Mental Health Association
of Forsyth County
1509 S. Hawthorne Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Telephone: (336) 768-3880
Fax : (336) 768-3505
NATIONAL LINKS
National Mental America
2001 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: (800) 969-NMHA (6642) or (703) 684-7722
Fax: (703) 684-5968
Web Address: www.nmha.org
National organization dedicated to the promotion and prevention of mental health and the achievement of victory over mental illness through advocacy, education, research and service. Has over 300 state and local chapters nationwide.
Mental Health Association in North Carolina
1331 Sunday Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 981-0740; TOLL FREE (888) 881-0740
Fax: (919) 954-7238
Web Address: www.mha-nc.org
Organization that works for the mental health of citizens of North Carolina through advocacy, educational and program services as well as works towards improving the care and treatment of individuals with mental illnesses, and to eliminate the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
The Arc of the United States
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone: (301) 565-3842
Fax: (301) 565-5342
E-mail: Info@thearc.org
Web Address: www.thearc.org
National advocacy organization working on behalf of individuals with mental retardation and their families. Has over 1,000 state and local chapters.
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3015
(800) 3AUTISM, ext. 150
Phone: (301) 657-0081
Web Address: www.autism-society.org
Promotes lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education and research related to autism.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, Maryland 20785
Phone: (800) 233-4050; (301) 306-7070
Fax: (301) 306-7090
Web Address: www.chadd.org
Represents children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Founded in 1987, CHADD works to improve the lives of people with ADHD through education, advocacy and support.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22201-3042
Phone: (703) 524-7600
Fax: (703) 524-9094
Web Address: www.nami.org
National organization dedicated to reducing the stigma of mental illness for persons and their families affected by severe and persistent mental illness (such as schizophrenia).
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1011 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
Phone: (202) 467-5730
Fax: (202) 223-0409
E-mail: webmaster@bazelon.org
Web Address: www.bazelon.org
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of persons with mental illness and mental retardation. Current work is focused on: (1) reformation of public systems to serve adults, children and older people with mental disabilities in their communities; (2) access to housing, health care and support services of consumers' choice; (3) services and supports to help children grow up in families, including access to federal disability benefits (SSI) and home and community-based care for children with serious mental disorders; and, (4) protections against discrimination in housing, employment and public services.
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, Va. 22209-3901 20005
Phone: (703) 907-7300
Email: apa@psych.org
Web address: www.psych.org
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical speciality society recognized world-wide. Its 40,500 U.S. and international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Public Information and Communications Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: (local) 301-443-4513
Toll-free: 1-866-615-6464
TTY: 301-443-8431
TTY toll-free: 1-866-415-8051
Fax: 301-443-4279
FACTS ON DEMAND: (301) 443-5158
Web Address: www.nimh.nih.gov
The component of the National Institutes of Health charged with generating the knowledge needed to understand, treat, and prevent mental illness. NIMH has heightened the priority it gives to four broad areas: (1) fundamental research on brain, behavior and genetics; (2) rapid translation on basic discoveries into research on mental disorders; (3) research that directly impacts the treatment of individuals with mental disorders, including clinical trials and studies of treatment and preventive interventions in "real world" settings; and (4) research on child development and childhood mental disorders.
National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
Phone:(240) 221-4019
Toll Free: (800) 729-6686
TDD: (800) 487-4889
Espaņol: (877) 767-8432
Fax: (240) 221-4292
web address: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
The world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.