Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - http://www.ahcpr.gov
Works with private and public sectors to improve the health care system.

American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) - http://www.aagpgpa.org
A national association representing and serving its members and the field of geriatric psychiatry. It is dedicated to promoting the mental health and well being of older people and improving the care of those with late life mental disorders.

American Mental Health Alliance - http://www.mental-health-coop.com
An alliance of 2,000 mental health practitioners to provide quality services.

American Psychological Association - http://www.apa.org
Scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America - http://www.adaa.org
Promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders.

ASPE's Disabilities and Managed Care Web Site - http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/home.htm
Managed Care Systems Serving Persons with Disabilities web site, provides information relevant to researchers, policymakers, consumers, and advocates on a wide range of issues associated with managed care and disabilities.

At Health Home Page - http://www.athealth.com
Provides mental health information, resources, a directory of licensed
psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors and other therapists, and continuing
education information.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - http://www.bazelon.org
Legal and policy resources on the civil rights of people with mental disabilities, including health care, education, housing, federal benefits, insurance and employment.

Brain Works: The Neuroscience Newsletter - http://www.dana.org
Information about the programs, activities, and publications of the Dana Foundation and the Dana Alliance, as well the latest news about the brain.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - http://www.camh.net
Resources available relevant to mental health and addiction, based in Ontario, Canada.

Center for Disease Control Data and Health Statistics - http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm
Download information about its publications, scientific statistics, and disease prevention strategies.

Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health - http://www.cebmh.com
The CEBMH website aims to support all mental health professionals in their everyday practice; providing a portal to high quality evidence based mental health information, as well as a range of teaching materials.

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Institute of Behavioral Science -
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv
CSPV works from a multi-disciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policy makers, providing access to an Information house, technical assistance for the evaluation and development of programs and maintains a research component.

Dual Diagnosis Website - http://users.erols.com/ksciacca
Provides information and resources for service providers, consumers, and families.

Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network - http://www.wiche.edu/MentalHealth/Frontier/index.htm
Disseminates information about mental health and substance abuse needs and services in the rural U.S.A.

Internet Mental Health - http://www.mentalhealth.com
A free encyclopedia of mental health information.

Knowledge Exchange Network - http://www.mentalhealth.org
Provides an array of mental health information, search engine and related links.

Mental Health Coop -  http://www.americanmentalhealth.com

Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1999) - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html
This Report of the Surgeon General on Mental Health is the product of an collaboration between the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Mental Health Information Source - http://www.mentalhealth.org
MHI provides mental health information for the professional as well as the layperson.

Mental Health World - http://www.mentalhealthworld.org
MENTAL HEALTH WORLD is a quarterly journal on what helps and what hinders mental health. Web site offers articles selected from previous editions and every month, we will offer a new collection.

Mental Help Net - http://www.mentalhelp.net
The largest, most comprehensive guide to mental health online, featuring over 9,200 individual resources.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - http://www.nami.org
NAMI is consumers, families, treatment partners, policy allies, and friends united to advocate for a cure for severe disorders of the brain and to improve the quality of life of persons affected by serious mental illness.

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression - http://www.mhsource.com/narsad
Access to site publications and facts on various mental health diagnosis.

National Association of Rural Mental Health - http://www.narmh.org

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) - http://www.nasmhpd.org
Analyzes trends in the delivery and financing of mental health services and builds and disseminates knowledge and experience reflecting the integration of public mental health programming in evolving healthcare environments.

National Center for PTSD - http://www.ncptsd.org
This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress.

National Department of Health - http://www.nih.gov
The NIH is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Services which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) - http://www.DBSAlliance.org
DBSA is the largest patient-directed, illness-specific organization in the United States. Visit http://www.DBSAlliance.org to download or request free copies of educational materials, and for listings of DBSA support groups in your area. Additional features of the site include Chat rooms, message boards, patient-to-patient recommendations, news, and advocacy alerts. 

National Guideline Clearinghouse - http://www.health.org
National Guideline Clearinghouse NGC),is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov
Lists general health information including grants and contract resources; scientific information; job opportunities; and other news and events.

