NIMH values opportunities to engage in dialogue with the advocacy community whose members act as advisors, educators, fund raisers, practice association leaders, and public policy advocates.
NIMH Professional Coalition for Research Progress
NIMH convenes representatives of these national professional organizations once a year.
Organization Name | Web Site |
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Academy for Eating Disorders | http://www.aedweb.org |
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research | http://www.academyofbmr.org/ |
Academy of Psychological Clinical Science | http://psych.arizona.edu/apcs/ |
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine | http://www.apm.org/ |
AcademyHealth | http://www.academyhealth.org |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | http://www.aacap.org/ |
American Academy of Sleep Medicine | http://www.aasmnet.org/ |
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry | http://www.aagponline.org |
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | http://www.aamft.org |
American Association of Chairs of Department of Psychiatry | http://www.aacdp.org/ |
American Association of Pastoral Counselors | http://www.aapc.org/ |
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology | http://www.acnp.org |
American Counseling Association | http://www.counseling.org |
American Mental Health Counselors Association | http://www.amhca.org |
American Orthopsychiatric Association | http://www.amerortho.org/ |
American Psychiatric Association | http://www.psych.org |
American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education | http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Research/APIRE.aspx |
American Psychiatric Nurses Association | http://www.apna.org |
American Psychoanalytic Association | http://www.apsa.org/ |
American Psychological Association | http://www.apa.org |
American Psychosomatic Society | http://www.psychosomatic.org/ |
American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry | http://americansocietyhispanicpsychiatry.com/ |
American Sociological Association | http://www.asanet.org |
Anxiety Disorders Association of America | http://www.adaa.org |
Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare | http://www.aabh.org/ |
Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness | http://www.abhw.org/ |
Association for Psychological Science | http://www.psychologicalscience.org/ |
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies | http://www.aabt.org/ |
Association of Black Psychologists | http://www.abpsi.org/ |
Black Psychiatrists of America | http://www.blackpsych.org |
Clinical Social Work Federation | http://www.cswf.org |
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists | http://www.cpnp.org |
Consortium of Social Science Associations | http://www.cossa.org/ |
Council on Social Work Education | http://www.cswe.org |
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives | http://www.dana.org/about/dabi |
Dana Foundation | http://www.dana.org/ |
Employee Assistance Professionals Association | http://www.eapassn.org |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology | http://www.faseb.org/ |
Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences | http://www.thefederationonline.org/ |
International Society for Traumatic Stress Research | http://www.issts.org |
Latino Behavioral Health Institute | http://www.lbhi.org |
National Association of Hispanic Nurses | http://www.thehispanicnurses.org/ |
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems | http://www.naphs.org |
National Association of School Psychologists | http://www.nasponline.org/ |
National Association of Social Workers | http://www.socialworkers.org |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors | http://www.nasmhpd.org |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc. | http://www.nri-inc.org |
National Black Nurses Association | http://www.nbna.org |
National Business Group on Health | http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/ |
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare | http://www.thenationalcouncil.org |
National Hispanic Medical Association | http://www.nhmamd.org/ |
National Latina/o Psychological Association | http://w3.arizona.edu/~nlpa |
National Medical Association | http://www.nmanet.org/ |
Sleep Research Society | http://www.sleepresearchsociety.org |
Social Work Policy Institute of the National Association of Social Workers Foundation | http://www.naswfoundation.org |
Society for Neuroscience | http://apu.sfn.org/ |
Society for Research in Child Development | http://www.srcd.org |
Society for Social Work and Research | http://www.sswr.org |
Society of Behavioral Medicine | http://www.sbm.org/ |
NIMH Alliance for Research Progress
The Alliance is a group of patient and family advocates representing national voluntary organizations meeting twice a year with NIMH Director and staff.
Organization Name | Web Site |
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Active Minds, Inc. | http://www.activeminds.org |
American Association of Suicidology | http://www.suicidology.org/ |
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | http://www.afsp.org |
Anxiety Disorders Association of America | http://www.adaa.org |
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum | http://www.apiahf.org |
Autism Science Foundation | http://www.autismsciencefoundation.org |
Autism Society of America | http://www.autism-society.org |
Autism Speaks | http://www.autismspeaks.org |
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | http://www.bazelon.org |
Black Women's Health Imperative | http://www.BlackWomensHealth.org |
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | http://bbrfoundation.org |
Campaign for Mental Health Reform | http://mhreform.org |
The Balanced Mind Foundation | http://www.thebalancedmind.org/ |
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | http://www.chadd.org and www.help4adhd.org |
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance | http://www.dbsalliance.org |
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association | http://www.drada.org |
Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action | http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org |
FRAXA Research Foundation, Inc. | http://www.fraxa.org |
Families for Depression Awareness | http://www.familyaware.org |
Freedom From Fear | http://www.freedomfromfear.org |
International Mental Health Research Organization | http://www.imhro.org/ |
International OCD Foundation | http://www.ocfoundation.org |
Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation | http://www.bpchildresearch.org |
Latino Behavioral Health Institute | http://www.lbhi.org/ |
Mental Health America | http://www.nmha.org |
National Alliance for Hispanic Health | http://www.hispanichealth.org |
National Alliance of Multi-Ethnic Behavioral Health Associations | www.nambha.org |
National Alliance on Mental Illness | http://www.nami.org |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | http://www.endhomelessness.org |
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association | http://www.naapimha.org |
National Association for Rural Mental Health | http://www.narmh.org |
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders | http://www.anad.org |
National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition | http://www.nbgmac.org/ |
National Coalition on Mental Health and Deaf Individuals | http://nasmhpd.org/NCMHDI.cfm |
National Congress of American Indians | http://www.ncai.org/ |
National Council of LaRaza | http://www.nclr.org |
National Eating Disorders Association | http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org |
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder | http://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com |
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health | http://www.ffcmh.org |
National Sleep Foundation | http://www.sleepfoundation.org |
Postpartum Support International | http://www.postpartum.net |
Research! America | http://www.researchamerica.org |
Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation | http://www.questforthetest.org |
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America | http://www.sardaa.org |
Society for Neuroscience | http://apu.sfn.org/ |
Society for Women's Health Research | http://www.womenshealthresearch.org |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | http://www.samhsa.gov |
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA | http://www.spanusa.org/ |
The AIDS Institute | http://www.theaidsinstitute.org/home.asp |
The Jed Foundation | http://jedfoundation.org |
The Stanley Medical Research Institute | http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/ |
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. | http://tsa-usa.org |
Treatment and Research Advancements for Personality Disorders Association | http://www.tara4bpd.org |
Trichotillomania Learning Center | http://www.trich.org |
Connecting with NIMH
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