Treatment of Children with Mental Illness
Answers to frequently asked questions
about the treatment of mental disorders in children
Neuroimaging and Mental Illness: A Window Into the Brain
What Can Brain Scans Do?
This booklet explains what brain scans can and cannot do.
Mental Health Information
- If You Are in Crisis and Need Immediate Help
- Locating Services
- Clinical Trials
- Coping with Traumatic Events
- Prevention
- Treatments
- Visit BringChange2Mind.org t o find out about a national anti-stigma project.
NIMH Video and Audio
Video from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Congratulations to Dr. Mortimer Mishkin, recipient of the National Medal of Science. Dr. Mishkin becomes the first National Institute of Mental Health intramural scientist to receive this honor. In this video Dr. Mishkin talks about his five decades of research at NIMH.
- NIMH's Dr. Mortimer Mishkin - Recipient of the National Medal of Science
- Does my child have ADHD? Watch this video about the signs, symptoms, and research.
- Farris Tuma on Mental Health Concerns from the Gulf Oil Spill
- NIH Radio: NIMH Investigators Talk about New Evidence that Suggests Exercise and Positive Environment can Help Hedge Against Stress Related Depression
- NIMH Radio: Dr. Ron Duman of Yale University talks about ketamine research and treatment for major depression
- Prevent Suicide in Young Adults
Director’s Blog
Wanted: A Few Good AssaysWhat’s New
Science News
Most Children with Rapidly Shifting Moods Don’t Have Bipolar Disorder
NIMH’s Dr. Mortimer Mishkin to be Awarded National Medal of Science
NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression ProjectFunding & Grant News
- NIH Grant Submission Update: Major Changes for FY11 Applications
- Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Project
- NIH Announces the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network — OppNet
- NIH Is Transitioning to an Electronic Grant Submission Process
- Inside NIMH: Funding News for Current and Future NIMH Awardees
- Policy Announcements in the NIH Guide
- FY 2010 Funding Strategy for Research Grants
NIMH Announcements
- NIMH’s Dr. Mortimer Mishkin to be Awarded National Medal of Science
- Robert Heinssen Named Director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research
- Learn More About the NIMH-U.S. Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service members (Army STARRS)
- NIMH Announces Search for Deputy Director of the Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development
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Educational Resources
The Science of Mental Illness (Grades 6–8)
Brain’s Inner Workings (Grades 9–12)
- NIH Office of Science Education:
Resources for Science Educators
