There
are many professional fields that specialize in mental health
services. Sorting through all of the professional titles,
licenses, and capabilities of these clinicians, can be a difficult
process and finding the appropriate mental health professional
for your needs or to meet the needs of someone you know can
be even more difficult.
To learn
more about the definitions and capabilities of different mental
health clinicians, please access the Glossary
of terms.
Electronic,
print, and multimedia resources are provided to help you to
find authoritative information on mental health providers for
the treatment of suicidal thoughts or behaviors. These resources
are available from such national organizations as The National
Institute of Mental Health as well as professional organizations,
not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions.
Internet
National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The
NIMH is the primary National Institute of Health organization
for research on suicide and suicide prevention. The
NIMH offers specific resources, research, tools, and reports
for individuals in helping roles, health care professionals,
and researchers interested in learning more about suicide
and suicide prevention.
The
NIMH provides a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resources
Guide that is part of the NIMH government Web site and provides
contact information for a variety of national, regional, and
organizational resources related to the mental health needs
of children and adolescents. This NIMH Web page is available
at the following Web address:
The
APA is a professional organization and the largest organization
of psychologists in the world. APA is an international organization
whose mission is to advance psychology as a science and profession
and as a means of promoting health and human welfare through
research, high standards of ethics, conduct, education and
achievement, the proliferation of knowledge and education,
sharing of professional findings and experiences, and publications.
The
APA Web site provides a link called: “Find a Psychologist”.
This link provides a phone number which links to a
listing of referral systems in your area. APA
does NOT staff this number, but provides it as a resource.
This service is available at the following Web address:
