Wectar - Health - Mental Health - Policy and Advocacy

	submit a site to this category

Subcategories
Alliances and Support	International	Patients' Rights	Policy Research Organizations


Page		1	2

	Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General URL: http://www.mentalhealth.org/features/surgeongeneralreport/home.asp ODP description: 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.
	Prop 63 for Me URL: http://www.prop634me.com ODP description: 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. Page title: Home Page of Prop 63 for Me, Mental Health Consumer Empowerment in Santa Barbara Page description: Participate in the empowerment of mental health consumers in Santa Barbara County by joining Prop 63 4 Me
	Mental Health Advocate URL: http://www.namiscc.org/MentalHealth.htm ODP description: Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible. Page title: Santa Cruz Mental Health Advocate Page description: Contains articles on recovery from the label of mental illness, experiences, news and advocacy information published by the Santa Cruz County (Calif. USA) chapter of NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill).
	Mississippi Advocacy and Protection URL: http://www.mspas.com/ ODP description: A private, non-profit agency which receives federal funds to protect and advocate the rights of individuals with disabilities Page title: MPAS Front Page
	National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse URL: http://www.mhselfhelp.org ODP description: 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. Page title: Welcome to the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
	Transcultural Mental Health Centre URL: http://www.dhi.gov.au/tmhc/ ODP description: 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.
	Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center URL: http://www.contac.org ODP description: CONTAC is a national technical assistance center that serves to promote self-help, recovery, and empowerment for consumers, survivors, expatients and consumer-run organizations. Page title: CONTAC Page description: CONTAC National Technical Assistance Center Website
	Open Up Toolkit URL: http://www.openuptoolkit.net/ ODP description: 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. Page title: Open Up Toolkit - Mental Health Media
	Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health URL: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/cmh/childreport.htm ODP description: 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. Page title: Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda
	Freedom From Fear URL: http://www.freedomfromfear.com ODP description: 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. Page title: Anxiety and Depression Resource Organization since 1984 - Freedom From Fear
	The National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc. URL: http://www.thenationalcoalition.org ODP description: 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. Page description: The focus of The National Coalition is on political and legal action to preserve the highest standards of treatment and client privacy
	Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness URL: http://www.cpdmi.org ODP description: North Carolina coalition of mental health professionals, consumers, families and advocates organized to pursue lobbying and mental health reform initiatives. Page title: The Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness Page description: The Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness is composed of state-wide, non-profit advocacy, consumer, family and provider organizations who advocate for adequate, quality public services for citizens of North Carolina with Mental Illness
	Freedom Center - Northampton MA URL: http://www.freedom-center.org/ ODP description: Support, human rights advocacy, and holistic alternatives for people labeled 'mentally ill' in the Pioneer Valley, MA. Page title: \| Freedom Center: a support, activism, and advocacy community by and for people labeled with 'mental illness' 877) 677 6424
	Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System URL: http://www.geocities.com/stargazers_here/mental_illness.html ODP description: One sixth of inmates have a mental illness, but do not receive treatment because facilities are over-crowded and under-staffed.
	East Suffolk Advocacy Networks URL: http://www.esan.org.uk ODP description: ESAN is an independent, user managed organization committed to the empowerment of mental health service users. Lists the office locations, news and upcoming events. Page title: East Suffolk Advocacy Network
	Handling Your Mental Illness at Work and School URL: http://www.bu.edu/sarpsych/jobschool/ ODP description: 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. Page title: Consumer Website for Handling Your Mental Illness at Work and School
	Volunteer for Newport Mind Peer Advocacy URL: http://www.advocacy.force9.co.uk/index.htm ODP description: Volunteer advocate recruitment for Newport Mind mental health Peer Advocacy in Gwent, South Wales. Full training and supervision provided. Page description: Volunteer advocate recruitment for Newport Mind mental health Peer Advocacy in Gwent, South Wales.
	GIDreform.org - Challenging Psychiatric Gender Stereotypes URL: http://gidreform.org ODP description: GIDreform.org is a resource for all who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder. Page title: Gender Identity Disorder Reform
	Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health URL: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov ODP description: 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. Page title: President`s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Page description: President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services.
	Empowerment for Healthy Minds URL: http://www.efhm.com ODP description: Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized. Page title: Empowerment for Healthy Minds Mental Health Advocacy Virginia Page description: Empowerment for Healthy Minds, mental health consumer advocacy in Virginia, We work toward a bright future for those with mental illness, We are consumer-run and looking for volunteers, We appreciate feedback from everyone