Welcome to Health: Mental Health: Policy and Advocacy This category is intended for sites that focus on mental health policy and advocacy. The category includes a sampling of sites that represent a broad range of available resources.
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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.
Mental Health Advocate
Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible.
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.
Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.
Information and resources for persons with mental health disabilities. Also an educational program for mental health advocacy skills.
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.
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.
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.
Empowerment for Healthy Minds
Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized.
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.
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.
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.
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 is an outgrowth of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health which was released in December, 1999.
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.
Mississippi Advocacy and Protection
A private, non-profit agency which receives federal funds to protect and advocate the rights of individuals with disabilities
Freedom Center - Northampton MA
Support, human rights advocacy, and holistic alternatives for people labeled 'mentally ill' in the Pioneer Valley, MA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
East Suffolk Advocacy Networks
ESAN is an independent, user managed organization committed to the empowerment of mental health service users. Lists the office locations, news and upcoming events.
Prop 63 for Me
A mental health consumer advocacy organization in Santa Barbara, California ensuring full consumer empowerment in Mental Health Services Act programs. Find details about the MHSA, a calendar, newsletter and publications.
Freedom From Fear
National not-for-profit mental health advocacy association whose mission is to aid and counsel individuals and their families, who suffer from anxiety and depressive illnesses. Includes national events, finding help and resources, and special programs.
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Mental Health Policy And Advocacy Resource Center
URL : www.mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=74
Don't let mental health conditions ruin your life. ... About Mental Help Net. About CenterSite.net. Terms and Privacy. Health Policy & Advocacy ...[2008/12/01]
Mental Health Policy - Books and Articles Online @ Questia.com
URL : questia.com/library/psychology/mental-health/mental-health-policy.jsp
Try us for Free. Learn online about Mental Health Policy and many other topics. Choose from 67,000 books and 1.5 million articles.[2008/12/04]
Mental Health Association~of Minnesota -- Public Policy Advocacy
URL : mentalhealthmn.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&...
Public Policy Advocacy. Business Initiative. NIMH Research and Resources ... The Mental Health Association of Minnesota's Public Policy Advocacy Program ...[2008/11/25]
WHO | Advocacy
URL : www.who.int/mental_health/advocacy/en
Policy and services. Advocacy. Neurology and public health. Disorders management ... Advocacy. The key to continue the momentum on mental health is to step up ...[2008/11/06]
ADVOCACY FOR MENTAL HEALTH
URL : www.who.int/mental_health/resources/en/Advocacy.pdf
Advocacy for mental health. (Mental health policy and service guidance package) ... Advocacy is one of the 11 areas for action in any mental health policy ...[2003/08/06]
Policy and Advocacy Mental Health
URL : www.iaswww.com/apr/Health/Mental_Health/Policy_and_Advocacy
... category is intended for sites that focus on mental health policy and advocacy. ... Welcome to Health: Mental Health: Policy and Advocacy This category is ...[2008/11/28]
Mental Health Policy And Advocacy Resource Center Links
URL : www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_links.php?lt=Associations&cn=74
Don't let mental health conditions ruin your life. ... Health Policy & Advocacy. Health Sciences. Mental Health Professions. Treatments & Interventions ...[2008/11/30]
HealthInForum.org - Mental Health, Policy and Advocacy - Consumer ...
URL : www.healthinforum.org/Mental-Health-Policy-and-Advocacy-cat-213-1.html
... Medical - Mental Health\ Policy and Advocacy Products, Companies, Services. ... Category: Mental Health\ Policy and Advocacy. Location: Fort Collins, ...[2008/11/30]
Mental Health Association~of Minnesota --
URL : www.mentalhealthmn.org
Public Policy Advocacy. Business Initiative. NIMH Research and Resources ... (MHAM) is the state's first mental health advocacy and education organization. ...[2008/11/28]
NAACP - Health
URL : www.naacp.org/advocacy/health
Policy & Advocacy. Education. Economic Empowerment. Health. BRIEFING NOTES: The Ryan White CARE Act ... of good mental health practices and programs. ...[2008/10/09]
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