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NAMI Virginia and the NIMH Outreach Partnership Program

September 2007 - NAMI VA is pleased to have been selected as an Outreach Partner for the National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) Outreach Partnership Program. Our organization was selected based upon the recommendations of an outside review committee of experts. Beginning in September 2007 NAMI VA joins Outreach Partners in every state and the District of Columbia.

Description of the Program

The Outreach Partnership Program is a nationwide initiative of the NIMH’s Office of Constituency Relations and Public Liaison (OCRPL) with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and in cooperation with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The Program enlists national and state organizations in partnerships to help bridge the gap between research and clinical practice by:

• disseminating the latest scientific findings;
• informing the public about mental disorders, alcoholism, and drug addiction;
• and reducing the stigma and discrimination associated with these illnesses.

The Program strives to increase public awareness about the importance of basic and clinical research in improving treatments for—and ultimately curing and preventing—mental illnesses and addiction disorders through advancing knowledge about the brain and behavior. The Program also provides NIMH with the opportunity to engage community groups across the U.S. in developing a national research agenda grounded in public health need.

Additional Information, Resources, and Clinical Trials

Click here to go to the NIMH website.

Click here to go to the NIMH Outreach Partnership Program website.   

Click here for the National Institute of Health (NIH) Clinical Trials website

Click here for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials website

Publications

Click here for NIMH publications website

Click here for the NIDA publications website

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