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GIDreform.org - Challenging Psychiatric Gender Stereotypes
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GIDreform.org is a resource for all who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder.
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The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies
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New York City's advocacy organization for community mental health, representing a network of over 100 non-profit, community-based mental health agencies.
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Mental Health Advocate
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Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible.
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Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness
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North Carolina coalition of mental health professionals, consumers, families and advocates organized to pursue lobbying and mental health reform initiatives.
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Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.
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Information and resources for persons with mental health disabilities. Also an educational program for mental health advocacy skills.
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Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center
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Resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States, promoting self-help, recovery and empowerment.
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Handling Your Mental Illness at Work and School
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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.
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Empowerment for Healthy Minds
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Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized.
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SuicideMalpractice
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Information about the history of and defenses to suicide malpractice litigation against mental health care providers.
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National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
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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.
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Transcultural Mental Health Centre
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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.
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Mental Health Consumer Net Connections
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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.
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Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
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One sixth of inmates have a mental illness, but do not receive treatment because facilities are over-crowded and under-staffed.
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East Suffolk Advocacy Networks
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ESAN is an independent, user managed organisation committed to the empowerment of mental health service users.
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Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
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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.
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Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health
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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 is an outgrowth of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health which was released in December, 1999.
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Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
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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.
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Truehope Mental Health Advocacy and Education Services
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Tools built to assist the mentally ill. Includes downloadable and online informational mental health resources.
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Stigma.org
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An initiative to raise awareness of the stigmatization of those suffering from mental health problems. Forum and publications.
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Mississippi Advocacy and Protection
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Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System, Inc. is a private, nonprofit agency which receives federal funds to protect & advocate the rights of individuals with disabilities
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Freedom Center - Northampton MA
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Support, human rights advocacy, and holistic alternatives for people labeled 'mentally ill' in the Pioneer Valley, MA.
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Mental Health Association of South Carolina
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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.
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The stigma of CineMania
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CineMania was designed to expose the role of the media in promoting the stigmas associated with mental illness.
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Psychology and Psychotherapy in Austria
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Commission of the European Communities. Replies to the questionnaire on psychotherapists Regulated by the "Psychotherapiegesetz" (Psychotherapy Act)- 1995.
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Open Up Toolkit
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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.
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Volunteer for Newport Mind Peer Advocacy
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Volunteer advocate recruitment for Newport Mind mental health Peer Advocacy in Gwent, South Wales. Full training and supervision provided.
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Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center
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CONTAC is a national technical assistance center that serves to promote self-help, recovery, and empowerment for consumers, survivors, expatients and consumer-run organizations.
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SuicideMalpractice
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Information about the history of and defenses to suicide malpractice litigation against mental health care providers.
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The Stigma of CineMania
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Created to expose the role of the media in promoting the stigmas associated with mental illness.
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The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies
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Advocacy organization for community mental health, representing a network of over 100 non-profit, community-based mental health agencies in the five boroughs.
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Mental Health Association in South Carolina
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Organization dedicated to promoting mental health and preventing mental disorders; provides links to county and local level groups and care givers.
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