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Welcome to the Behavioral Health Research Guide! This guide includes descriptions, tips, and links for resources to support Behavioral Health studies and research here at CCA. Use this guide to explore collections of scholarly and popular articles, data and statistics, reference resources, websites, books and ebooks on various topics in Behavioral Health.

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Behavioral Health Resources

Scholarly sources are resources written by academic experts or scholars in a particular field. These sources undergo an editing process called peer-review, during which other subject experts read and evaluate the author's work to verify the information and suggest corrections.

In psychology, there are two main types of scholarly sources: primary and secondary. Primary sources demonstrate and explain original research, including studies and experiments conducted by the author(s). Secondary sources analyze other studies or research in psychology to discuss applications or meaning. Examples of secondary sources include reviews, analyses, and discussions.

Search the individual databases under the "Find Articles" tab to the left to find both Primary and Secondary sources. You can search all of CCA's databases by using the "Search Here" box.

Explore Census Data
The new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore Census Data provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas gathered from the American Community Survey, Economic Annual Survey, Decennial Census, and Economic Census.
Mental Health Statistics
Statistics and data about mental health in the U.S. provided by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
National Institute of Mental Health: Statistics
United States and global data and statistics on prevalence, disabilities, suicides, and costs related to mental health.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

Fact Sheets: Mental Health
Fact sheets from the World Health Organization on various mental health disorders.
Psychology Topics
Scientific research conducted by psychologists, organized by topics here on the American Psychological Association website, can inform people on issues that affect professional lives, family relationships and emotional wellness.
Social Psychology Network
Social Psychology Network (SPN) is an educational organization with over 1,500 members worldwide. Founded by Scott Plous in 1996, the Network grew in its first three years to include more than 3,500 searchable links and three affiliated partner sites: the Society of Experimental Social Psychology; the Society for Personality and Social Psychology; and Research Randomizer.

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Maintained by Scott Plous, Wesleyan University

Behavioral Health Reference Databases

Credo Reference This all subjects resource includes 3 million entries from notable subject encyclopedias, handbooks, etc. It also provides access to more than 1,000 videos, 500,000 visual aids, images, photographs and maps. 
Points of View Reference Center This resource covers hundreds of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). It also includes academic journals, newspapers, magazines and more.
Science Reference Center A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.