ResourcesSouth Florida

ClinicalResearch.com

ClinicalResearch.com was created to increase clinical research awareness, understanding, and participation. Search for clinical research studies recruiting in your area and learn about advances in medical areas of interest to you.

Website: www.clinicalresearch.com

The Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP)

An independent non-profit organization whose purpose of increasing education and awareness about clinical research participation and increasing recognition of the role that clinical research participants play in advancing medical science.

Website: www.ciscrp.org

CISCRP – Education Center

The Education Center can help you learn about clinical research and what it means to be a clinical research volunteer.

Website: https://www.ciscrp.org/education-center/

ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world. Learn more about clinical studies and about this site, including relevant history, policies, and laws.

Website: https://clinicaltrials.gov/

The STARR Coalition

Stakeholders – Treatment – Advocacy – Research – Recovery

The STARR Coalition is a forum to bring together the leaders in mental health advocacy, treatment, research and individuals being served in order to create a better system of care.

Website: http://thestarr.org/about-starr/

PharmaLive

Daily headlines in the pharmaceutical industry.

Website: www.pharmalive.com

FDA – Good Clinical Practices

GCP standards for physicians.

Website: www.fda.gov/oc/gcp

Tufts Center for Drug Development

Sophisticated commentary and information on the entire drug development process.

Website: www.csdd.tufts.edu/About/

Clinical Research Partcipation as a Care Option

White Paper.

Link: www.segaltrials.com/clinical-research-participation-as-a-care-option.pdf

Who’s in Clinical Trials?

Have you ever wondered if someone like you participated in the clinical trials for a new drug?

Website: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers

Get Help | Florida Department of Children and Families

If you or someone you know is in need of substance abuse and/or mental health services, our local managing entities can help you locate available programs.

Website: https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/samh/get-help.shtml

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Website: www.samhsa.gov/find-help

National Association of School Psychologists

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) represents and supports the profession of school psychology by advancing effective practices to improve students’ learning, behavior and mental health and maintaining essential standards for ethics and practice.

Website: www.nasponline.org/

American Psychological Association

APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 115,700 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members.

Website: http://www.apa.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of South Florida

We provide peer support groups for people who deal with mood disorders. Our support groups are free and confidential. We primarily support individuals living with depression or bipolar disorder.

Website: http://dbsasouthflorida.org/wordpress2/

Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida 

Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida is dedicated to promoting mental health and victory over mental illness and related challenges through education, prevention, advocacy, research, and empowerment.

Website: www.mhasefl.org

South Florida Behavioral Network Resource Manuals:

• Consumer & Family Resource Manual English – MIAMI‐DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES. 

• Consumer & Family Resource Manual Español – CONDADOS DE MIAMI‐ DADE Y MONROE

• Consumer & Family Resource Manual Kreyol – MIAMI‐DADE AK MONROE COUNTY

• Housing Directory – MIAMI-DADE

NAMI Broward (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Support Groups – Education – Advocacy – Events

NAMI Broward County is Dedicated To The Eradication Of The Stigma Associated With Mental Illnesses And To The Improvement Of The Quality Of Life For All Individuals Affected By These Diseases. 

Helpline: 1-800-273-8255

Website: http://namibroward.org/

NAMI Miami (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Support Groups – Education – Advocacy – Events

We are friends, families and persons with mental illnesses who offer information, support, advocacy and resources for each other.

Helpline: 1-800-273-8255

Website: http://namiofmiami.org/

Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County

Quick Guide to Community Resources.

Website: http://www.mhapbc.org/NeedHelpNow

Addiction Resource

Understand addiction, find help and stay sober.

Website: www.addictionresource.com

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Depression and bipolar disorder can be isolating illnesses, but DBSA support groups can help you connect with others who have been there as well.

Website: www.dbsalliance.org

Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America

Shattering Stigma – Realizing Recovery

Website: www.sardaa.org

Quit Alcohol

QuitAlcohol.com is an initiative with the Alcohol Abuse Counsel and a trained group of volunteers. We all share the common goal of distributing information that the general public can use to make an educated decision. Information that we consider to be non-promotional, and of high quality to readers, and researchers alike.

Website: www.quitalcohol.com

Addiction Center 

Addiction Center – Guiding You From Rehab to Recovery.

Website: www.addictioncenter.com

Tourette Association Florida Chapter

The Tourette Association Florida Chapter is a volunteer organization dedicated to making life better for all people affected by Tourette and Tic Disorders.

Website: www.tsa-fl.org/

Wounded Warrior Project

WWP provides support services and programs for veterans through four organizational pillars – Mind, Body, Economic Empowerment, and Engagement.

Website: www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs

MediGuard

MediGuard provides you with easy to understand health information, safety alerts & recalls and drug interactions.

Website: www.mediguard.org

WebMD

Website: www.webmd.com

American Psychiatric Association

Website: www.psych.org/

American Society for Addiction Medicine

Website: www.asam.org/

Florida Health – Infectious Disease Services

Website: www.miamidade.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/infectious-disease-services

HealthFinder.gov

Live well. Learn how. Get information to help you and your loved ones stay healthy.

Website: www.healthfinder.gov

Institute for Women’s Health:

The Institute for Women’s Health (IWH) is dedicated to improving the health of women across their life span through multi-disciplinary research, education, clinical service and community partnership.

Website: obgyn.med.miami.edu/

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is a membership organization dedicated to the advancement of women’s health care and the professional and socioeconomic interests of its members through continuing medical education, practice, research, and advocacy.

Website: https://www.acog.org/Patients

Women’s Health on FloridaHealth.gov

The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, & community efforts.

Website: www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/womens-health

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for Women of Color

PMHA-WOC was created to fill a gap in support services for professionals and communities of color around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and we are thrilled to have our work supported by an organization that has been a leader in our field.

Website: www.postpartum.net/resources/perinatal-mental-health-alliance-for-women-of-color/

Postpartum Support International

Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 by Jane Honikman in Santa Barbara, California. The purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.

Website: www.postpartum.net/get-help