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Protection and Advocacy
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Organizations- Alliance for Justice
http://www.afj.org/
Association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, consumer, and women's organizations dedicated to the survival and growth of public interest advocacy.
- Annual Reports to Congress
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/ChildrensCampaign/about.asp
- CHARG Resource Center
http://www.charg.org/
The Center provides mental health treatment, advocacy, self-help and support, and recreational opportunities; offers information about mental illness to the public.
- Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen America's families.
- Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
http://www.declasi.org/
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., is a private, non-profit law firm dedicated to equal justice. It provides civil legal services to members who have low incomes, who have disabilities, or who are age 60 or over. This web site provides more information about the group.
- Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. - Idaho
http://users.moscow.com/co-ad
This organization is Idaho's State Protection Agency. It assists people with disabilities to protect, promote and advance their legal and human rights, through quality legal, individual, and system advocacy.
- Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center
http://www.contac.org
Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center is sponsored by the West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association. Serves as a resource for consumer/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States, promoting self-help, recovery, and empowerment.
- Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
http://www.drcvi.org
This is the web site of the independent, non-profit organization that serves as the protection and advocacy organization for people with disabilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It provides information on the agency’s structure and how to contact it for help.
- Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
http://www.ppainc.org
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy is a Federally funded, non-profit agency responsible for providing protection and advocacy services to people with disabilities. It is a primary source of support to anyone in the State of Pennsylvania whose goal is to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. This site provides a newsletter, a brochure on the agency, and links to other advocacy organizations.
- EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov/
Through the operations of 50 field offices nationwide, the EEOC coordinates all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies.
- Human Services Research Institute
http://www.hsri.org/
The Human Services Research Institute assists States and the Federal Government enhance services and support for people with mental illness and mental retardation and develop alternatives to congregate care facilities.
- NAMI Legal Center
http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Find_Support/Legal_Support/Legal_Center.htm
The NAMI Legal Center advocates for the rights of individuals with severe mental health problems both independently and in collaboration with private attorneys, legal service organizations, and mental health and consumer advocacy organizations.
- National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA)
http://www.narpa.org/
NARPA is an organization that brings to light unsafe practices in mental health services and works to promote alternatives to the current mental health system.
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information provides a national resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.
- National Committee for Quality Assurance
http://www.ncqa.org/
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans
- National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center (NCSTAC)
http://www.ncstac.org/
The National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center supports organizations providing services for mental health consumers, survivors and ex-patients by providing technical assistance in the forms of research, informational materials, and financial aid.
- National Disability Rights Network
http://www.ndrn.org/
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.
- National Health Law Program
http://www.healthlaw.org/
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) is a public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly, and people with disabilities. NHeLP serves legal services programs, community-based organizations, the private bar, providers, and individuals who work to preserve a health care safety net for uninsured or underinsured low-income people.
- National Immigration Forum
http://www.immigrationforum.org/
The National Immigration Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive to newcomers in the U.S.
- National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
http://www.nmha.org/substance/advocate.cfm
NMHA advocacy information about co-ocurring disorders.
- National Network for Youth
http://www.nn4youth.org
The National Network for Youth is made up of over 800 organziations, young people and individuals committed to creating opportunities for America's youth. They advocate for young people who have been challenged by conditions of abuse, neglect, family conflict, shortage of resources, prejudice, and other challenges.
- Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS)
http://www.nls.org
NLS provides disability-related services for Western New York and operates a National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project to assist persons with
disabilities and the advocates and agencies that serve them.
- North Dakota Protection and Advocacy
http://www.ndpanda.org
The North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project is a State agency whose purpose is to advocate for, and protect the legal rights of, people with disabilities. There is no cost for services, however, P&A does implement general eligibility requirements, including residence in the State of North Dakota.
- Office of Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
The Office of Victims of Crime provides Federal funds to support victim assistance and compensation programs around the country, and advocates, through policy development, for the fair treatment of crime victims.
- Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
http://www.pai-ca.org/
PAI works in partnership with people with disabilities - to protect, advocate for and advance their human, legal and service rights.
- Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
http://www.tacinc.org/
Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. is a national non-profit organization that provides consultation and technical assistance to National, State and local health, human services, and special needs housing organizations.
- The Administration on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/index.htm
Federal agency responsible for ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of, and have access to, culturally competent services, supports, and other assistance and opportunities that promote independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in the community.
- The Child Advocate
http://www.childadvocate.net/
Child Advocate is a non-profit organization that serves the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health, medical, educational, legal and legislative issues.
- The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://www.bazelon.org
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a legal advocacy resource for people with mental illnesses. The center deals with issues such as the advancement of psychiatric directives, managed care, and Medicaid.
- The Mental Health Foundation
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov.uk/
Supports research and community projects, contributes to public debate, educates and influences policymakers and health care professionals, and strives to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness and learning disabilities.
- The National Center for Juvenile Justice and Mental Health
http://www.ncmhjj.com
The mission of the NCMHJJ is to promote awareness of the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system and to assist the field in developing improved policies and programs based on the best available research and practice.
- University Legal Services Protection and Advocacy Program
http://www.dcpanda.org/
University Legal Services is a private, non-profit organization that serves as the District of Columbia's federally mandated protection and advocacy system for the human, legal and service rights of people with disabilities.
- Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
http://www.vmiac.com.au/
Based in Melbourne, Australia. Consumer/survivor-run advocacy organization for people with mental health problems.
- Wyoming Protection and Advocacy
http://wypanda.vcn.com/
Wyoming Protection and Advocacy System, Inc., established in 1977, is the official non-profit corporation authorized to implement certain mandates of several federal laws. Enacted by Congress, these laws provide various protection and advocacy services. This provides information on eligibility of people seeking protection and advocacy services, current events, and links to related organizations and web sites.
