Tele-Mental Health or Telehealth

http://www.pctools.com/guides/password/

http://www.hushmail.com/

Encrypted email.

http://www.parachat.com/

Encrypted chat room

http://iactor.ning.com/

iACToR is the official voice and resource for the international community using advanced technologies in prevention, therapy, training, education, and rehabilitation. Our mission is to bring together top researchers, policy makers, funders, decision-makers and clinicians, pooling collective knowledge to improve the quality, affordability, and availability of existing healthcare.

Ultimately, through international collaboration with the most eminent experts in the field, we are working to overcome obstacles and increase access to top-quality healthcare for all citizens. By enhancing public awareness of the possibilities that technology offers, we move toward changing and improving healthcare as it currently exists.

http://telehealth.net

http://www.americantelemed.org/

Telemental Health SIG

http://www.americantelemed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3326

The Telemental Health Special Interest Group includes administrators, clinicians, and information technology professionals. Its goal is to enhance and support the use of technology in the delivery of mental health services, and its mission is to promote dialogue between mental health practitioners, to improve the understanding and use of telehealth applications in the delivery of mental health services, and to provide guidance to the ATA Board of Directors regarding telemental health

ATA Wiki

http://wiki.americantelemed.org/

http://www.onlinetherapyinstitute.com

Has broad spectrum of resources and articles. Includes ethical frameworks and a social network that is free to join.

Offers training.

Verifies websites so that individuals and businesses can demonstrate to their audience that their website is ethical and in compliance iwth what OTI considers to be "best practice."

http://www.jmir.org/index

http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/ppc/telehealth.php

Telehealth issues and resources for professionals.

http://www.americantelemed.org/

"The American Telemedicine Association is the leading international resource and advocate promoting the use of advanced remote medical technologies. ATA and its diverse membership, works to fully integrate telemedicine into transformed healthcare systems to improve quality, equity and affordability of healthcare throughout the world. Established in 1993 as a non-profit organization and headquartered in Washington, DC, membership in the Association is open to individuals, healthcare institutions, companies and other organizations with an interest in promoting the deployment of telemedicine throughout the world. ATA is governed by a Board of Directors, which is elected by the association's membership."

http://www.ctel.org/

Provides consultation, services, and online articles and resources.

"CTeL is the only organization that provides legal and regulatory expertise on emerging telehealth issues. CTeL’s Board of Directors is comprised of leading experts with years of experience in telehealth issues, such as: credentialing and privileging, e-prescribing, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and telecommunication matters, physician and nurse licensure, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement."

http://www.apa.org/practice/programs/rural/resources.aspx

Includes section on telehealth

https://www.ismho.org/home.asp

We are an international community exploring and promoting Mental Health in the digital age. Our members include students, teachers, researchers, clinical practitioners, and others interested in using Internet technologies to sustain positive mental health. We meet online to discuss current issues and collaborate on projects to further our mission.

Lot's of links to materials, looks good.

http://www.ohpsych.org/commtech.aspx

http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/consumers/telepsych.shtml

From time to time the board becomes aware of articles or information that would be educational and informative to licensed psychologists and the consumers of psychological services. In such cases, the board will attempt to bring this information to licensees and consumers, provided the necessary authorizations for publication can be obtained. In the posting of any information on its web site, the board will maintain sole discretion as to what information is posted.

http://www.telepsychology.net/

Telepsychology Guidelines, Ethics and Continuing Education

http://telehealth.net/blog

http://telementalhealth.com/blog

http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/ppc/ehealth.php

For professional discussion of all things E-health.

http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/ppc/telehealth-news.php

Newsletter for professionals includes articles by leaders in the field.

http://www.lifeoptions.com/

Uses various media for coaching and behavioral healthcare.

https://www.breakthrough.com/

Allows therapists to communicate securely with cleints through webmail, videoconferencing, and other features. Includes branding.

Note that they are responding to the issue of state laws and licenses. The provider search includes this text: "To comply with state laws, you may only hold sessions with counselors licensed in your state."

http://www.inworldsolutions.com/

Virtual behavioral healthcare platform that is designed to be HIPAA compliant.

http://augmentedrealitytherapy.com

"Virtual Therapy Options"

http://www.etherapyweb.com/

The National Directory of Online Counselors provides a directory to locate safe licensed mental wellness professionals providing services of eTherapy and Therapy Chat on the Net.

State Listing Information - $35/Annually

http://psychcentral.com/

Popular self-help site.

http://www.mytherapyjournal.com

Self-help journal writing site.

http://www.beatingtheblues.co.uk/

Self help depression site using CBT.

http://www.sleepcoach.net

Self help for insomnia using CBT.

http://twitter.com

The well-known "micro blog" site.

http://www.facebook.com

The most popular social networking site.

Second Life

http://www.secondlife.com

The virtual social world.

The Online Therapy Institute provides this link (only for use inside Second Life) to their offices: http://slurl.com/secondlife/jokaydia%20II/147/45/24

eGetGoing.com

"An established online substance abuse treatment program staffed by certified addiction counselors."

Has multiple modalities, ability to make first contact immediately by phone,

Selling points:

"Immediate access to group sessions;

Guaranteed Anonymity (see your counselor, speak with your group and remain anonymous);

Convenient AFFORDABLE treatment

3 months total, two weekly online recovery meetings (24 sessions), additional private counseling if needed, and one year of free aftercare

Covered by most major insurance companies"

"eGetgoing provides online outpatient treatment and aftercare services modeled after the traditional outpatient programs used by our affiliate, CRC Health Corporation. By making group chemical dependency treatment and aftercare services available, we hope to improve access by overcoming the common obstacles to treatment: availability, cost, convenience, and anonymity."

Life 2.0

http://www.life2movie.com/

Documentary on Second Life brings up psychological and relational issues.

Center for Brain Health

http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/index.php/blog/brainhealth-research-studying-autism-and-aspergers

Uses virtual worlds for autism spectrum individuals.

"The Center for BrainHealth has been on the forefront of research aimed at developing an intervention with experiential practice of real life scenarios utilizing a Virtual Reality (VR) environment designed to motivate and facilitate social change in individuals."

Hypergrid Business

http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/

Magazine for enterprise users of virtual worlds.

TILT Magazine

http://www.onlinetherapymagazine.com/

"Therapeutic Innovations in Light of Technology"

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UTP_DLT.html

"The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (DLT) is designed specifically to meet the educational and health care needs of rural America. Through loans, grants and loan/grant combinations, advanced telecommunications technologies provide enhanced learning and health care opportunities for rural residents."

http://transition.fcc.gov/wcb/tapd/ruralhealth/

" The Rural Health Care program provides funding to eligible health care providers for telecommunications services, including broadband, necessary for the provision of health care. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of health care available to patients in rural communities by ensuring that eligible health care providers have access to affordable telecommunications services."

http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/about/telehealth/

"HRSA works to increase and improve the use of telehealth to meet the needs of underserved people..."

http://www.universalservice.org/rhc/

"The Rural Health Care Program of the Universal Service Fund makes discounts available to eligible rural health care providers for telecommunication services and monthly Internet service charges."

http://telehealth.muhealth.org/general%20information/TAD.html

For persons interested in entering the world of telemedicine or telehealth.

"...supported by grants from the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services"

http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/rural/rhcp.html

http://www.nrtrc.org/blog/telehealth-telepsychology-and-technology-related-papers-open-call/

The Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC) was created in 2005 through the leadership of Dr. Stewart Ferguson and a number of individuals sharing a vision and goal to advance telehealth in the Western region. Representatives from 35 health care organizations in 8 states and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands worked to develop a collective mission and vision, create a Board of Directors, by-laws, and a consortium to advance the concept of a multi-state Center.

There are many centers in U.S.

http://www.nrtrc.org/how-can-we-help/telehealth-resource-centers/

CALIF: http://www.cteconline.org/