Behavioral Health Information and Referral

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a Federal research institute focusing on the conduct and support of research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of severe behavioral health disorders. The Institute is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), under the Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute's Office of Communications & Publications provides a public inquiries line that is staffed with trained information specialists who respond to information requests from the lay public, clinicians, and the scientific community with a variety of publications.



The mission of the NIMH is to reduce the burden of behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.

• Provides information on NIMH programs, meetings, workshops and symposia. Provides referrals to other Federal agencies with information on behavioral health issues.
• Provides publications on mental health issues including depression, bipolar disorder, learning disabilities, children's mental disorders, schizophrenia, paranoia, ADHD, autism, Alzheimer's disease, panic, obsessive/compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, and rural mental health.

Text can be received through the Institute's fax back system "Mental Health FAX4U" by calling (301) 443-5158 from the fax machine's handset or computer modem's handset and following the instructions. (Instructions also provided in Spanish). If you have a general inquiry, use the contact information to phone or fax us, send us an e-mail message, or write to us. The e-mail address is: nimhinfo@nih.gov.