Covering Mental Health:
A Resource Guide for Reporters and Editors
FEDERAL AGENCIES
Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857
* (301) 443-2792, fax (301) 443-5163, Web site:
http://www.mentalhealth.org, E-mail: ken@mentalhealth.org.
Dr. Bernard S. Arons, director; Office of External Liaison
(301) 443-2792.
Leads federal efforts to promote effective mental health
services and systems. Created by Congress in 1992, the center
helps states improve the quality and range of treatment and
support services for people with serious mental illnesses
and for their families and communities.
National Institute of Mental Health Office of Scientific
Information, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 *
(301) 443-4536, fax (301) 443-0008, Web site:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov. Ask for the press officer of
the day; Marilyn Weeks is the media coordinator.
Established in 1946 as part of the National Institutes of
Health, this institute supports research on mental illness
and health. Offers lots of specific disease-related information
on its Web site.
