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Founded in 1847, the New York Academy of Medicine [NYAM] is a non-profit organization of physicians, scientists, and health professionals dedicated to improving the health of the general public and urban health in particular by sponsoring research, conducting symposia and educational programs and engaging in policy development and advocacy.

Programs begin at the public school level and extend through continuing medical education. The Academy provides a place for individuals and institutions to convene, as well as a publically accessible comprehensive medical library of over 700,000 original medical and public health materials, including 49,000 volumes in the history of medicine, rare materials from 1700 BC to 1800 AD, medical Americana, classic works, 16-th Century medical incunabula, broadsides and manuscripts and a series of special exhibitions.

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The New York Academy of Sciences [NYAS] is an independent, nonprofit, membership-based organization that, since 1817, has organized scientific conferences and symposia. Their purpose is to advance the understanding of science, technology, and medicine, and to stimulate new ways to think about how research is applied in society and the world.

The main official publication of NYAS is the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

The New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury [NYATBI] is a multi-disciplinary, not-for-profit organization chartered by New York State as an educational corporation dedicated to the traumatic brain injury [TBI] education.

Objectives:

• To educate the professional, governmental, and public communities of the prevalence and range of outcomes of TBI
• To encourage appreciation by the concerned public that assessment and treatment of persons with TBI requires multi-discipline collaboration
• To offer a forum for public discussion and advocacy for health care professionals, accident victims and their families, schools, and other organizations in various areas. Our goals are improved level of care, services, and compensation; proper funding for services; encouragement of legislation mandating special accommodations for individuals of all ages who have incurred TBI

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The New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy [NYAMFT] is comprised of 6 regional chapters:

• Albany/Hudson Valley
• Central New York
• Genesee Valley
• Long Island
• Metropolitan New York City
• Westchester/Mid-Hudson

representing approximately 900 members statewide.

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New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services [NYAPRS]. founded in 1981, is a non-profit statewide coalition of people who use and/or provide recovery-oriented community based services. NYAPRS membership includes over 100 community mental health service agencies.

Objectives:

• Promote the concept and practice of mental health recovery
• Promote the widespread availability of quality recovery-centered rehabilitation and peer support services throughout New York State
• Promote the rights of people with psychiatric disabilities in the struggle against stigma and discrimination both within the mental health system and in the larger community

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As part of the A K Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems, the New York Center for Group Relations Study advances the mission of understanding covert processes affecting leadership and authority in groups and organizations.

The New York City Department for the Aging [DFTA] administers the City's 335 senior centers, provides a range of programs for the elderly and caregiver families, opens doors to jobs and volunteer work, and acts as an advocate on the local, state and national levels.

The Office of Mental Health Disaster Preparedness and Response [OMHDPR] integrates disaster mental health planning and response. The MHDPR office's role is to ensure and lead a coordinated response to mental health needs of New Yorkers generated by disasters and other public health emergencies.

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The New York City - Mount Sinai Depressive & Manic-Depressive Group is a psychoeducational support group for persons diagnosed with mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorders) as well as their family members and friends.

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Because of language and cultural differences, many Asians cannot be properly treated in facilities designed to treat English-speaking patients. Effective treatment and services can only be provided in a culturally appropriate setting and there is a severe shortage of bilingual, bicultural mental health services available for Asians.

The New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health was founded in 1989 to improve the quality of mental health care services available to the Asian American population in the New York City metropolitan area.

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The New York Institute for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology focuses on offering the beginning student in the New York area an opportunity for a comprehensive study of the foundational works of Heinz Kohut and those colleagues who worked closely with him.

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The New York Neuropsychology Group is a multidisciplinary nonprofit scientific and educational organization, founded in 1979 to provide a forum for the discussion of brain-behavior relationships.