Contact: 63 Inverness Drive, East
Englewood, CO 80112
Ph: (800) 227-4645
Fax: (303)792-5333
Website:http://www.amerhumane.org
American Psychiatric Association
Contact: 1700 18th Street, N.W.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc. (AEL)
AEL publishes a variety of products on education topics that provide
R&D-based information to educators, policy makers, parents, community
members, and others. The products result from the
work of the Regional Educational Laboratory, the Eisenhower Regional
Consortium for
Mathematics and Science Education, and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural
Education and Small
Schools. You can find a complete listing of their publications
(including descriptions) in their catalog or through their website.
Full-text versions of some products are available online, and may be
downloaded.
Contact:
Arizona Drug and Gang Prevention Resource Center (APRC)
Contact:
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
Contact:
The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty
society whose 40,500 physician members specialize in the diagnosis and
treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 682-6000
Fax: (202) 682-6114
Website:http://www.psych.org/ (organization)
http://www.appi.org/ (press)
APA is an excellent source of publications detailing the latest research
findings, trends and issues on prevention and clinical interventions of
different types of mental health and psychological problems about
children, adolescents, families, etc. One of their catalogs Psychology
in the Schools features the latest books on behavior therapy, violence,
understanding aggression, and coercive actions,
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, etc. APA's Practice Directorate
division also publishes fact sheets which provide answers to common
questions about mental health. Some of these fact sheets can be
downloaded through their website.
Contact:
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Ph: (202)336-5500;
(202)336-5800
Website: http://www.apa.org/Book Order Department
P.O. Box 2710
Hyattsville, MD 20784-0710
Ph: (800)374-2721
Fax: (202)336-5502
AEL is a nonprofit, regionally oriented educational research and
development institution. The work of the Laboratory is made up of
educators and others concerned about education in the four states served:
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The organization's
mission is to link the knowledge from research with the wisdom from
practice to improve teaching and learning. AEL works closely with
schools, school districts, and states to develop, test, and refine
practical products and processes that address needs expressed by local
educators.
AEL Distribution Center,
P. O. Box 1348
Charleston, WV 25325-1348
Ph: 304/347-0400; 800/624-9120
Fax: 304/347-0487
e-mail: distctr@ael.org
Website:http://www.ael.org/
APRC's Clearinghouse is Arizona's central source for broad-based
prevention information and materials. Topics include alcohol and other
drugs, gang prevention, tobacco, child nutrition, violence, suicide,
HIV/AIDS, stress, and specialized target and high risk populations to
name a few. As part of a national resource system, APRC is well-prepared
to respond to current and future community information needs and can
design accurate, timely, and personalized materials as requested.
641 E. Van Buren Street B2
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2208
Ph: 800-432-2772; 602/727-5015
Fax: 602/727-5400
CMHS, a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), established the Knowledge Exchange Network as a
one-stop, national clearinghouse for free information about children's
and adolescents' mental health including publications, references, and
referrals to local and national resources and organizations. This
clearinghouse offers a list of possible partnership activities, campaign
information and poster materials, and a series of brochures and fact
sheets developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental
Health.
Valna Montgomery e-mail:vmontgom@samhsa.gov
Manager, Children's Mental Health Education Campaign
Office of External Liaison, Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 13-103
Rockville, MD 20857
Ph: 301-443-9848 / Fax: 301-443-5163
Website: http://www.mentalhealth.org/