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Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.: Advocacy Unlimited offers education in self, systems and legislative advocacy skills for persons in recovery from psychiatric disabilities, plus a wealth of information and resources on mental health.

Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness: 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

Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center: CONTAC National Technical Assistance Center Website

East Suffolk Advocacy Networks: ESAN is an independent, user managed organisation committed to the empowerment of mental health service users.

Empowerment for Healthy Minds: 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

Freedom Center - Northampton MA: Mental health alternatives, human rights mutual aid and activism network for psychiatric survivors. Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts. Self-determination, choice, holistic options, and informed consent. Freedom Center POB 623 Northampton MA 01061 USA (413) 582-9948. Support, advocacy, and human right...

GIDreform.org - Challenging Psychiatric Gender Stereotypes: A resource for the reform of gender disorders in the DSM-IV-TR

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: 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).

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.

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 is a national technical assistance center for mental health consumers. Information about advocacy, self-advocacy, grant opportunities, free online publications.

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's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services.

Psychology and Psychotherapy in Austria: Commission of the European Communities. Replies to the questionnaire on psychotherapists Regulated by the Psychotherapiegesetz (Psychotherapy Act)- 1995.

Stigma.org: Stigma.org raises awareness about depression and mental health and the stigma of those suffering from mental health problems.

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 is an outgrowth of the Surgeon General's Re...

The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies: The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies is the non-profit umbrella organization for over 100 community mental health providers serving 250,000+ people per year in all five boroughs of New York City.

The National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc.: The focus of The National Coalition is on political and legal action to preserve the highest standards of treatment and client privacy

The stigma of CineMania: The role of the media in perpetuating stigma. Tracing the history of mental illness through pictures. Turning mental patients into criminals. Forced Treatment vs. Human Rights.

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.