State Level Contacts for Mental Health

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
http://www.nasmhpd.org/
    One click on "members" produces NASMHPD Membership Roster of Directors & Commissioners of the 55 State & Territorial Government Mental Health Programs.

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
http://www.nectac.org
    NECTAS contains listing of every State's early childhood State Coordinator for Part C and Section 619 Preschool Special Education.

NICHCY State Resource Sheets
http://www.nichcy.org/states.htm
    Allows the user to click on the state of choice to bring up lists of state senators; state governors; state agencies serving children and youth with disabilities; state chapters of disability organizations and parent groups; and parent training and information projects.

Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Groups in the United States
http://www.taalliance.org/PTIs.htm
    Lists parent centers in each state that provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who work with their families.

State Resource Guides - A Service of Center for Mental Health Statistics
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
    A directory, by state, of the agencies that received grants from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)for providing mental health services to people with mental illnesses. These grants are designed to improve access to community-based health care delivery systems.

State Children's Health Insurance Program
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/statepln.asp
    A list from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that details state plans to authorize funding.