Resources
NCPA strives to deliver the best care available to our patients and their families. We encourage you to become as educated as possible about the conditions that can affect, maintain, and improve your mental health. We have reviewed many sites related to psychiatry and recommend those listed below as educational and informative. As you explore this information, you will probably have questions. If you cannot find the answers to your questions, we invite you to contact any of our recommended groups or a member of the NCPA (please see the members' list in the Referrals section of this site.) Please Note: On this site we are responsible only for the content written by the staff of the NCPA or related to the workings of the organization.
Mental Health Although there are many good general resources for mental health information, here are some that are particularly helpful and easy to use. They feature information about mental illnesses and how they affect individuals and include resources for families who are dealing with mental illness and links to related topics.
American Psychiatric Association Consumer Information www.healthyminds.org
Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com
Mental Health Infosource www.mhsource.com
National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/
Mental Health Association in North Carolina http://www.mha-nc.org/
Mental Illness Education Project http://www.miepvideos.org/
National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/ Lists common problems associated with children's behavior. Includes general information for parents about how to deal with these problems.
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health http://www.ffcmh.org/
Disabilities
	Family Village www.familyvillage.wisc.edu Disability-related resources around the world.
	Family Village Community Center (North Carolina) www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/northcarolina.html Disability-related resources in North Carolina.
Peer Support Innumerable peer-support groups (face-to-face as well as online) are available for patients and their families.
	National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) www.nami.org Best known of these groups. Politically active in supporting patients and their families.
	NAMI (North Carolina chapter) www.naminc.org
Depression and Manic Depression
	Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) www.dbsalliance.org Focuses on issues related to depression and bipolar disorder. Lists regular support group meetings scheduled around the state.
	Recovery Inc. www.recovery-inc.com Mental health self-help program, active since 1937, which is solely managed by the members. As of January 2000 there are approximately 700 patient-support groups nationwide.
Alcoholism Both of the well-known organizations listed below provide excellent educational information for families as well as referrals to local resources.
	Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
	Al-Anon and Alateen www.Al-Anon-Alateen.org
Medical Societies Maintain a commitment to standards, ethics, excellence in medical education and practice, and advocacy on behalf of the medical profession and the patients it serves
	North Carolina Medical Society www.ncmedsoc.org
	American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
Updating of This Section We intend to continually update this section in our effort to provide as much information and support as possible to patients and their families who are dealing with mental illness. If you find other topics you would like addressed on this site, please contact the NCPA.
Treatment for Mental Health and Mental Illnesses We believe that gathering information (both in print and on the Net) about mental health and mental illnesses is extremely valuable. However, if you have serious issues relating to mental health/illness, there is no substitute for an evaluation by and assistance from a trained mental health professional.