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Sharing Research Knowledge Through Outreach, Engagement, and Dialogue.

To pave the way toward prevention, recovery, and cure, we must find ways to ensure that the interventions and information we generate can be used by patients, families, health care providers, and the wider community involved in mental health care.

NIMH Strategic Plan: Objective 4: Strengthen the Public Health Impact of NIMH-Supported Research

NIMH Outreach Activities

Many of the Institute’s outreach and public liaison activities are overseen by the NIMH Office of Constituency Relations and Public Liaison (OCRPL). These activities include interactions with advocates for individuals with mental illness, as well as professional, scientific and community-based organizations interested in the mission and/or programs of NIMH:

NIMH participates in additional outreach activities such as partnering with Real WarriorsExternal Link: Please review our disclaimer. and Bring Change 2 MindExternal Link: Please review our disclaimer. campaigns to raise awareness and provide information.

Come see NIMH at …

  • American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
    May 18-22, 2013
    San Francisco, CA
  • Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention
    May 23-26, 2013
    Washington, DC
  • Mental Health America Annual Conference
    June 5-8, 2013
    National Harbor, Maryland
  • NAMI National Conference
    June 27-30, 2013
    San Antonio, Texas
  • Annual International OCD Foundation Conference
    July 19-21, 2013
    Atlanta, Georgia

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Connecting with NIMH

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Training Resources

Learn about research training, as well as internship and volunteer opportunities at NIMH and NIH.

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