National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Conducts and supports research on mental illness and mental health including studies of the brain, behavior, and mental health services.

National Mental Health Association - http://www.nmha.org
The National Mental Health Association, through its national office and more than 330 affiliates nationwide, is dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals.

Pavnet Online - http://www.pavnet.org
A virtual library of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from 7 different federal agencies.

Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse - http://www.nalusda.gov/ric/richs/menhea.htm
Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse Information Resources Publications These publications are available from the Office of Rural Health Policy's distribution center: Rural Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Resources Directory 1999

Sidran - http://www.sidran.org
Nonprofit charitable organization devoted to education, advocacy, and research to
benefit people who are suffering from injuries of traumatic stress.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA
The goal of SAMHDA is to obtain and make available substance abuse and mental health studies, especially those with a national focus. Below is a listing of the studies currently held by SAMHDA and some other major substance abuse and mental health surveys that we plan to obtain in the near future or when they become available.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - http://www.samhsa.gov
It's mission is to assure quality substance abuse and mental health services available to the general public and health care system.

The Center for Mental Health Services - http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/index.htm
CMHS is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Virtual Office of the Surgeon General - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm
The Virtual Office of the Surgeon General Web site is coordinated by the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - http://www.os.dhhs.gov
Provides timely consumer, research and public policy updates

Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous - http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Alcohol Concern - http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
This site contains information about the work of Alcohol Concern, copies of press releases, factsheets and other publications as well as news about what is happening in the alcohol field and links to useful websites. The site also allows users to search our library database and services directory and order publications from our on-line bookshop

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - http://www.camh.net
Resources available relevant to mental health and addiction, based in Ontario, Canada.

Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse - http://www.casacolumbia.org
Works to educate the public regarding the escalating economic and social costs of drug use.

Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research - http://cedar.pharmacy.pitt.edu/main.html

CSAT Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE) - http://www.treatment.org
The Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE) is a resource sponsored by the Division of State and Community Assistance of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to provide information exchange between CSAT staff and State and local alcohol and substance abuse agencies.

Dual Diagnosis Website - http://users.erols.com/ksciacca
Provides information and resources for service providers, consumers, and families.

National Association for Children of Alcoholics - http://www.nacoa.net

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - http://www.health.org
Information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
Web-based resources to learn more about NIAAA, alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and how science is working to prevent and treat alcohol-related problems

National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov
Offers valuable information for researchers and health professionals including information about International program, training programs, trends and statistics, and completed research studies.

National Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - http://www.nofas.org
A national organization focusing solely on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

National Substance Abuse Web Index - http://nsawi.health.org
This Compass interface requires a JavaScript-enabled Web Browser. If you cannot enable JavaScript in your Browser, then you may use this interface instead. Search the contents of the most authoritative web sites in relation to substance abuse prevention.

Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse - http://www.nalusda.gov/ric/richs/menhea.htm
Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse Information Resources Publications These publications are available from the Office of Rural Health Policy's distribution center: Rural Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Resources Directory 1999

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA
The goal of SAMHDA is to obtain and make available substance abuse and mental health studies, especially those with a national focus. Below is a listing of the studies currently held by SAMHDA and some other major substance abuse and mental health surveys that we plan to obtain in the near future or when they become available.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - http://www.samhsa.gov
It's mission is to assure quality substance abuse and mental health services available to the general public and health care system.

Substance Abuse Network of Ontario (SANO) - http://sano.camh.net
Information related to substance use available in an electronic format and provides a forum for communication.

RESEARCH , PROGRAM EVALUATION & POLICY

Agency for Health Care Research & Quality - http://www.ahcpr.gov
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

Center for Rural Health and Social Services Development (CRHSSD) - http://www.siu.edu/~crhssd
Conducts research, needs assessments, demonstration projects, program evaluations, and training; tests new models of health care delivery; and develops policy recommendations to improve the health of our rural population

Center for Assessment and Policy Development (CAPD) - http://www.capd.org.
A Non-profit organization founded in 1987 to help institutions, communities and public systems craft and execute thoughtful responses to pressing social issues - particularly, improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and families.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation - http://www.ericae.net
Serves as a clearinghouse for journal articles, project reports and evaluation/assessment tools that relate to evaluation.

