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Psych Central is the
Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health
and psychology network. Since 1995, it has been run by
mental health professionals offering reliable, trusted
information and over 160 support groups to consumers. We
are today's modern voice for mental health information
and advocacy and have the broadest online reach and
recognition of any mental health network online today,
touching the lives of over 1.1 million people around the
world every month.
The mission of the
New York
State Psychological Association is to advance
the science and practice of psychology as a means of
promoting human welfare. This is accomplished by
supporting excellence in education, training, research,
advocacy and service, in affiliation with the
American Psychological Association.
The
Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United
States government’s principal agency for protecting the
health of all Americans and providing essential human
services, especially for those who are least able to
help themselves.
HHS represents almost a quarter of all federal outlays,
and it administers more grant dollars than all other federal
agencies combined. HHS’ Medicare program is the nation’s
largest health insurer, handling more than 1 billion claims
per year. Medicare and Medicaid together provide health care
insurance for one in four Americans.
The
National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research
agency—making important medical discoveries that improve
health and save lives. The
NIH’s mission is to seek
fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of
living systems and the application of that knowledge to
enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of
illness and disability.
FindYouthInfo.gov
was created by the Interagency Working Group on Youth
Programs (IWGYP),
which is composed of representatives from 12 Federal
agencies that support programs and services focusing on
youth. The IWGYP promotes the goal of positive, healthy
outcomes for youth in three significant ways: Create and
Support FindYouthInfo.gov, Identify and Disseminate
Promising and Effective Strategies and Promote Enhanced
Collaboration
Founded
in 2010, the
OCD New York is a non-profit affiliate of
the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). OCD New York
is a locally based group made up of people with
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related
disorders, as well as their families, friends,
professionals and others.
RightHealth is a collection of links to news
articles and other resources from around the internet.
The
Mental Health Association of Nassau County (MHA) is
a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to
improving mental health in our community through
advocacy, education, program development and the
delivery of direct services. Since its founding in
1953, the MHA has advocated for the needs of adults and
children with psychiatric and emotional difficulties.
This priority has guided their mission for over five
decades and led them to develop concrete rehabilitation
services that benefits adults and children with
psychiatric disabilities.
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