Only 6% of psychologists, 8% of counselors, and 11% of social workers are from countries of color.

Associations and Institutes

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Website designed to help understand childhood mental illnesses.
http://www.aacap.org/

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AAMFT is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy.
http://www.aamft.org/

American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.
http://www.counseling.org/

American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide.
http://www.psych.org/

American Psychological Association
APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.
http://www.apa.org/

Association for Psychological Science
The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and national level.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org

Center for Mental Health Services
The Center for Mental Health Services is the Federal agency within the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that leads national efforts to improve prevention and mental health treatment services for all Americans.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/

National Alliance on Mental Health
NAMI is the nations's largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and more than 1,100 local communities across country.
http://www.nami.org/

National Association of School Psychologists
NASP is a not-for-profit association representing more than 25,000 school psychologists from across the United States and abroad. Their mission is to represent and support school psychology with leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children.
http://www.nasponline.org/

National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses trough basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Mental Health Association
Mental Health Association (formerly know as the National Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier life.
http://www.nmha.org/

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