Health and mental health

The Academy on Violence and Abuse exists to advance health education and research on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of the health effects of violence and abuse.

The Office on Women's Health coordinates women's health efforts across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and addresses critical women's health issues by informing and advancing policies, educating health care professionals and consumers, and supporting innovative programs.

This association helps set the agenda and determine the direction of state mental health agency interests across the country, historically including state mental health planning, service delivery, and evaluation.

The Indian Health Service is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The mission of this network is to eliminate violence through advancing nursing education, practice, research, and public policy.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs works to provide veterans the world-class benefits and services they have earned.

The mission of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. is to provide leadership, education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to the emergency response professions, other organizations, and communities worldwide.

The Child Witness to Violence Project is a counseling, advocacy, and outreach project that focuses on the growing number of young children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence.

NAMI is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI operates a hotline which provides information, resource referrals, and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers, and the public. Contact the NAMI hotline toll free at 800–950–NAMI (6264) or by text "NAMI" to 741741.

The Center for Public Representation seeks to improve the quality of lives of people with mental illness and other disabilities through the systemic enforcement of their legal rights while promoting improvements in services for citizens with disabilities.