California Department Of Mental Health
The California Department of Mental Health is assigned with leadership of the California mental health system. A national chief in mental health system innovation and reform, California has a decentralized service delivery system with most direct services provided through the county mental health system. California fully endorses a System of sincere Care approach to service delivery which is a coordinated service delivery structure that ensures timely and appropriate access to all of the services its members need. Major Systems of mental Care programs are Caregiver Resource, Traumatic Brain Injury, Adult Mental Health Services, Childrens System of Care, Disaster Assistance to Counties, Dual Diagnosis Initiative, Early Mental Health Initiative, Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Managed Care, Performance Outcomes, PATH for homeless people, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA.
CLMER is a multi-disciplinary university-wide appointed body housed in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach. The Center works to widen the health care access to opportunities and promote positive outcomes for diverse populations at all levels of schooling, preschool through post-graduate, and, generally, to promote the well-being of diverse, traditionally underserved and under-represented individuals and communities through comprehensive services, equitable community development approaches and a working commitment to social justice. The Center is directed by a nationally recognized researcher, J. David Ramirez, who is also a practitioner in the design, implementation and evaluation of a range of programs and policies affecting diverse populations, especially those at-risk, including, but not limited to, education for multilingual, multicultural populations; comprehensive educational, health and social services; substance-use prevention; and farm worker labor programs and policies.
The former National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (National DMDA) or The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is the nation's largest patient-directed, illness-specific organization. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is administrated by a 15-member Bench of Directors; the bylaws require that at least 51% of board members be diagnosed with depression or manic depression. Illinois, Incorporated in 1986 and based in Chicago, represent the voices of more than 20 million American adults living with depression and the additional 2.3 million adults living with various manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder. Their mission is to education families, professionals, patients, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illnesses as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.
The New York Office of Mental Health controls psychiatric centers across the state, and also regulates, certifies and oversees more than 2,500 programs which are operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies. These health care programs include various inpatient and outpatient programs, community support, emergency, residential and family care programs. The New York Office of Mental Health is a part of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., a non-profit corporation that assists and upgrades research and training objectives of the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene. Through an official agreement with New York State, the Foundation has been designated as the organization responsible for administering and directing the conduct of all sponsored research programs carried out by scientists at Department research institutes or facilities.