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18-12 Objective: Increase the number of States and the District of Columbia that track consumers? satisfaction with the mental health services they receive. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. which advocates for people with mental illness and mental retardation. Their current work is focused on reform of public systems to serve adults, children and older people with mental disabilities in their communities; access to housing, health care and support services of consumers' choice; services and support to help children with disabilities grow up in families; and, protections against discrimination?in housing, employment and public services. Their web site includes news and analysis of federal laws, regulations, legislative proposals and court decisions in each area. Bazelon Center attorneys provide technical support for and co-counsel selected lawsuits and publish handbooks, manuals, issue papers and reports explaining key legal and policy issues in everyday terms. Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who have psychiatric disabilities. The mission of the Center is to increase knowledge in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation and to apply this body of knowledge to train treatment personnel, to develop effective rehabilitation programs, and to assist in organizing both personnel and programs into efficient and coordinated service delivery systems. Detailed information on the Center?s programs, the Recovery Center, Individual Services in Rehabilitation and Training for the Future is available on their web site. CONTACT USA CONTACT USA is a network of crisis intervention and telephone helpline centers across the nation. CONTACT's programs include Helpline (crisis intervention, listening, information and referrals), Teen Line (teens helping teens), KidsLine (a helpline especially for latch-key children), DEAF CONTACT (a message relay for hearing impaired), Reassurance CONTACT (a program for the elderly and homebound), CONTACT Rape Crisis (emergency and after-care service for victims) and Information & Referral (linking callers to community services). National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) The mission of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is to eradicate mental illness and improve the quality of life of those affected by these diseases. NAMI members are dedicated to increasing research into severe mental illness such as schizophrenia and manic-depression. The web site contains information on policy, legal issues, medical information, and a variety of resources for mental health consumers and advocates. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) organizes to reflect and advocate for the collective interests of State Mental Health Authorities and their directors at the national level. The association identifies public mental health policy issues, apprises its members of research findings and best practices in the delivery of mental health services, fosters collaboration, provides consultation and technical assistance, and promotes effective management practices and financing mechanisms adequate to sustain its mission. Their web site includes information on government relations efforts, programs, membership, and a directory. National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) The mission of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is to champion opportunities that advance members' ability to deliver proactive and holistic healthcare services and is dependent on individual members actualizing this mission through learning and the sharing of knowledge. They provide information, educational resources, training, consulting, and other forms of technical assistance. National Empowerment Center The mission of the National Empowerment Center (NEC) is to carry a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing to people who have been diagnosed with mental illness. The NEC has a toll-free information and referral line and a Spanish-speaking information specialist is also available. They have information available on many topics including advance directives, shock treatment, schizophrenia, self-help groups, legal services, meditation and self-help techniques. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) The mission of NIMH is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that they harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually prevention of mental illness. The web site includes information aimed toward the public, members of the research community, and health practitioners. Their ?For the Public? web page includes fact sheets on mental illnesses, statistics, information on research and clinical trials, and materials in Spanish. National Mental Health Association The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the nation's first and oldest consumer-led organization. NMHA builds on this strong legacy with their Office of Consumer Advocacy, created to work in partnership with the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse. The office helps to broaden NMHA's involvement in the growing consumer/survivor movement through leadership development and technical assistance to NMHA affiliates and other organizations. National Mental Health Consumers? Self-help Clearinghouse The Clearinghouse is a consumer-run national technical assistance center established in 1986. They are committed to helping mental health consumers improve their lives through self-help and advocacy. Specifically, they help consumers plan, provide, and evaluate mental health and community support services. The Clearinghouse helps people within the movement organize coalitions, establish self-help groups, advocate for mental health reform, and fight the stigma that society places on mental illness. They also strive to help the movement grow by encouraging consumer involvement in planning and evaluating mental health services, as well as by encouraging traditional providers and other societal groups to become more consumer-friendly. National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability The National Research and Training Center provide technical assistance, research and consultation services, as well as information and referral. A publications catalog is also available. |
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