LibGuides: Graduate Psychology: Websites for Statistics and Professional Organizations

Agencies

AHRQ: Health Care: Mental Health
Evidence-based practice information from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The mission of the Bureau of Justice Statistics is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
CDC - Mental Health
Basic public health information on mental health
CDC | Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
The effects of a disaster, terrorist attack, or other public health emergency can be long-lasting, and the resulting trauma can reverberate even with those not directly affected by the disaster. This page provides general strategies for promoting mental health and resilience. These strategies were developed by various organizations based on experiences in prior disasters.
Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Board processes licensure applications and receives, investigates and adjudicates complaints issued against licensed psychologists.
National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

Family Violence - Prevalence

GBI Family Violence Statistics
Georgia Commission on Family Violence "Welcome to the website of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV). GCFV was created in 1992 by the state legislature to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence in Georgia."
Intimate Partner Violence Data Sources

Professional Information

American Academy of Clinical Psychology The American Academy of Clinical Psychology is an organization of Board Certified psychologists in the specialty of Clinical Psychology who have joined together to promote high quality services in Clinical Psychology, through encouraging high standards and ethical practice in the field.
American Psychological Association (APA) The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.
Association for Psychological Science The Association’s mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare.
Cognitive Science Society The Society promotes scientific interchange among researchers in disciplines comprising the field of Cognitive Science, including Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Education.
Masters in Psychology Accreditation Council Promotes high standards of master’s level preparation in scientifically based psychology-training programs with the integration of science and practice as a goal for both practitioners and scientists working in applied areas
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Welcome to the home page of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. With over 6,000 members, the Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world.

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