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Mental
Health and Behavioral
Health
American
Association for Geriatric
Psychiatry
- AAGP is a national association dedicated
to promoting the mental health and well
being of older people and improving the
care of elders with mental disorders.
Source: AAGP
American
Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy
(AAMFT) - Information for professionals
includes training conference schedules,
job networking, an online store for
educational audio and video tapes, full
text articles, highlights of research
conferences, guidelines on when to refer
for marriage and family therapy, etc.
Source: AAMFT
American
Psychological
Association
(APA) - This is a link to a page on APA's
web site entitled "Mental Health Care and
Older Adults: Facts and Policy
Recommendations." It lists facts about
barriers to mental health care for older
adults and provides recommendations for
improving access to care.
National
Alliance for the Mentally
Ill
(NAMI) - NAMI is a non-profit, grass
roots, self-help, support, and advocacy
organization. Source: NAMI
National
Institutes of Mental
Health
(NIMH) - A link to an NIMH fact sheet on
depression and suicide facts related to
older adults.
The
National Mental Health
Association
- NMHA is a non-profit organization
addressing all aspects of mental health
and mental illness. The site contains
numerous fact sheets related to older
adults and mental health, e.g., late-life
depression and coping with disaster.
Source: NMHA. Search "older adults" for a
list.
National
Association of Social
Workers
- NASW's web site contains information on
publications, continuing education,
professional services, career information
and other news.
Substance
Abuse & Mental Health Services
Administration
- SAMHSA, a division of the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services,
focuses on improving the quality and
availability of prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation services related to
substance abuse and mental illness.
Source: SAMHSA. From SAMHSA's home page,
you can link to their Information
Clearinghouse.
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