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Policy and Advocacy
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» Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.  - Information and resources for persons with mental health disabilities. Also an educational program for mental health advocacy skills.
» Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness - North Carolina coalition of mental health professionals, consumers, families and advocates organized to pursue lobbying and mental health reform initiatives.
» Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center - Resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States, promoting self-help, recovery and empowerment.
» Empowerment for Healthy Minds - Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized.
» Freedom Center - Northampton MA - Support, human rights advocacy, and holistic alternatives for people labeled 'mentally ill' in the Pioneer Valley, MA.
» GIDreform.org - Challenging Psychiatric Gender Stereotypes - GIDreform.org is a resource for all who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder.
» Handling Your Mental Illness at Work and School - Information on ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act), the affect of mental illness on work or schooling, coping, filing a complaint, question of the month.
» Mental Health Advocate - Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible.
» Mental Health Association of South Carolina - Resources and information for persons diagnosed with mental illness and their families; reports and data on mental health policy, advocacy, conditions, treatment and other issues.
» Mental Health Consumer Net Connections - By and for consumer/survivors living in British Columbia, Canada, the site is intended as an informational and referral resource for consumers within the province and beyond.
» Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - The first Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, asserting that mental illness is a critical public health problem that must be addressed by the nation.
» Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System - One sixth of inmates have a mental illness, but do not receive treatment because facilities are over-crowded and under-staffed.
» Mississippi Advocacy and Protection - Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System, Inc. is a private, nonprofit agency which receives federal funds to protect & advocate the rights of individuals with disabilities
» National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse - The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse helps connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and offers expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.
» Open Up Toolkit - The 'Open Up Toolkit' is a resource website established by Mental Health Media to encourage service users and survivors to come together to combat stigma and discrimination against mental health issues.
» Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health - President Bush identifies obstacles to quality mental health care. Includes details of the Commission's work and schedule, along with a section for receiving public comment.
» Stigma.org - An initiative to raise awareness of the stigmatization of those suffering from mental health problems. Forum and publications.
» SuicideMalpractice - Information about the history of and defenses to suicide malpractice litigation against mental health care providers.
» Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health - Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda. This report was prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Department of Justice. It i
» The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies - New York City's advocacy organization for community mental health, representing a network of over 100 non-profit, community-based mental health agencies.
» The National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc. - Advocating for mental health patients and professionals via educating the general public about good mental health care and by standing up to fight managed care's abusive practices.
» Transcultural Mental Health Centre - Information and resources for people of non-English speaking backgrounds suffering or caring for someone with a mental illness. Translated information also available. Involved in research and education.
» Truehope Mental Health Advocacy and Education Services - Tools built to assist the mentally ill. Includes downloadable and online informational mental health resources.
» Volunteer for Newport Mind Peer Advocacy - Volunteer advocate recruitment for Newport Mind mental health Peer Advocacy in Gwent, South Wales. Full training and supervision provided.
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Last Updated: 2007-03-20 08:35:18
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