Alliance for Psychosocial Nursing
http://www.psychnurse.org/
The APN is the primary organization for psychiatric and mental health nurses worldwide. The site serves as a resource and lobbying force for nurses and their patients and contains information about memberships and meetings, a job bank, online journal, and discussion areas.

American Association of Community Psychiatrists
http://www.comm.psych.pitt.edu/
The AACP seeks to promote and maintain excellence in the care of patients through the organization of psychiatrists practicing community mental health on state, regional and national levels.

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
http://www.aamft.org/
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. We represent the professional interests of more than 23,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.

American Association of Pastoral Counselors
http://www.aapc.org/
Pastoral Counseling is a mental health discipline that integrates psychotherapy and spirituality. Pastoral Counselors are mental health professionals who have received specialized graduate training in both religion and the behavioral sciences, and practice the integrated discipline of pastoral counseling. The American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) represents and sets professional standards for over 3,200 Pastoral Counselors and more than 100 pastoral counseling centers in the United States.

American Association of Health Plans
http://www.aahp.org/
The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP), located in Washington, DC, represents more than 1,000 HMOs, PPOs and other network-based plans. The site offers a wealth of information related to health care and legislative advocacy.

American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org/
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Since its founding in 1847 by a group of physicians concerned about advancing the quality of medical education, science, and practice, the American Medical Association's core purpose has been to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

American Mental Health Counselors Association
http://www.amhca.org/
The mission of the American Mental Health Counselors Association is to enhance the profession of mental health counseling through licensing, advocacy, education, and professional development. Their vision is to be the national organization representing licensed mental health counselors, and state chapters, with consistent standards of education, training, licensing, practice, advocacy, and ethics.

American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org/
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized worldwide. Its 40,500 U.S. and international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org/
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.

Association for Behavior Analysis
http://www.wmich.edu/aba/
The Association for Behavior Analysis is dedicated to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of behavior. It encompasses contemporary scientific and social issues, theoretical advances, and the dissemination of professional and public information.

Association for Community Organization and Social Administration
http://www.acosa.org/
The Association for Community Organization and Social Administration, formed in 1987, is a membership organization for community organizers, planners, activists, administrators, policy practice specialists, students, and professors. ACOSA members represent a variety of disciplines and professional fields that strive to strengthen community organization and social administration in social work practice and education.

Association for Oncology Social Work
http://www.aosw.org/
A nonprofit, international organization dedicated to the enhancement of psychosocial services to people with cancer and their families. AOSW is dedicated to increasing awareness about the social, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of cancer patients. It supports its members' commitment to helping and advocating for cancer patients by providing continuing education through conferences and publications; promoting clinical research; and fostering networking to address common issues and concerns.

Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors
http://www.bpdonline.org/
This professional association represents directors of baccalaureate social work programs accredited through the Council on Social Work Education.

Association of Social Work Boards
http://www.aswb.org/
The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the association of boards that regulate social work. Incorporated in 1979 as the American Association of State Social Work Boards, an organization devoted to consumer protection, ASWB membership now includes 49 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Alberta, Canada.

Australian Association of Social Work
http://www.aasw.asn.au/
The objectives of the Australian Association of Social Workers Ltd. are to promote the profession of social work, to provide an organization through which social workers can develop a professional identity, to establish, monitor and improve practice standards, to contribute to the development of social work knowledge, to advocate on behalf of clients, and to actively support social structures and policies pursuant to the promotion of social justice.

British Association of Social Workers
http://www.basw.co.uk/
BASW is the largest organization of professional social workers in the United Kingdom. They speak on all issues that affect the professional standing of social work. Members come from a wide range of agencies in the Local Authority, Voluntary, Independent and Private sectors throughout the United Kingdom. BASW campaigns for improvements to legislation, for social justice and the quality of social work services and good practice.

Clinical Social Work Federation
http://www.webcom.com/nfscsw/
The Clinical Social Work Federation is a confederation of 31 state societies for clinical social work. Their state societies are formed as voluntary associations for the purpose of promoting the highest standards of professional education and clinical practice. Each society is active with legislative advocacy and lobbying efforts for adequate and appropriate mental health services and coverage at their state and national levels of government.

Computer Use in Social Services Network
http://www2.uta.edu/cussn/
The Computer Use in Social Services Network (CUSSN) is an informal association of professionals interested in exchanging information and experiences on using computers in the human services. It has been in existence since 1981.

Council on Social Work Education
http://www.cswe.org/
CSWE is a national association that preserves and enhances the quality of social work education for practice that promotes the goals of individual and community well being and social justice. CSWE pursues this mission through setting and maintaining policy and program standards, accrediting bachelor's and master's degree programs in social work, promoting research and faculty development, and advocating for social work education.

