Mental Health America of Central Virginia
 (formerly the Mental Health Association of Central Virginia)
    An Affiliate of Mental Health America
 






 

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Mental Health America  Virginia


Helpful Resource Links


Local/State    National    Federal

 Policy/Advocacy    Professional Organizations

    Links to Specific Illness Information    Other


 

LOCAL/STATE

Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, & Substance Abuse Services

Division of Social Services (Lynchburg, Va.)

Mental Health Association of Virginia

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Central Virginia

United Way of Central Virginia

Virginia Department of Social Services
   
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NATIONAL

National Center for Victims of Crime

National Center for PTSD

National Mental Health Association
   
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
   
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FEDERAL

National Institutes of Mental Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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POLICY/ADVOCACY

The Center for Mental Health Services Information

Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health

www.adscenter.org
A new Web site has been launched to serve as a centralized resource in collecting and providing information for addressing discrimination and stigma associated with mental illnesses.

 

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy for Adolescent Psychiatry
   
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
   
American Association of Suicidology
   
American Psychiatric Association
   
American Psychological Association
   
Association of Women Psychiatrists

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LINKS TO SPECIFIC ILLNESS INFORMATION

    Attention Deficit Disorder
    www.chadd.org

    Bipolar Disorder
    www.narsad.org
    www.bpkids.org

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    www.freedomfromfear.org
    www.adaa.org

    International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
    www.icisf.org

    International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
    www.istss.org

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    www.ocfoundation.org

    PTSD Alliance
    www.PTSDAlliance.org

    Schizophrenia
    www.schizophreniadigest.com

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OTHER

Compassion Fatigue
We all need to take care of ourselves; here are some interesting links which might help you cope with the stress of your day-to-day life.
www.vaonline.org/care.html


 
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The informational links throughout this Website are provided as a convenience to our readers.  We do not control the sites and cannot be responsible for the accuracy of the content found within other organization's sites.

   
   

   

 



   


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Mental Health America of Central Virginia
1010 Miller Park Square
Lynchburg, VA. 24501
phone: 434-847-9055     fax: 434-847-3600