Mental Health Consumer and Family Supports

Persons suffering from mental illness and their family members will find the following advocacy groups, organizations and associations very helpful.

Advocacy Inc.
The mission of Advocacy, Inc. is to advocate for, protect, and advance the legal, human, and service rights of people with disabilities.

MHAT - Mental Health Association of Texas
The Mental Health Association in Texas (MHAT) is a statewide organization that works to promote mental health, prevent mental illnesses through research and education, improve care and treatment for people with mental illnesses, and to advocate for the rights of persons with mental illnesses through public policy.

Center for Mental Health Services' Knowledge Exchange Network
The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media.

National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research.

NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.

NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Texas - www.namitexas.org
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Texas (NAMI Texas) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by volunteers in 1984. NAMI Texas is affiliated with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and has 45 local affiliates throughout Texas. NAMI Texas has nearly 10,000 members made up of mental health consumers, family members, friends, and professionals. Its purpose is to help improve the lives of people affected by mental illness through education, support, and advocacy.

TMHC - Texas Mental Health Consumers
The mission of Texas Mental Health Consumers is to encourage, educate, train, and organize people who have received services, voluntarily or involuntarily, from the mental health system to advocate for themselves and to support each other.

TXFFCMH - Texas Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
The purpose of the Texas Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is to address the unique needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families.

Parent Connection - A Texas Chapter of Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
The purpose of Parent Connection is to address the unique needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders from birth through transition to adulthood.

ADHD: A Place to Start
In particular, the information contained herein pertains to children that have a medical problem, emotional problem, developmental delays, ADHD and/or other neurological disorder.

Last Updated May 23, 2005