HUSITA: Human Service Information Technology Applications
http://www.husita.org/
Husita is an international association of information technology (IT) innovators in human services dedicated to promoting the ethical and effective use of IT to better serve humanity. Husita's focus and expertise is situated at the intersection of three core domains: information technology; human services and social development. With an emphasis on human centeredness and social justice, Husita strives to promote international knowledge development, dissemination and transfer of technology within human services. It achieves this through multidisciplinary leadership in international conferences, publications, collaboration and consultation directed particularly at IT applications and innovations that promote social betterment.

Institute for Mental Health Initiatives
http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/imhi/
Institute for Mental Health Initiatives (IMHI), a nonprofit organization of mental health professionals, promotes emotional well being in children, families, and their communities. It makes mental health research accessible to the media and the general public. IMHI builds bridges between clinicians and researchers in the field of mental health, the general public, and the members of the media.

International Association of Group Psychotherapy
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/labs/iagp/IAGP.html
The purpose of the IAGP is to serve the development of group psychotherapy, as a field of practice, training, and scientific study, by means of international conferences, publications, and other forms of communication. The assumption is that there is mutual respect between representatives of differing theories and practices concerned with the use and study of group resources in psychotherapy and in dealing with other human problems.

International Federation of Social Workers
http://www.ifsw.org/
The International Federation of Social Workers is a successor to the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Workers, which was founded in Paris in 1928 and was active until the outbreak of World War II. It was not until 1950, at the time of the International Conference of Social Work in Paris, that the decision was made to create the International Federation of Social Workers, an international organization of professional social -workers.

Irish Association of Social Workers
http://iasw.eire.org/
The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) was founded in 1971. It is the national organization of professional social workers in the Republic of Ireland.

Latino Social Workers Organization
http://www.lswo.org/
The Latino Social Workers Organization provides information resources and networking for Latino social workers and social work students.

Mental Health in Corrections Consortium
http://www.mhcca.org/
MHCC is dedicated to being a leading voice for mental health providers within the criminal justice system, primarily corrections, and providing the highest quality of training related to mental health issues within criminal justice.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health
http://www.hispanichealth.org/
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health focuses on the health, mental health, and human services needs of the diverse Hispanic communities. The Alliance's membership consists of thousands of front-line health and human services providers and organizations serving Hispanic communities. The organization was founded in Los Angeles in 1973 as the Coalition of Spanish-Speaking Mental Health Organizations to represent and advocate for the mental health needs of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Central American, and South American communities in the United States.

The National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW)
http://www.nabsw.org/
The National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc. is designed to promote the welfare, survival, and liberation of communities of African ancestry. Members of the NABSW recognize the necessity of Black community control and accountability of self to the Black community.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
http://www.socialworkers.org/
NASW is the largest association of professional social workers in the United States. With more than 155,000 members in 56 chapters, NASW promotes, develops and protects the practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the well being of individuals, families, and communities through its work and through its advocacy.

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
http://www.nasmhpd.org/
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) organizes to reflect and advocate for the collective interests of State Mental Health Authorities and their directors at the national level. NASMHPD analyzes trends in the delivery and financing of mental health services and builds and disseminates knowledge and experience reflecting the integration of public mental health programming in evolving healthcare environments.

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
http://www.nccbh.org/
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare was founded in 1970 to implement a vision and set of beliefs through membership, advocacy and education. Through their work in the public interest, they advocate before the White House, Congress, and federal agencies to advance the interests of our members and the consumers that they serve.

National Institute for Social Work
http://www.nisw.org.uk/
The National Institute for Social Work is the only independent national organization in the United Kingdom specializing exclusively in the personal social services. Founded over 30 years ago, the Institute is at the forefront of social work and social care, actively raising standards and promoting good practice in the public, independent, and voluntary sectors.

Society for Social Work and Research
http://www.sswr.org/
The Society for Social Work and Research was founded in 1994 as a freestanding organization that works collaboratively with other organizations that are committed to improving the support for research among social workers.

Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare
http://www.sswlhc.org/
The Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare is an association dedicated to promoting the universal availability, accessibility, coordination, and effectiveness of health care that addresses the psychosocial components of health and illness.

World Federation of Mental Health
http://www.wfmh.com/
The World Federation for Mental Health is an international nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. The Federation achieves its goals through public education programs such as World Mental Health Day, research through collaborating centers at major universities, consultation to the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and a regional structure for organizing project work at the community level.

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