Related Links

Mental Health Information and Publications

• Rhode Island Network of Care

• Mental Help Net
  A mental health resource guide.

Programs and Services

• FRIENDS WAY (Families Reaching Into Each New Day)

Bereavement services for children and families located in Warwick, Rhode Island

• The Autism Project of Rhode Island

• Therapeutic Child Care Services

Associations

• The Alzheimer's Association
  Dedicated to researching the preventions, cures and treatments of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, and providing support and assistance to afflicted patients and their families.
  
• American Association of Retired Persons
  Fights for the rights of older Americans
  
  
• American Association of Suicidology
  Promotes research and education for professionals and volunteers.
  
  
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
  Represents 70,000 licensed and certified mental health counselors.
  
  
• American Psychiatric Association (APA)
  National medical specialty society whose members specialize in diagnosis and treatment of mental and addictive disorders.
  
  
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association
  Advances the psychiatric-mental health nursing practice to improve mental health services.
  
  
• American Society of Addiction Medicine
  Specialty medical society on addictions.

• Learning Disabilities Association
  The Largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities.

• Mental Health Association of Rhode Island

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  Grassroots organization working for effective solutions to drunk driving and underage drinking problems.

• National Alliance on the Mentally Ill
  A national consumer advocate, NAMI outlines its programs and public resources such as book reviews, research, and conference information.  Rhode Island Chapter
  
  
• National Association of Social Workers
  The largest organization of professional social workers. It serves members and advocates for sound social policy.
  
  
• Nation Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
  Serving the nation's public mental health system.
  
  
• National Mental Health Association
  Working to improve all individuals' mental health. Check out its National Public Education Campaign on Clinical Depression.
  
  
• Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Organizations, Inc.

Accredation

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  Evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 U.S. healthcare organizations, including hospitals, healthcare networks and healthcare organizations that provide behavioral healthcare, home care, long-term care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services.

Clinical

• Clinical Practice Guidelines Online
  Download clinical practice guidelines online using the World Wide Web, gopher, or file transfer protocol (ftp).
  
  
• Medical Outcomes Trust
  Non-profit organization dedicated to advancing high-quality, standardized, patient-based measures of health and quality.
  
• MEDLINE
  Online database of 11 million citations and abstracts from health and medical journals and other news sources.

Federal Government

• Healthfinder
  The Department of Health and Human Services' Healthfinder provides links to more than 300 federal web sites, with separate links to state and local government agencies, universities, not-for-profit organizations, publications, and online discussion groups.
  
  
• National Center for PTSD
  Carries out a broad range of multidisciplinary activities in research, education, and training.
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  Provides resources such as electronic newsletters and survey publication information.
  
  
• National Institute of Mental Health
  Conducts and supports research nationwide on mental illness and mental health, including studies of the brain, behavior, and mental health services.
  
  
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  Supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcohol and alcohol-related problems.
  
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  The Institute is organized into divisions and offices, each playing a key role in programs of drug abuse research.

State Government

• RI Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals