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See also:
Health: Mental_Health: Policy_and_Advocacy: International
Health: Mental_Health: Policy_and_Advocacy: Patients'_Rights
Health: Mental_Health: Policy_and_Advocacy: Alliances_and_Support
Health: Mental_Health: Policy_and_Advocacy: Policy_Research_Organizations
1.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.
URL:http://gidreform.org
2.dotCOMsense
The American Psychological Association (APA) provides guidelines on how to protect individual privacy and assess the credibility of mental health information found on the Internet.
URL:http://helping.apa.org/dotcomsense/
3.Consumer Consultancy
Mental health activism, community development, and resources organization based in the U.K.
URL:http://www.brighton.is-crazy.com
4.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.
URL:http://www.bu.edu/sarpsych/jobschool/
5.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.
URL:http://www.contac.org
6.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.
URL:http://www.cpdmi.org
7.The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies
New York Citys advocacy organization for community mental health, representing a network of over 100 non-profit, community-based mental health agencies.
URL:http://www.cvmha.org
8.Empowerment for Healthy Minds
Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized.
URL:http://www.efhm.com
9.East Suffolk Advocacy Networks
ESAN is an independent, user managed organisation committed to the empowerment of mental health service users.
URL:http://www.esan.org.uk
10.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.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/stargazers_here/mental_illness.html
11.Medscout Mental Health
Links and material regarding mental health issues, mental health associations and organizations, public health and special topics (such as suicide and substance abuse).
URL:http://www.medscout.com/mental_health/index.htm
12.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.
URL:http://www.mentalhealth.org/features/surgeongeneralreport/home.asp
13.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.
URL:http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov
14.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.
URL:http://www.mentalhealthconsumer.net/index-links.html
15.The Mental Health Activist
This Washington State advocacy site gives daily updated mental health law information, alerts, reports, and advice for health care and patient advocates and volunteers.
URL:http://www.mhactivist.com
16.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.
URL:http://www.mhselfhelp.org
17.Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.
Information and resources for persons with mental health disabilities. Also an educational program for mental health advocacy skills.
URL:http://www.mindlink.org/
18.Mental Health Advocate
Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible.
URL:http://www.namiscc.org/MentalHealth.htm
19.Public Policy Advocacy - (American Psychiatric Association)
Public Policy Advocacy contains a search feature and news briefs on mental health policy.
URL:http://www.psych.org/pub_pol_adv/ghindex.cfm
20.SuicideMalpractice
Information about the history of and defenses to suicide malpractice litigation against mental health care providers.
URL:http://www.suicidemalpractice.net/
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