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Frequently Requested Numbers for 

 Professional Organizations, Memberships & Associations:

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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
3615 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016, Telephone: 202/966-7300  Web site: www.aacap.org 

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1050, Bethesda, MD 20815
Telephone: 301/654-7850, Web site: www.aagpgpa.org 

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
1133 15th St., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, (202/452-0109)  www.aamft.org 

American Association of Suicidology (AAS), 4201 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 408
Washington, DC 20008, (202/237-2280), www.suicidology.org   Understanding and prevention of suicide. Research, info, resources, newsletters, pamphlets, school guidelines, support group guidelines and support group directory. 

American Counseling Association, 5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 (1-800-347-6647 X222)  www.counseling.org 

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852, (301/231-9350) www.adaa.org 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), 120 Wall St., Fl. 22
New York, NY 10005, (888/333-2377 or 212/363-3500), National Suicide Hotline: 800/999-9999
www.afsp.org  Suicide Prevention. Research, suicide-prevention education & conferences,  newsletter, literature, national directory of support groups.

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
1400 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005,  (202/682-6000)  www.psych.org 

American Psychological Association (APA), 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202/336-5700 or 800/374-3120) www.apa.org 

Bazelon Center, 1101 15th Street, NW Suite 1212, Washington, DC 20005, (212/467-5730) www.bazelon.org   Litigation and policy reform to uphold legal rights of people with mental disabilities. Provides consumer publications and advocacy manuals.

Center for Mental Health Services' Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN), P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, (800/789-2647), M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD): 301/443-9006, Fax: 301/984-8796, International Calls: 301/443-1805
E-mail: ken@mentalhealth.org, Web: www.mentalhealth.org (English, Spanish) government Web site with valuable free info. 

Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation   www.bpkids.org    National, parent-led, not-for-profit organization of families raising children diagnosed with, or at risk for, bipolar disorder. Membership is free to families. 

Christian Counselors of Texas, POB 50085, Midland, TX 79610-0085  (1-888-844-5166)  http://www.cctx.org  

Depression After Delivery, P.O. Box 1282, Morrisville, PA 19607, Telephone: 800/944-4773,   National self-help organization for support, education, information, for women experiencing anxiety, depression, and psychosis after birth of a baby.  100+ affiliated groups nationwide maintain intensive effort to eliminate stigma attached to the disorder Newsletter.

EMDR Institute, POB 51010, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (831-372-3900 or fax 831-647-9880) email: inst@emdr.com or contact Web-Site at http://www.emdr.com 

Men's Health Network (MHN), P.O. Box 75972, Washington, DC 20013, Hotline: 888/MEN-2-MEN    Nonprofit, charitable corporation, promotes public and media awareness of men's health issues and how to prevent disease, violence, and addiction. MHN is currently developing a data collection system to act as a national clearinghouse for information about men's health issues. 

National Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI), 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201, Help line: 800/950-NAMI or 703/524-7600, www.nami.org 

National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 750 First St., NE, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002-4241, (800/638-8799) www.socialworkers.org 

National Foundation for Depressive Illness (NAFDI), P.O. Box 2257, New York, NY 10116, (800/239-1265), www.depression.org     Non-profit organization to increase public awareness about depression. 

National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892, (800/421-4211) www.nimh.nih.gov    Increase public recognition of the symptoms of depression and treatment options. (Spanish & English)

National Mental Health Association (NMHA), 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, Information line: 800/969-NMHA, For free brochures: 800/228-1114 www.nmha.org

National Mental Illness Screening Project (NMISP), One Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-1706, (781/239-0071), www.nmisp.org  Nonprofit organization coordinating nationwide mental health screening programs. Programs, offered to the public free, include National Depression Screening Day & interactive telephone screening program. 

National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), 120 Albany St., Suite 820, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, (877/986-9472--732/828-8575), www.healthywomen.org   National clearinghouse for women's health information. 

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, 9 Depot St., Milford, CT 06460, (203/878-5669) www.ocfoundation.org  Support, info, newsletter, brochures, & anxiety DO screening.

Sexual Function Health Council, American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD)
300 West Pratt St., Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21201 (800/242-2383)   www.afud.org 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Room 12-105 Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301/443-8956) www.samhsa.gov   Federal agency charged with improving quality/availability of prevention, treatment, & rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (SPAN), 5034 Odin's Way
Marietta, GA 30068, (770/998-8819) www.spanusa.org  Nonprofit organization for effective national suicide prevention strategy.  SPAN offers a newsletter, facts about suicide, and advocacy information.

Texas Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, POB 140647, Austin, TX 78714-0647 (512-454-8626) 

Texas Association of Marriage & Family Counselors (Division of TCA), 316 W. 12th St., Suite 402, Austin, TX 78701 (512-472-3403 or 800-580-8144, fax 512-472-3756)  email addresses: melissa@txca.org 

Texas Counseling Association, 316 West 12th Street, Suite 402, Austin, TX 78701 (512-472-3403) Web-Site:  http://www.txca.org