National Organizations
ACA American Counseling Association
AMHCA American Mental Health Counselors Association
CMHS Center for Mental Health Services
NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness
NBCC National Board for Certified Counselors
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
SAMHSA Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Pennsylvania Organizations
PCA Pennsylvania Counseling Association
PA MHA MPA Mental Health America
OMHSAS PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
PA NAMI PA National Alliance on Mental Illness
PCPA PA Community Providers Association
PMHCA PA Mental Health Consumers Association
Legislative, Executive, Judicial Links
- Pennsylvania General Assembly: www.legis.state.pa.us/
- Governors Office: www.governor.state.pa.us/
- Judicial System: www.courts.state.pa.us/
Mental Health Law Links
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Mental Health Law in the United States
Licensure Links
PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
PA Code – Chapter 49. Licensure of Professional Counselors
Accredited Counseling Graduate Programs
CACREP Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Mental Health Magazine Links
New Therapist
Psychotherapy Networker
Evidence-Based Research and Treatment Links
Turning Knowledge into Practice (Developed by the Technical Assistance Collaborative)www.tacinc.org/Pubs/TKIP.htm
- A downloadable manual for consumers, families, providers, and administrators about understanding and implementing Evidence-Based Practices.
Therapy Advisor: Promoting Scientifically-Based Psychotherapy www.therapyadvisor.org
- Information for consumers and providers on effective psychosocial treatments. (Search engine included.) Covers adult, child, geriatric, chemical dependency and health behavior therapies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/community/
- Evidence Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery. Downloadable files of portions of 5 EBP Implementation Resource Kits.
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)nrepp.samhsa.gov/
SAMHSA’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) on the Web
www.samhsa.gov/ebpwebguide/index.asp
- This guide provides a list of Web sites with information about specific EBPs or reviews of research findings. It could be helpful to stakeholders seeking to promote awareness of current research and to increase the implementation and availability of evidence-based practices (EBPs).
National Association of State Mental Health Directors Research Institute (NRI) www.nri-inc.org
- The NRI is a non-profit corporation devoted to issues of the public mental health system. The mission of the NRI is to promote quality and accountability of mental health services by generating and facilitating the use of relevant research, data, and information that meets the collective and individual needs of state mental health agencies.
Evidence-Based Practices Website (Developed by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute) www.nri-inc.org/CMHQA.cfm
- What different States are doing regarding EBPs
- Children’s EBPs
- Fidelity assessment
- Infrastructure support for EBPs
Evaluation Technical Assistance Center (At the Human Services Research Institute)
http://tecathsri.org/knowledge.asp
- Toolkits on outcome measurement, fidelity assessment, development of program manuals, performance indicators, quality, etc.
- “Metabase” – database of literature reviews of specific practices
- Information on evidence grading systems
- How to develop new evidence-based practices
The Annapolis Coalition: Behavioral Health Workforce Development /www.annapoliscoalition.org/pages/
- Comprehensive report and action plan for behavioral health workforce development
- Executive summary and quick reference guide also available
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/
- a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers.
