center for School Mental Health Assistance csmha.umaryland.edu

Handling Your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School www.bu.edu/CPR/jobschool/

International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Ohio Chapter ohioiapsrs.homestead.com

Job Accommodation Network www.jan.wvu.edu

Mental Health and Aging Advocacy Project www.mhaging.org

FEDERAL

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov

National Institutes of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov

GENERAL

Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com

Medication Assistance Programs www.needymeds.com

Mental Help Net www.mentalhelp.net

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. www.nmisp.org

World Federation for Mental Health www.wfmh.org

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE

Rx for Ohio www.rxforohio.org

Ohio's Best Rx www.OhioBestRx.org

POLICY/ADVOCACY

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org

The Center for Mental Health Services Information Center www.mentalhealth.org

Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health www.rfmh.org/csipmh

New York City Voices: A Consumer Journal for Mental Health Advocacy www.newyorkcityvoices.org

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy for Adolescent Psychiatry www.adolpsych.org

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org

American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org

American Psychiatric Association www.psych.org

American Psychological Association www.apa.org

Association of Women Psychiatrists www.womenpsych.org

National Association of School Psychologists www.nasponline.org

Links to Information Specific to an Illness

• Alcohol Abuse
This is an easy to use, scientifically validated online alcohol screening test. Users answer a few questions, instantly finding out if their drinking patterns are likely to be risky or harmful. Click here.

Attention Deficit Disorder
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder) www.chadd.org

• Bipolar Disorder
NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders) www.narsad.org
NAMI www.nami.org/helpline/bipolar.htm
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance www.DBSAlliance.org
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation www.bpkids.org

• Depression
Online Depression Screening www.depression-screening.org
NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders) www.narsad.org
National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org/ccd/index.cfm
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance www.DBSAlliance.org

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Freedom From Fear www.freedomfromfear.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org
National Institutes of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/gadmenu.cfm

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Freedom From Fear www.freedomfromfear.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation www.ocfoundation.org
National Institutes of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdmenu.cfm

• Panic Disorder
Freedom From Fear www.freedomfromfear.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org
National Institutes of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/panicmenu.cfm

• Phobias
Freedom From Fear www.freedomfromfear.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org
National Institutes of Mental Health--Social Phobia www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/socialphobiamenu.cfm

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Freedom From Fear www.freedomfromfear.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org
National Institutes of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/ptsdmenu.cfm

• Schizophrenia
NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders) www.narsad.org
Schizophrenics Anonymous www.sanonymous.org

For links to mental health related agencies and services in Franklin County, click here for the Directory of Mental Health and Recovery Services.

The informational links throughout this Website are provided as a convenience to our readers. We do not control the sites and cannot be responsible for the accuracy of the content found within other organization's sites.

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