InnoNet - http://www.innonet.org
Innovation Network, Inc. (InnoNet) is a 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to enabling public and nonprofit organizations to better plan, execute, and evaluate their structure, operations, and services.

National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov
Offers valuable information for researchers and health professionals including information about International program, training programs, trends and statistics, and completed research studies.

RAND Drug Policy Research Center - http://www.rand.org/centers/dprc
Access to annual newsletter, research and publications completed by RAND.

Statepolicy.org - http://www.statepolicy.org/index.html
ISP provides you with an on-going listing of new developments in state social policy throughout the year. The listing is updated once a month or as needed.

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program - http://www.phs.bgsm.edu/sshp/rwj/rwj.htm

The Kaiser Network - http://www.kaisernetwork.org
Free online service from the Kaiser Family Foundation keeps you informed about critical health policy issues.

The Research Assistant - http://www.theresearchassistant.com
Source for tips, tools, and information needed to navigate the world of research.

GRANTS & FUNDING RESOURCES
Government Funding and Grants

Agency for Health Care Research & Quality - http://www.ahcpr.gov
Maintains a listing of current grant opportunities sponsored by the Agency.

Commerce Business Daily - http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov
Lists all Government contracting opportunities.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - http://www.cfda.gov
Government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

The Federal Register - http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html
Contains announcements of new grant and contracting opportunities.

Private Sources of Funding

Center for Health Care Strategies - http://www.chcs.org
Conducts research and provides technical assistance on health policy issues, and administers several grant making programs.

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program - http://www.phs.bgsm.edu/sshp/rwj/rwj.htm

The Commonwealth Fund - http://www.cmwf.org
A national foundation which conducts research and administers grants.

The David and Lucille Packard Foundation - http://www.packfound.org
Provides grants in a number of areas, including health care for children. Recent projects include the Health Care Reform Tracking Project, which, tracks and analyzes mental health care reform initiatives to assess their impact on children and their families.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - http://www.kff.org
A health care philanthropy which focuses on health policy issues

IRETA- Institute for Research, Education, & Training in Addictions.- www.ireta.org/attc.

The Pew Charitable Trusts - http://www.pewtrusts.com
Provides grants in a number of areas, including health and human services.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp
The nation's largest health care philanthropy which funds demonstration projects, training and fellowship programs, policy analysis, health services research, technical assistance, and public education.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation - http://www.wkkf.org
A nonprofit organization which administers grants in a number of areas, including health care. Current projects include building community capacity to identify and develop, test, refine, and sustain solutions to health-related issues, and to develop alternative comprehensive health services models.

The following sites provide links to many philanthropic and grant-making organizations, which may provide funding for health care and health policy research.

America's Charities - http://www.charities.org
A coalition of the nation's charitable organizations - groups providing direct services in thousands of local communities, across the America and around the world. Provides employers with the choice of these prestigious charities, to present to employees in workplace giving campaigns, recognizing the importance of charitable choice and diversity.

The Foundation Center - http://fdncenter.org

GrantsNet - http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet
GrantsNet is an Internet application tool created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management (OGM) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs. GrantsNet serves the general public, the grantee community, and grant-makers (i.e. state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial businesses)

Others

KQED - http://www.kqed.org/w/hope

Center for Minority Health - http://www.cmh.pitt.edu
The CMH is the lead entity within the Schools of the Health Sciences to coordinate the academic/research and service activities of members of the faculty and students who deal with issues of relevance to minority health. Our mission is closely tied to the Nation's prevention agenda developed to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, as described in Healthy People 2010.

Pittsburghers of the year - http://www.wqed.org/mag/features/0103_pghers.shtml
Pittsburgh Magazine, January 2003

ALLEGHENY COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE GUIDE: FEDERAL, STATE, AND NON-LOCAL FOUNDATION FUNDERS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
PREPARED FOR: FUNDERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
By Christie Hudson, MSW Student, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
October 2005

ALLEGHENY COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE GUIDE: LOCAL RESEARCH AND DATA CENTERS
PREPARED FOR: FUNDERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
By Christie Hudson, MSW Student, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
September 2005