| Resources for Mental-Health Research and Funding | |
| Grants and Funding | |
|  | Grants.gov allows organizations                     to electronically find and apply for competitive grant                     opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.                     Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant                     programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. The                     US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the                     managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that will have                     an unparalleled impact on the grant community. 
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|  | The National Institute of Mental                     Health is working to improve mental health through biomedical                     research on mind, brain, and behavior. NIMH Research Grant Link , Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoc MD/PhD Fellows, Drug Abuse & Mental Health, PET/SPECT Ligands for Brain Imaging 
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|  | The Substance Abuse and Mental                     Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental                     Health Services (CMHS), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention                     (CSAP), and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) are                     accepting applications for SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination                     Conference Grants (also referred to as SAMHSA Conference                     Grants). The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to                     disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health                     services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields                     and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as                     effectively and efficiently as possible. 
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|  | Cooperative State Research,                     Education and Extension Service (CSREES) advances knowledge                     for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being,                     and communities through national program leadership and                     federal assistance. 
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|  | The National Association of State                     Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc. (NRI)                     is a non-profit corporation devoted to issues of the public                     mental health system. The mission of the NRI is to promote                     quality and accountability of mental health services by                     generating and facilitating the use of relevant research,                     data, and information that meets the collective and individual                     needs of state mental health agencies. 
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|  | The National Mental Health                     Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest                     nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health                     and mental illness. With more than  340                     affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental                     health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with                     mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and                     service.  Mental Health Association in Texas is a                     Texas affiliate of NMHA. 
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|  | In late 2004 the TDMHMR, a                     Department for the State of Texas was folded into the Texas                     Department of State Health Services.  There is a wealth                     of information regarding Mental Health Services and Grants and Funding on this   site. 
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|  | The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) is the single public agency charged by State Law, City Code and County Resolution with the responsibility for public health programs in San Antonio and unincorporated areas of Bexar County. Although the Health District is a City/County organization, administrative control is under the City of San Antonio and the District is operated as a City Department. Health District services include: preventive health services, health code enforcement, clinical services, environmental monitoring, Animal Care, disease control, health education, dental health, and maintenance of birth and death certificates. | 
| Databases ^Top^ | |
|  | The Substance Abuse and Mental                     Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) is an initiative of the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and                     Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the  United States                     Department of Health and Human Services.                   The goal of the                     archive is to provide ready access to substance abuse and                     mental health research data and to promote the sharing of                     these data among researchers, academics, policymakers, service                     providers, and others, thereby increasing the use of the data                     in understanding and assessing substance abuse and mental                     health problems and the impact of related treatment systems.                     The data archive is also intended to expand the variety of                     media on which data are available and ensure that data are in                     user friendly format. 
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|  | The National Archive of                     Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), located within  ICPSR, is                     funded by the National Institute on Aging. NACDA's mission                     is to advance research on aging by helping researchers to                     profit from the under-exploited potential of a broad range of                     datasets. NACDA acquires and preserves data relevant to                     gerontological research, processing as needed to promote                     effective research use, disseminates them to researchers, and                     facilitates their use. By preserving and making available the                     largest library of electronic data on aging in the United                     States, NACDA offers opportunities for secondary analysis on                     major issues of scientific and policy relevance. 
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|  | The Health and Medical Care                     Archive (HMCA) preserves and disseminates data collected by                     research projects funded by  The Robert                     Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest philanthropy devoted                     exclusively to health and health care in the United States. A                     project of ICPSR, HMCA is supported by the Foundation. 
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|  | The National Center for Health                     Statistics' Web site is a rich source of information about                     America’s health. As the Nation’s principal health statistics                     agency, NCHS compiles statistical information to guide actions                     and policies to improve the health of people. We are a unique                     public resource for health information–-a critical element of                     public health and health policy. 
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|  | MEPS is unparalleled for the degree of detail in its data, as well as its ability to link data on health services spending and health insurance to the demographic, employment, economic, health status, and other characteristics of survey respondents. Moreover, MEPS is the only national survey that provides a foundation for estimating the impact of changes in sources of payment and insurance coverage on different economic groups or special populations of interest, such as the poor, elderly, families, veterans, the uninsured, and racial and ethnic minorities. |