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Discrimination Linked to Health Problems Among Minorities Mentally Ill Kids Face Widespread Stigma Outside Forces 'Medicalizing' Everyday Problems, Experts Say

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Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in... Details > List reviewed web resources U.S. Commission on Civil Rights The United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) is an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency of the Executive Branch, first established under the Civil Rights Act of 1957. On November 30, 1... Details > List reviewed web resources American Civil Liberties Union   The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual f... Details > List reviewed web resources National Federation of the Blind   The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy and a public information vehicle. NFB contacts newly blind persons to h... Details > List reviewed web resources National Gay and Lesbian Task Force   The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), formerly The National Gay Task Force (NGTF), is a gay civil rights advocacy organization. It promotes full equal rights for lesbians and gay men throug... Details > List reviewed web resources Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) The mission of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is create equal housing opportunities for all persons living in America by administering laws that prohibit discrimination in hou... Details > List reviewed web resources U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a person at the workplace. The laws enforced prohibit di... Details > List reviewed web resources