Psychology: Resources

This site provides links related to community psychology, including community building, community health, action teaching, and service learning.

Popular magazine (not a scholarly journal) covering psychology in a practical way for the general public.

The CDC Mental Health Group works to increase the public's awareness of mental illness.

MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.

MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information.

Support and advocacy group

The mission of the National Center for PTSD is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's Veterans and others who have experienced trauma, or who suffer from PTSD, through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research agency in the world. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on complementary and integrative health approaches.