Links
Professional Organizations
> American Psychiatric Foundation
The foundation promotes awareness of mental illness and the effectiveness of treatment, the importance of early intervention, access to care and the need for high quality services and treatment through a combination of grants, programs, research funding and awards.
> American Psychiatric Association
- Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives
APA’s website for the general public, filled with the latest information and toolkits on timely issues.
- Let's Talk Facts
This series of brochures is perfect for use in employee education. They are designed to provide answers to commonly asked questions on mental health issues and disorders.
> Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry
AOOP works to enhance psychiatry's contribution to the well-being and productivity of workers, leaders, and work organizations. They also liaison with other professional groups concerned with workplace health and mental health
> Employee Assistance Professionals Association
The association for employee assistance professionals, find an EAP provider here
> Society for Human Resource Management
The world's largest society devoted to human resource management, SHRM provides the most essential and comprehensive resources available.
> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
As an advocate for businesses across the country, the Chamber website provides comprehensive resources for large and small businesses alike on topics including insurance and healthcare.
Government Agencies
> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC promotes health and the prevention of disease, disability or injury. Up to date information on a variety of health related topics including workplace safety and health
> The US Department of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements.
> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA builds resilience and facilitates recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness. Information is available for many targeted audiences including a workplace resources site.
- The Elimination of Barriers Initiative - Workplace
SAMHSA’s site for exploring how companies that proactively address overall mental health in the workplace can realize significant benefits. - Center for Mental Health Services
CMHA leads national efforts to improve prevention and mental health treatment services for all Americans. Features several online publications on topics such as stigma, stress, treatment and recovery.
> National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.
More Resources
> America’s Health Together
There many programs help people to explain the complexities of health care, the opportunities for prevention, and the integration of mental health and physical health.
- Facing Fear Together
A groundbreaking partnership among the nation’s leading mental health and primary care organizations to respond to America’s new exposure to homeland terrorism.
Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network helps employers, other covered entities, and persons with disabilities learn about their obligations and rights under the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This online manual provides guidance on the practical application of legal requirements established in the statute and EEOC regulations.
> Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Find support groups and information concerning mood disorders.
> Institute for Health and Productivity Management
The Institute for Health and Productivity Management was created in 1997 to make employee health an investment in corporate success through enhanced workplace performance. It grows out of work done earlier under the "Two Pens" Project on Health Care Value, carried out jointly by the National Business Coalition on Health and the National Association of Managed Care Physicians
> Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems
Learn the difference between safe and dangerous alcohol use and how it can impact entire communities.
> Making the Most of your Pharmacy Benefit Plan
Learn how to navigate through your benefit plan so that you receive the best care possible.
> Mid-America Coalition on Health Care
Read how major employers, hospitals, physicians, health plans, Universities and governments in the Kansas City region came together to prove that when the stakeholders in the health care delivery system come together, significant areas of agreement can lead to millions of dollars in savings.
> National Business Coalition on Health
This national employer based health coalition seeks to accelerate the nations progress towards high quality healthcare services. HealthSmart provides practical healthcare information on a variety of topics including depression.
> National Business Group on Health
The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only non-profit organization devoted exclusively to representing large employers' perspective on national health policy issues and providing practical solutions to its members' most important health care problems.
> Screening for Mental Health
Encourage awareness and early intervention by providing these screening tools in your workplace. The telephone and online submission makes the process anonymous and comfortable.
> RxROI
Helps those making benefit and management decisions navigate the complex issues associated with benefit design for medications and make optimal choices for a healthier workforce.