NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES REPRESENTING EIGHT MAJOR PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF NORMAL CHILDREN IN NORMAL ENVIRONMENTS, PROVIDING EARLY TREATMENT OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS IN CHILDHOOD, AND DEVELOPING TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR SEVERELY DISTURBED CHILDREN. INCLUDED ARE RESULTS OF BASIC RESEARCH, APPLIED STUDIES, SMALL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, AND LONG-RANGE CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL, THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INFORMATION PROGRAMS IN CHILD MENTAL HEALTH, AND FUTURE TASKS ARE DISCUSSED. A LIST OF 153 REFERENCES IDENTIFIES THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION, GIVING TITLES OF PROJECTS, NAMES OF PROJECT DIRECTORS, AND INSTITUTIONS WHERE THE WORK WAS DONE. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PUBLICATION NUMBER 1396 FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C., 20402, FOR $0.40. (JW)