Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago

Useful Links

Visit these links to learn more about Mental Health issues.

• The National Mental Health Association is dedicated to promoting mental health, preventing mental disorders and achieving victory over mental illnesses through advocacy, education, research and service. Their website features an online community with discussion boards, community links and various interacctive features.
• The American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has good information for parents about medication. The address is www.AACAP.org
• The mission of Equip for Equality is to advance the human and civil rights of children and adults with physical and mental disabilities in Illinois. It is the only statewide, cross-disability, comprehensive advocacy organization providing self-advocacy assistance, legal services, and disability rights education while also engaging in public policy and legislative advocacy and conducting abuse investigations and other oversight activities.
• Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. The well-designed and expertly edited site offers comprehensive information on all manners of mental disorders. The intended audience includes mental health professionals, patients and members of the general public. Independently funded, regularly updated. A true standout.
• U.S. Government Department of Health and Human Services A valuable source of news and information on a variety of health care issues. Recent government studies are summarized in press releases available at www.dhhs.gov/news/press/.
• CASEL The Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning is a collaborative of educators, scientists, human service providers, policy makers, and concerned citizens who are working together to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) as an integral part of education in schools throughout the world.
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
• The Center for Social and Emotional Education provides social and emotional tools that help transform problems into opportunities. Each month the site explores an emotion.
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