Professional Organizations and Government Offices

This is a listing of professional organizations,  associations, and government services.  Even though there are a lot of organizations listed here, this list is by no means "complete".  Most of this list is associated with the mental/medical health profession.  Please let us know about any organization you think we should add.

Information Resources

• Disciplined Doctors
  Finding Public Listings of Disciplined Doctors
• Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors DocFinder
  The health professional licensing database provided by Administrators in Medicine (AIM) and its participating boards.
• Medical Board Listing
  This is a listing of Medical Boards that are members of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States.
• Mental Health Licensure Resources
  Sponsored by the Student Counseling Center at Tarleton State University
  This site provides up-to-date licensure information and resources for individuals practicing in mental health fields. The site contains information on how to contact licensing boards, preparation for exams, current issues, and state board rules, regulations, and application procedures.
• National Women's Health Information Center
  A project of The Office on Women's Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
• The Zero - Help Resources
  Here you will find a searchable database of agencies, and organizations which purport to serve the issues that concern us; child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, animal welfare, mental health, health care, juvenile justice, human trafficking and many more, as well as other research and assistance materials.

Professional Associations

• Academy of Counseling Psychology
• Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry
• Administrators in Academic Psychiatry
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
• American Academy of Psychotherapists
• American Art Therapy Association
• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• American Association for Pastoral Counselors
• American Association for Psychology and the Performing Arts
• American Association of Psychotherapists
• American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
  435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1717
  Chicago, IL 606114067
  (312) 644-0828
• American Association of Suicidology
• American Association for Therapeutic Humor
• American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
• American Board of Mental Health Diagnostics
• American Board of Professional Neuropsychology
• American Board of Professional Psychology
• American Counseling Association
• American Educational Research Association
• American Medical Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• American Psychoanalytic Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• American Sleep Disorders Association
• American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
• American Sociological Association
• Asian American Psychological Association
• Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences
• Association of Black Psychologists
• Association for Humanistic Psychology
• Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
• Association of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health
• Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
• Association for Transpersonal Psychology
• Australian Medical Association
• Australian Psychological Society
• Belgian Psychological Society
• British Psychological Society
• British Columbia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• California Psychological Association
• Canadian Medical Association
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Canadian Psychoanalytic Society
• Canadian Psychological Association
• Connecticut Psychological Association
• Employee Assistance Professionals Association
• European Health Psychology Society
• Federation of State Medical Boards
• German Psychological Society
• Illinois Psychological Association
• International Association of Applied Psychology
• International Association of Group Psychotherapy
• International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
• International Association of Spiritual Psychiatry
• International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships
• InterPsych
• Israel Psychologist & Psychotherapist Home Page
• Italian Psychoanalytic Society
• Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• KEN - National Mental Health Services Knowlege Exchange Network
• Mental Health Associations
  • National Mental Health Association
  • Mental Health Association of Connecticut
  • Mental Health Association of Metro Atlanta
  • Mental Health Association in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  • Mental Health Association of Louisiana
  • Mental Health Association of the Ozarks
  • Mental Health Association in New Jersey
  • Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
  • Mental Health Association of Columbia/Montour Counties
  • Mental Health Association in Mercer County
  • Mental Health Association in South Carolina
  • Mental Health Association of Greater Knoxville, TN
  • Mental Health Association of the Mid-South/Memphis, TN
  • Mental Health Association in Texas
  • Mental Health Association of Virginia
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
• Mental Health Net
• Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
• Montana Psychological Association
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy
• National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
• National Association of School Psychologists
• National Association of Social Workers
• National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
• National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals & Consumers
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
  Publishes excellent materials in regards to sexual misconduct exhibited by nurses.   The materials include:
  • A Nurse's Guide to the Importance of Appropriate Professional Boundaries
  • A Consumer's Guide to the Expected Behavior of a Health Care Provider
  • Disciplinary Guidelines for Managing Sexual Misconduct Cases
  • Quick Reference for Professional Boundaries and Sexual Misconduct Cases---- Evaluator's Information Packet Nursing Facility Board of Nursing Attorneys Nursing Employers Board of Nursing Staff Board of Nursing Investigators Board of Nursing Members
• National Mental Health Association
• National Patient Safety Foundation
• New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies
• New Mexico Psychological Association
• New York State Psychological Association
• Ohio Counseling Association
• Oregon Psychological Association
• Pennsylvania Psychological Association
• South Carolina Psychological Association
• Swiss Psychological Society
• Tennessee Psychological Association
• Utah Psychological Association
• Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Training Resources

• Prevention of Clergy Misconduct
  The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence

Government Offices

• Department of Consumer Affairs (California)
• Crime Victims Compenstation, Information and Services Directory
  by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• New York State Department of Health
  Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline
• State of New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women
• Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Adult Protective Services
• Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Program
• Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
  • How to Place a Complaint Against a Licensee
• New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
• United States Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office

Sex Offender Registries Online

• Alaska Sex Offender Registry
• California Sex Offenders Online
• Florida Sexual Predators
• Illinois Child Sex Offender List
• Indiana Sex Offender Registry
• Kansas Sex Offender Registry
• Michigan, Macomb Co, Public Sex Offenders Registry
  

Survivor Web Sites
(on our "Speak Out" page)

Resources for Family Members and Friends

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