GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH
- President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003
Final Report delineates six goals and recomendations to remediate the fragmented mental health service delivery system
- Surgeon General's Report, 1999
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, is the first Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health. His report asserts that mental illness is a critical public health problem that must be addressed by the Nation.
- The Department of Health and Human Services on Mental Health, December, 1999
This report on mental health addressed courses of action including building the science base, overcoming stigma, improving public awareness of effective treatment, ensuring the supply of services and providers, and improving various treatment issues. The report also focuses on the connection between mental health and physical health, barriers to receiving mental health treatment, and the specific mental health issues of children, adults and the elderly.
- Director's Report to the National Advisory Mental Health Council, May 2000
Includes summaries and direct links to government documents on the following topics: the White House Conference on Medications in Children, first NIMH research strategic plan published, NIMH Mental Health Forum - Chicago, health disparities strategic research plan, NIMH Constituency Outreach and Education Program, NIMH Office of Diversity and Employee Advocacy Programs and the 40th annual NCDEU (New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit) meeting.
- The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America
This paper discusses the prevalence and symptomology of mental health disorders that include depressive disorders, suicide, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, autism and Alzheimer's disease.
- Goals for State Federal Action, 2000-2001: AFI Human Services Committee
Summaries of the views of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on various issues (i.e., child welfare, health and human service programs, homelessness and aging).
- A Research Strategic Plan for the National Institute of Mental Health 2000-01
This document presents NIMH's research plans for mental health and mental illness in the areas of understanding, treatment and prevention.
- A Consumer's Guide to Mental Health Services
This book discusses warning signals of mental problems, where to go for help, and the kinds of treatment available. Lists other sources of information, including self-help organizations and mutual support groups. Book needs to be ordered.
- NIMH Support for Psychotherapy Research: Opportunities and Questions
This article addresses a series of commonly raised questions and indicates various implications that NIMH's public health emphasis may have for psychotherapy researchers.
- Expanding the Frontier of Treatment Research
Current efforts by NIMH to bridge the gap between research on interventions and utilization of results for treatment practice in the community.
- Surveys Give Snapshot of How Child Welfare Services Are Organized, Delivered, February 2002
State and local child welfare administrators in the United States are increasingly focused on collaboration, permanency planning, and innovations in service delivery--these are among the initial findings reported by the most comprehensive national study ever conducted of the child welfare system.
- Child Abuse and Neglect
Executive summary of the Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect.
- Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground
A report to congress on substance abuse and child protection, April 1999.
- Children and Violence
Document includes links to Surgeon General's Report, research, treatment and adolescent mental health issues.
- Surgeon General Releases a National Action Agenda on Children's Mental Health, January 2001
A press release announcing the surgeon general's national action agenda on children's mental health.
- Surgeon General's Report on Children's Mental Health, 2000
According to the report, the nation is facing a public crisis in the mental health for children and adolescents. TheNational Action Agenda outlines goals and strategies to improve the services for children and adolescents with mental health disorders.
- Clinton's New Regulations in the Children's Health Insurance Program, January 2001
President Clinton releases new regulations that will increase enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
- Youth in a Difficult World, January 2001
A home-based model of therapy, called Multisystemic Therapy or MST, offers treatment services to youth with serious emotional or behavioral problems and their families in their homes.
- Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
This report from January 2001 discusses the decrease in youth violence, addresses the fact that the youth violence epidemic is not over, and presents effective prevention programs. This site contains links to the youth violence press release, executive summary, other documents, web cast, transcripts of on-line chat, and additional resources.
- Teens: The Company They Keep, January 2001
Paper discusses the development and implementation of interventions to address teen destructive behavior.
- From Neurons To Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development
On-Line book by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine dealing with the impact of both biology and the environment on childhood behavior.
- Charting the Mental Health Status and Service Needs of Children, February, 1998
A report from the UNOCCAP Oversight Board to the National Advisory Mental Health Council.
- Dialogue on Youth: From Neuroscience to Effective Service, April, 2000
Account of a meeting (April 25, 2000) of the National Institute of Mental Health in partnership with the Community Mental Health Council and the Mental Health Association in Illinois.
- Exploring Psychosocial Treatments for Depressed Adolescents
Study results on treatment for depressed adolescents.
- Where Vulnerability Can Mean Disease or Exploitation, February 22, 2002
Genomics and biotechnology will deepen health inequalities worldwide unless those technologies are harnessed to ameliorate them.
- Trials and Tribulation
The death of a healthy research participant has forced the John Hopkins University, as well as other research facilites, to confront tough questions about their program for ensuring patient safety in clinical research trials.
- Informed Consent in Early Psychosis Research, November 2000
In the absence of an infallible marker of disease risk in schizophrenia, there are serious questions about the safety, feasibility, and ethics of intervention research on at-risk or putatively prodromal individuals.
- Ethical and Policy Issues in Research Involving Human Participants, 2000
This is a draft report from the National Bioethics Advisory Committe on the ethical and policy issues in research involving human subjects.
- President Clinton Takes New Action To Encourage Participation In Clinical Trials, June 2000
A press release issued on June 7, 2000, announcing Clinton's executive memorandum that medicare will reimburse for all routine patient care costs for those in clinical trials.
- Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research, August, 2000
NIH's policy on the inclusion of women and minorities as subjects in clinical research
- A Participant's Guide To Mental Health Clinical Research
This report explains the reasons people might consider participating in mental illness research and how all Americans will benefit in the years ahead.
- A Pharmaceutical Industry Database of Patients Receiving Placebo in Clinical Trials
Meeting minutes that address whether it is feasible for pharmaceutical researchers to share data and create a large-scale databases for effective analyses.
- Research Roundtable 2000
NIMH held its Fourth Annual Research Roundtable on June 19, 2000. Topics of discussion included: new NIMH clinical trials: purposes & recruitment, making NIMH research count for all Americans, and suicide.
- Depression
From NIMH, this document givesdescriptions of major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder and lists symptoms, gives causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground
A report to congress on substance abuse and child protection from the Department of Health and Human Services, April 1999.
- Bipolar Disorder, February 2001
NIMH document that discusses the symptoms, causes, and treatment of bipolar disorder.
- Eating Disorders, February 2001
Facts about eating disorders and the search for solutions.
- Neuronal Choir Hums in Unison to Rivet Brain's Attention, February 2001
A press release (Feburary 22, 2001) reports how scientists have discovered a principle explaining how the brain processes distractions.
- NIMH Fact Sheet on Research on Depression
Discussion topics in this report include symptoms and types of depression, research for treatment, genetics research, stress and depression, brain imaging, hormonal abnormalities, co-occurrence of depression and anxiety disorders, depression across the life span, treatment and future research.
- Issues to Consider in Intervention Research with Persons at High Risk for Suicidality
NIMH guidance for investigators conducting research on interventions to reduce suicidality, as well as for investigators likely to encounter persons at risk for suicidality in intervention trials involving persons with mental disorders.
- Borderline Personality Disorder: Raising Questions and Finding Answers, January 2001
This paper from NIMH discusses symptoms, treatment, recent research findings and future progress of borderline personality disorder.
- Unraveling Autism, January 2001
Paper discusses autism, research findings and directions and treatment.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, January 2001
An NIMH paper discussing ADHD: diagnosis and treatment, problems faced by families and research findings.
- Addressing Offender Mental Health Needs
Joint ASI/AFI meeting in Washington, D.C. at the Assembly on State Issues - Children, Families and Health Committee--December 1999. Report addresses co-occurring disorders in the justice population and highlights the role of policymakers in the implementation of appropriate treatment.
- Anxiety Disorders
Information and materials designed for professionals who diagnose and treat people with anxiety disorders. Site includes news, a library and links to mental health organizations
- Schizophrenia
This page is part of MedLine Plus - Health Information. This page focuses on issues surrounding schizophrenia such as general overviews, clinical trials, coping, diagnosis/symptoms, research, specific conditions, treatment, organizations, statistics and a search engine.
- Drug Addiction Treatment
A book (which can be downloaded) on the Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide.
- Research Involving Individuals with Questionable Capacity to Consent
Points to consider with research involving individuals with impaired decision-making capacity.
- Changing Women’s Behavior to Prevent Disease
Study results that identify the most effective behavioral methods and interventions to prevent HIV infection among women with HIV.
- Plan for Prevention Research
This report to the National Advisory Mental Health Council presents an integration and summary of the conclusions and recommendations concerned with advancing the scientific agenda for research on the prevention of mental disorders. The report constitutes a national agenda for research efforts aimed at the prevention of the full spectrum of mental disorders and represents the culmination of more than five years of scientific investigation and review. Report must be ordered.
- Healthy People 2010
Healthy People is a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative that brings together government agencies, professional organizations, businesses, communities and individuals to improve the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2010 builds on initiatives pursued over the past two decades.
- The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide, 1999
A letter from the Surgeon General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Watching Out For The Mentally Ill
This article appeared in the December 2000 issue of NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures. This article disucsses New York's passage of passed Kendra's Law, which mandates assertive community treatment for those diagnosed with mental illnesses.
- David Ferleger
A listing of links to legal resources in the areas of advocacy/disability law, Americans with Disabilities Act, court decisions, federal court rules, federal government, and health law.
- Directory of Pro Bono Programs
A listing of pro bono programs arranged alphabetically by state and by county within each state.
- The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
The mission of the Commission is to promote the American Bar Association's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and to promote their full and equal participation in the legal profession.
- Justices Accepts 2 Cases to Clarify Protection for Disabled
From the New York Times (April 21, 2001)The Americans With Disabilities Act is providing a steady flow of Supreme Court cases, and important questions the definition of physical and mental disability.
- Gun-Control Group Announces New Initiative
The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence and its affiliate, Handgun Control, have introduced a new initiative aimed at encouraging U.S. states to impose safety standards on the gun industry.
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The full text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- Health Privacy Act, 1974.
Download a copy of the Health Privacy Act of 1974 from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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These resource lists are being maintained by Debbie Plotnick, working with Paul Grobstein, Department of Biology, and James Martin, School of Social Work and Social Research, at Bryn Mawr College. Suggestions for additions to the list are welcome, as are more general thoughts about how to most effectively make available information, and promote conversation, about issues of mental health. Contact dplotnic@brynmawr.edu - pgrobste@brynmawr.edu - jmartin@brynmawr.edu.
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