Federal Agencies

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

Children, Adolescents and Family Resources
Web address: www.mentalhealth.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The CDC has data and statistics on suicide and increasingly has information available on mental illnesses.
Web address: www.cdc.gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS administers the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) programs.
Web address: www.cms.hhs.gov

Department of Education (DOE) - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitive Services (OSERS)

OSERS web site includes a wide array of information for families, school districts and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research.
Web address: www.ed.gov (click on “offices” and then click on Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, listed under “Program Offices.”)

InsureKidsNow

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created a national campaign to link the nation’s 10 million uninsured children – from birth to 18 years – to free and low-cost health insurance.
Web address: www.insurekidsnow.gov

Maternal and Child Health Library

The Maternal Child Health Library (MCH) has an on-line web site designed to help service providers and families find available national, state, and local resources that can address child and family needs, including mental health resources. To learn more about locating services for your child or understanding which services to look for, visit Knowledge Path: Locating Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families at Website address: www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_community.html

National Institute of Mental Health

The mission of NIMH is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research.
Web address: www.nimh.nih.gov

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP’s mission is to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to the needs of individuals in the juvenile justice system. OJJDP supports states and local communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs. The agency also works to improve the juvenile justice system. 
Web address: www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

Office of the U.S. Surgeon General

In 1999, Surgeon General David Satcher displayed true leadership in issuing A Comprehensive Report on mental health – chapter 3 covers children and adolescents. 
Web address: www.surgeongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm

President's New Freedom Commision on Mental Health

The Commission was created to examine the current gaps in mental illness treatment services and to make recommendations to the President on ways in which the federal government can help states increase access to care and improve quality in their public programs.
Web address: www.mentalhealthcommission.gov