Maine Professional Societies
American Nurses Association – Maine
www.anamaine.org
Downeast Association of Physicians Assistants
www.deapa.com
Maine Academy of Family Physicians
www.maineafp.org
Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
www.maineaap.org
Maine Medical Association
www.mainemed.org
Maine Nurse Practitioner Association
www.mnpa.us
Maine Osteopathic Association
www.mainedo.org
Maine Advocacy and Information Organizations
G.E.A.R. Parent Network – for families of children with disabilities
www.gearparentnetwork.org
Maine AllCare – universal quality affordable health care for all Maine citizens
www.maineallcare.org
Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group
www.benzos.une.edu
Maine Parent Federation – for families of children with disabilities
www.mpf.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Maine Chapter (NAMI-Maine)
www.namimaine.org
Quality Counts
http://www.mainequalitycounts.org
Pine Tree Legal Assistance – for people needing legal help and advice
www.ptla.org
Safe Medicine Disposal for ME Program
www.safemeddisposal.com
Blogs
Common Health Blog
http://commonhealth.wbur.org/
Health Care Reform Articles
http://healthcarereformarticles-philiphilipo.blogspot.com/
Safe Space: a Forum for Courageous Conversations
http://www.safespaceradio.com
Health/Mental Health/Practice Resources
APA disaster committee website
http://www.psych.org/Resources/DisasterPsychiatry.aspx
Epocrates Online – Free drug and disease information on the Web
http://www.epocrates.com/products/online/
Maine Prescription Monitoring Program
www.maine.gov/pmp.
The MoodGym: learn CBT skills for preventing and coping with depression
http://www.moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome
Comprehensive guides to diseases, conditions, medications, symptoms for patients and professionals
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/
Praxis CBT: online training program in CBT
http://www.praxiscbtonline.co.uk/
Safe Space: a Forum for Courageous Conversations
http://www.safespaceradio.com
Resources for Perinatal Mood Disorders
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health www.womensmentalhealth.org
CME modules on postpartum depression
www.mededppd.org
detailed explanation of screening and treatment http://www.mededppd.org/care_pathways.asp
website link for mothers
http://www.mededppd.org/mothers/
Comprehensive information for professionals and patients from the University of Illinois Perinatal Mental Health Project
http://www.psych.uic.edu/research/perinatalmentalhealth/
Motherisk Program at the University of Toronto provides authoritative information and guidance to pregnant or lactating patients and their health care providers regarding the fetal risks associated with drug, chemical, infection, disease, and radiation exposure(s) during pregnancy.
http://www.motherisk.org/prof/index.jsp (for Professionals)
http://www.motherisk.org/women/index.jsp (for Women)
Postpartum Support International
www.postpartum.net
U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, Health Resources and Services Administration, information on perinatal mood disorders
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/pregnancyandbeyond/depression/morethanblues.htm
Marce Society, An international society for the understanding, prevention and treatment of mental illness related to childbearing
www.marcesociety.com
National Organizations
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatrists
www.aagpgpa.org
AACP (American Association of Community Psychiatrists) http://www.communitypsychiatry.org/
American Federation for Suicide Prevention
www.afsp.org
American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
www.adaa.org
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org
BringChange2Mind
www.bringchange2mind.org/
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
www.bpkids.org
Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
www.chadd.org
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
www.dbsalliance.org
Mental Health America
www.mentalhealthamerica.org
National Alliance for Care Giving
www.caregiving.org
National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care
www.thenationalcouncil.org
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression (NARSAD)
www.narsad.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org
National Family Caregivers Association
www.nfcacares.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
www.ocfoundation.org
Physicians for a National Health Program
www.pnhp.org
U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov