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National Institute of Mental Health  

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  • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which operates under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the premier federal government agency responsible for conducting research on mental and behavioral disorders and for communicating with the public, the media, and the medical community about these conditions. The mission of NIMH is to mitigate the consequences of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research involving the mind, brain, and behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)]

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