Information For People With Mental Illness
Below, you will find additional useful information. To view a specific resource, simply click on the heading and a new window will open.
State Resources
Brain Injury Association of Utah
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of Utah is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Welcome to the Utah State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health website. There is help available if you, a friend, or a family member has a problem with alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs, or has been struggling with a mental health problem. The Division is the agency responsible for ensuring that substance abuse and mental health prevention and treatment services are available statewide. The Division also acts as a resource by providing general information, research, and statistics to the public regarding substances of abuse and mental health services.
Mental Health Association of Utah
The Mental Health Association in Utah promotes and supports mental health and seeks to improve the care and treatment of persons with mental illness by effecting improvement in public policy and through public education.
NAMI Utah
NAMI Utah is Utah's voice on mental illness. Our mission is to ensure dignity and improve the lives of those who suffer mental illness and their families through education, support, advocacy and research. NAMI is a non-profit organization focused on educating the public about the issues surrounding mental illness. Most of all, we want the people in Utah to know that Treatment Works!
The Arc of Utah
This is an organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. It is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for people with mental retardation and their families. The association also fosters research and education regarding the prevention of mental retardation in infants and young children.
Utah Department of Human Services HIIP Contact List
The Health Insurance Information Program operates in every county in Utah to assist you in making decisions regarding your healthcare insurance needs.
Valley Mental Health
Has been created to improve, enhance and promote the emotional well-being and growth of individuals who experience life-disrupting problems due to mental illness and/or chemical abuse, and to strengthen the quality of their personal, family and community life.
Federal Resources
Canadian Mental Health Association
From nurturing relationships with family and friends, to identifying and dealing with upsetting situations, you can take steps to improve and maintain your mental health throughout your life.
Mental Health: The Cornerstone of Health
"Mental Health: The Cornerstone of Health" contains mental health information related to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) research, programs, policies, and media campaigns and highlights the latest research findings and policy efforts. You can find all this information and more at Mental Health at HHS.
Social Security Administration
The official web site of the Social Security Administration.
The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation was established by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry to raise awareness of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly, eliminate the stigma of mental illness and treatment, promote healthy aging strategies, and increase access to quality mental health care for the elderly.
Traumatic Brain Injury Collaboration Space
TBICS is a learning, collaboration, and benchmarking tool for the Grantees and others affiliated with the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program. TBICS captures successful TBI systems change strategies and makes them available in a dynamic and meaningful way.