Online Resources- Mental-Health-Matters.com: Advocacy and Activism Organizationshttp://www.mental-health-matters.com/advocacy/organizations.php
This web site provides a list of links to organizations that specialize in the advocacy and protection of people with mental health problems.
- NAMI's: Seclusion and Restraintshttp://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Issue_Spotlights&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=5&ContentID=4007
This page is a part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness's web
site. It explains Federal protections enacted to combat the seclusion and
restraint of mental health patients, NAMI's position on these protections,
and advice for what you should do if you experience seclusion and restraint
in a mental health services setting.
- Metanoiahttp://www.metanoia.org/
Metanoia is an advocacy initiative dedicated to breaking down barriers that keep people from getting good mental health help.
- National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghousehttp://www.mhselfhelp.org/
The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse is a consumer-run resource center specializing in self-help and advocacy.
- HandsNethttp://www.handsnet.org/
A national, nonprofit promoting information sharing, cross-sector collaboration, and advocacy among individuals and organizations working on a broad range of public interest issues.
- Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html
This information provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission details the protective laws that currently address employment issues. The commission interprets laws and sponsors outreach and Fair Employment Practice Agencies.
- Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/ddact/DDACT2.html
This legislation was enacted to improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities, and for other purposes.
- Child Welfare League of Americahttp://www.cwla.org/programs/bhd/mentalhealth.htm
The Child Welfare League of America’s goals include advancing knowledge about mental health issues affecting children, improving the quality of child mental health services among CWLA members and throughout the child welfare and mental health fields, and ensuring that its activities to foster child mental health are culturally competent. This site furnishes facts and resources on emotional disturbances.
- How to Help: When a Person with Mental Illness is Arrestedhttp://www.naminys.org/UJC.pdf
This handbook, a joint project of the National Alliance for the Mental Ill
and the Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project, is designed for anyone
concerned about a person with mental illness who is involved in the
criminal justice system. Very often when mental health consumers get in trouble with the law, it is a direct result of psychiatric symptoms.
- A Guide to Disability Civil Rights Law http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/publications.htm
This guide, prepared by the National Council on Disability and the National Urban League, provides a summary of federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. The original source for this information is the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Americans with Disabilities Act Document Centerhttp://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
Copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations, and technical assistance documents are available here.
- From Privileges to Rights: People Labeled with Psychiatric Disabilities Speak for Themselves http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/publications.htm
This site contains report from the National Council on Disability that recommends self-determination, dignity, and choice as the cornerstone of public policy for people with psychiatric disabilities. It is based on testimonies of people with psychiatric disabilities at an NCD hearing in 1998.
- Contact your Local P&A/CAPhttp://www.ndrn.org
This web site furnishes contact information for the Protection and Advocacy organizations for each U.S. State and territory.
- Legal Information Institutehttp://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/mental_health.html
The Legal Information Institute provides links to recent Supreme Court decisions and historic rulings.
- Americans with Disabilities Act/Olmstead Decision http://www.cms.hhs.gov/olmstead/default.asp
This site is about the ADA/Olmstead decision and its requirements-challenges the Federal, state, and local governments to develop more opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
- Rules Issued on Privacy of Health Records http://www.bazelon.org/takeaction/alerts/11-4-99privacy.htm
This page describes what measures have been introduced to protect the privacy of individuals’ medical records.
- Safer Child, Inc.http://www.saferchild.org/drugs&.htm
Safer Child, Inc. provides parents, caregivers, and educators worldwide with the resources and information they need in order to help all children grow up healthy, safe and happy. The group addresses topics such as mental health, substance abuse, and violence.
- Social Security Administration's Protection & Advocacy Program http://www.ssa.gov/work/ServiceProviders/pafactsheet.html
SSA`s P&A Program, known as Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of
Social Security (PABSS), was created to serve Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries who
want to work despite their continuing disabilities.
- Support, Technical Assistance, Resource Center (STAR Center)http://www.consumerstar.org/
The STAR Center is one of five consumer and consumer supporter technical assistance centers nationwide, funded by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) to promote self-help in the planning, delivery and evaluation of mental health services. The STAR Center develops, produces, disseminates, and stores a wide range of culturally appropriate materials, resources, and tools for consumers, consumer-operated programs and self-help groups that strengthen skills, organizational capabilities, and service capacity. All materials and technical assistance services are accessible through this web site, a national toll-free telephone number—(866) 537-STAR (7827), E-newsletters, and a resource library. The Web site is also translated in Spanish El Centro STAR.
- The Echo and The Pixiehttp://hardgrove.freeservers.com/ogre01.html
Free online storybook that addresses abuse -- by M.W.Hardgrove, 1998.
- The Rights of Persons with Mental Illnesshttp://www.nmha.org/position/ps1.cfm
This site expresses the National Mental Health Association's stance on the
rights of persons involved with the mental health system and/or recovering
from mental illness.
- THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet http://rs9.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
A searchable database maintained by the Library of Congress that makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.
- U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act: ADA Home Page http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Issues related to the ADA ACT—policy information and resources, certification and technical assistance, news and updates.
- National Empowerment Center (NEC)http://www.power2u.org/
The National Empowerment Center is an independent group including survivors of mental institutions, advocates, civil rights activists, mental health workers, and lawyers. It exposes abuse and promotes alternatives to the mental health system.
Listservs- mailto: listserv@thecity.sfsu.edu
Established to discuss legislation, county implementations, local mental health boards issues, self-help, managed care, and other topic specific to California. To subscribe, email listserv@thecity.sfsu.edu with this command in the message body: subscribe cinmhc, yourfirstname & yourlastname
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