Mental health resources from SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA's) National Mental Health Information Center Web site
and call center continue to provide reliable information and resources to support the mental health needs and objectives of all users of mental health services.

The publications described below are available to you at no cost. You can post these resources on your Web sites or listservs, or use them in any other way that is convenient. Please link back to SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center Web site as your source.

To order printed copies of these publications, go to http://store.mentalhealth.org/publications/ordering.aspx, or call 800-789-2647 for bilingual information services (TDD: 866-889-2647), weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time.

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March 2006: Featured Publications

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* Participatory Dialogues: A Guide To Organizing Interactive Discussions on Mental Health Issues Among Consumers, Providers, and Family Members (SMA00-3472)
-Developed by mental health consumers, this manual is designed to stimulate and promote dialogue among States, local communities, providers, managed care organizations, advocates, family members, and consumers. (For downloading online only)
* National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery (SMA05-4129)
-This document clearly defines recovery and sets forth the 10 fundamental components of recovery. It was developed through the deliberations of more than 110 expert panelists representing mental health consumers, famiy members, providers, advocates, researchers, managed care organizations, State and local public officials, and others.
* Fast Fact Cards-These 7 fact cards are available for ordering:
* Fast Fact 1: Your Child's Mental Health: 12 Questions Every Parent Should Ask
* Fast Fact 2: Finding Mental Health Services: Where to Go for Help
* Fast Fact 3: Suicide
* Fast Fact 4: Mental Health and HIV/AIDS
* Fast Fact 5: Children and Mental Health
* Women and Depression
* Fast Fact 7: Basic Facts about Mental Health

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We hope these resources are useful to you in your mental health awareness efforts.

Please send us your feedback: info@mentalhealth.org.
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center

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SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center's Web site and call center (800-789-2647; 866-889-2647-TDD) offer users of mental health services-consumers, families, the general public, policymakers, providers, and the media-reliable information and resources to support mental health needs and objectives. These services are administered through SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services division.

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