NAMI of Snohomish County

From its inception in 1979, NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. For three decades, NAMI has established itself as the most formidable grassroots mental health advocacy organization in the country. Dedication, steadfast commitment and unceasing belief in NAMI's mission by grassroots advocates have produced profound changes. NAMI's greatest strength is the dedication of our grassroots leaders and members. We are the families, friends and individuals that serve to strengthen communities across the country. Due in large part to generous individual, corporate, and foundation donations, NAMI is able to build on its success and continue to focus on three cornerstones of activity that offer hope, reform, and health to our American community: Awareness, Education, and Advocacy.

The web page for NAMI Washington State.

The website for NAMI Greater Seattle including a list of support groups and classes offered throughout the region.

The website for the Eastside (Bellevue, WA) area.

The website for Skagit County affiliate.

For 100 years, Compass Health has been providing hope and treatment for children, families and adults who suffer from mental illness. Our caring, professional counselors provide knowledge and expertise in the treatment of mental illnesses and can help individuals cope with the stress of everyday life. Our goal is to help people stay in their home and in their community, surrounded by family and friends who can support them during difficult times.

Quarterly magazine offering hope and harmony for people with bipolar.

Launched in 1994, SZ Magazine is the brainchild of Bill MacPhee, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 24. Today, SZ Magazine has a combined (Canadian and U.S.) readership of 90,000 and has been recognized with several media and mental health awards. The magazine reaches not only people with schizophrenia and their families, but doctors, government representatives and mental health professionals as well.

The North Sound Mental Health Community has initiated a Dignity and Respect Campaign to promote the belief that all people in our community are deserving of dignity and respect. In every community we encourage treating one another with Dignity and Respect.

NIMH Vision NIMH envisions a world in which mental illnesses are prevented and cured. NIMH Mission The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure. For the Institute to continue fulfilling this vital public health mission, it must foster innovative thinking and ensure that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience. In this way, breakthroughs in science can become breakthroughs for all people with mental illnesses.

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments, and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. DBSA was founded in 1985.

NARSAD supports research into prevention and treatment of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder.

Federal agency for substance abuse & mental health services.

The Treatment Advocacy Center was founded in 1998 to promote improvements in the treatment of people with severe mental illnesses. Since that time, the organization has grown as a respected independent voice for reforming treatment laws. Since the Treatment Advocacy Center was formed, 20 states have made important changes to their treatment laws and more progress is on the horizon.

The American Psychiatric Association is the world???s largest psychiatric organization. It is a medical specialty society representing more than 36,000 psychiatric physicians from the US and around the world.

The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) is available online at PsychiatryOnline.com.

Mental Health America is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had dedicated a webpage to resources from NIMH and other agencies for parents, schools, and others seeking help after the Newtown, CT tragedy.

Olympia A new video called Walking In Recovery is being distributed statewide during May (National Mental Health Awareness Month) to raise public awareness about recovery from mental health disorders and to provide accurate information about mental illness.