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E-Mental Health: Providing Quality Mental Health Information To Practitioners And The Public, Sally A. Gore, Elaine Russo Martin

Sally A. Gore

With the Internet a prominent place for many Americans to turn when seeking health information, the importance of providing authoritative, reliable, quality-filtered resources is a tasl well-suited for professional medical librarians. This article outlines three steps librarians can take to locate, organize, develop and deliver quality e-mental health resources effectively for mental health professionals and their patients, including establishing partnerships, developing and delivering resources, and providing training and outreach.