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ADVOCACY and SELF HELP ORGANIZATIONS | resources for folks abused, or denied care as well as helping folks to help themselves

Advocacy Unlimited | http://mindlink.org/

This Wethersfield, CT, USA based group conducts advocacy training workshops, engages in action with legislators, bureaucrats and the public.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | http://www.bazelon.org/

Named after a federal court judge who ruled favorably in cases supporting the rights of citizens with disabilities. An excellent resource site. For reasons I am at a loss to understand, some filtering software programs [CyberPatrol] have censored the Bazelon site.
MadNation | http://www.madnation.org/

"...working together for social justice and human rights in mental health..." MadNation includes their website, a one way announcement mailing list MAD-ZINE, and OACAF (Organize Against Coercion and Force) a discussion list.
Madness Group's Employment Website | http://home.att.net/~kcisfree/madness.html

People w/Disabilities have been historically disenfranchised by mainstream society. Hence, we People Who, will no longer tolerate being written off as unemployable. We have developed this website w/the sole purpose of creating our very own Employment Initiative!
Madness Network | http://www.peoplewho.org/

A central Internet site for getting connected to many different discussion groups run by and for "...people who experience moodswings, fear, voices and visions..." in order to exchange strategies for changing existing public mental health systems, and provide each other mutual support
National Empowerment Center | http://www.Power2u.org/

One of three nationally funded "consumer technical assistance centers" NEC has developed a strong body of training materials supporting self-help and recovery. The clinical credentials of the staff make them appealing to conventional mh treatment careerists, yet their perspective clearly from first person experiences as "patients".
Natn'l MH Consumer Self-help Clearinghouse | http://www.mhselfhelp.org/

a consumer-run national technical assistance center ...committed to helping mental health consumers improve their lives through self-help and advocacy. Helping consumers plan, provide, and evaluate mental health and community support services
Peer Center | http://www.peercenter.org/

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | The PEER Center seeks to improve the quality of life for mental health consumers by providing a unique alternative to existing supports and services ...Fundamental to our program is the idea that we all share common experiences and values. We are dedicated to the idea of helping ourselves and others. When people work for the recovery of others, this facilitates their own personal recovery.
Support Coaltion International | http://www.MindFreedom.org/

Online home of DENDRON SCI is an alliance of more than 70 grassroots groups in 11 countries united to win human rights in the "mental health system."

FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS | folks who have been subjected to involuntary, inappropriate, irrelevant or abusive treatments in the name of care and who now speak out against those commit such human rights violations

Aleppos | "Oddessey of a lone, mad pilgrim" } http://www.aleppos.org/
Faith's Mental Health Links | http:/mentalhealth.faithweb.com/index.html
People Against Coercive Treatment | http://www.tao.ca/~pact/
Psychiatric Outlaw’s Homepage | http://www.angelfire.com/ny/psychiatricoutlaw/
Norsehorse’s Home Turf | http://members.tripod.com/~Norsehorse/
Scott Huffman | http://www.efn.org/~seh/
Shocked: Juli’s Page | http://home.i1.net/~juli/shocked.html
Shoshanna’s Guide | http://harborside.com/home/e/equinox/welcome.htm
Zangmo Blue Thundercloud | http://home.earthlink.bet/~sallyclay/

watchdogs | formal agencies or organizations who guard vigilantly so that care for the mentally disabled is caring, sane and humane.

NATIONAL
HCFA | http://www.hcfa.gov/

Health Care Financing & Administration
JCAHO | http://www.jcaho.org

Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
NARPA | http://www.connix.com/~narpa

National Association for Rights, Protection & Advocacy
Protection & Advocacy | http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/

Federally mandated system in each state and territory which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legally based advocacy

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Office of Protection & Advocacy | http://www.state.ct.us/opapd/

investigates abuse and neglect complaints for people with disabilities; provides technical assistance for self-help and independence iniatives

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