UPDATED NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
RELEASED
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA)
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) today released its latest
national directory of over 22,000 local mental health service programs in
the U.S. Organized in a State-by-State format that is sorted
alphabetically by city, the directory is a quick-reference tool for health
care providers, social workers, managed care organizations, and the
general public.
Entries are grouped within cities by type of
organization including
psychiatric hospital, community residential
organization, residential
treatment center for emotionally disturbed
children, residential treatment
center for adults, general hospital with
separate psychiatric services,
outpatient mental health clinic, substance
abuse and mental health
organization and veterans organizations. In addition
to name, location
and phone number, each entry identifies whether the
organization provides
inpatient care, outpatient care, or residential
care.
"The directory is designed to quickly provide important information
on
types of facilities, including programs for adults and children and the
specific services offered—hospital inpatient, residential or
outpatient—within any geographical area in the country," said Acting
SAMHSA Administrator Joseph H. Autry III, M.D.
"The Mental Health
Directory is an excellent resource for providers,
consumers, family members,
and others to easily access information on
mental health organizations,"
said CMHS Director Bernard S. Arons, M.D.
The directory can also be used to
plan and build local service networks
and develop mailing lists for
meetings, health fairs, and other events.
In addition to mental health
service organizations, the directory also
lists state-level mental health
service authorities.
To obtain a free copy of the Mental Health Directory
2000, contact the
CMHS Clearinghouse at (800) 789-2647.
The directory
complements the CMHS Mental Health Services Locator
service. The
Internet-based service provides links to the nearest mental
health
organizations as well as addresses, phone numbers and information
on
services available. It also provides information on State mental
health
agencies, consumer and family organizations, CMHS grantees as well
as State
mental health statistics. Through this service, mental health
organizations
in any State, city or community anywhere in the Nation are
easily and
quickly located by following simple instructions at the
Services Locator
site which can be accessed via the CMHS web site:
www.mentalhealth.org