Download Selected NMHA Publications Free of Charge!

The National Mental Health Association publishes several pamphlets, reports and advocacy guides available free for downloading.  For other publications or to order hard copies in bulk, visit NMHA’s Online Bookstore or call 800-969-NMHA (6642).

Public Education Brochures

• ¿Qué es la depresión?
• Bipolar Disorder and African Americans
• What Does Gay Mean?
• Making the Journey of Recovery
• When Your Child Is Behind Bars: A Family Guide to Surviving the Juvenile Justice System (pdf)
• Cultural Competency Tool Kit
• Dialogue for Recovery (pdf)

Advocacy Publications and Reports

• Mental Health Investment brochure
• Overview of Self-Determination Initiatives for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities (134kb pdf)
• Mental Health Treatment for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Compendium of Promising Practices (1.2MB pdf)
• State Coalitions On Coordination of Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders*
• Privatization and Managed Care in the Juvenile Justice System
• Advocacy Guide to Rights Protection forYouths in the Juvenile Justice System
• Advocate's Guide to Expanding Housing Options for People Who Have Mental Illnesses (pdf)
• Recovery at Work: A Guide to Implementing Effective Employment Services For People with Psychiatric Disabilities (pdf)
• Investment in Children's Mental Health Services (pdf)
• Can't Make the Grade -NMHA Mental Health State Assessment Project
• Increasing Involvement in Healthcare Reform: Recommendations from Stakeholders (pdf)
• Best (& Worst) Practices In Private Sector Managed Mental Healthcare
  • Part I, Level-Of-Care Criteria
  • Part II, Confidentiality
• Healthcare Reform: A Consumer, Family and Advocate Perspective
• Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: A Simplistic Response to A Complex Problem
• Putting Prevention Into Managed Mental Healthcare: A Smart Strategy For Purchasers
• Influencing Managed Care In The Private Sector (pdf)
• Navigating Managed Care: A Consumer and Family Guide for Accessing Mental Health Services in Managed Care Settings (pdf)
• A Call For Investment: Expanding Community-based Mental Health Services (pdf)
• Penny-wise& Pound Foolish: Restricting Access to Psychotropic Medications
• Meeting the Challenge: Ending Treatment Disparities for Women of Color
• Checking Up on Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Handbook for Child Mental Health Advocates
• Safeguarding Your Students Against Suicide

Newsletters

• The Bell Newsletter/State Advocacy Update
• Consumer-Supporter News

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National Mental Health Association
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