The resource book : directory of organizations, associations, self help groups, and hotlines for mental health and human services professionals and their clients
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The resource book : directory of organizations, associations, self help groups, and hotlines for mental health and human services professionals and their clients
Haworth Press, c1986
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Includes index
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Description
Here, in a single volume, is a guide to over 500 organizations, hotlines, associations, and self-help groups that are the most helpful to mental health and human services professionals and their clients. This handy directory provides addresses and phone numbers for national offices, as well as brief descriptions, of the organizations that serve children and youth, minorities, the handicapped, older persons, families, the mentally retarded, the homeless, and women. Organizations related to the environment, health and disease, political and social action, fund raising, labor and employment, law enforcement and corrections, and housing are also included. Social services professionals will find this volume to be indispensable for keeping informed about existing resources to help their clients, for maintaining and developing their professional competencies, and for networking by both professionals and clients.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
Children's Service Resources
Civil Rights and Minority Concerns Organizations
Emergency Assistance Services
Environmental Protection Organizations
Family Services
Handicap Services Organizations
Health and Disease Resources
Hotlines and Toll Free Telephones
Information Resources
International Health and Social Programs
Labor and Employment Organizations
Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Judicial Organizations
Mental Health Organizations
Mental Retardation Associations
Older Persons's Services and Resources
Political and Social Action Organizations
Professional and Paraprofessional Associations
Publishers of Professional Literature
Self Help Groups
Social Welfare and Human Services
Third Party, Insurance, and Fund Raising Organizations
Urban, Housing, and Community Development Organizations
U.S. Government Agencies and Departments
Women's Organizations
Youth and Recreation
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"