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CineMania was designed to expose the role of the media in promoting the stigmas associated with mental illness.

GIDreform.org is a resource for all who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder.

Information about the history of and defenses to suicide malpractice litigation against mental health care providers.

Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda. This report was prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Department of Justice. It is an outgrowth of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health which was released in December, 1999.

By and for consumer/survivors living in British Columbia, Canada, the site is intended as an informational and referral resource for consumers within the province and beyond.

Tools built to assist the mentally ill. Includes downloadable and online informational mental health resources.

Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System, Inc. is a private, nonprofit agency which receives federal funds to protect & advocate the rights of individuals with disabilities

Public Policy Advocacy contains a search feature and news briefs on mental health policy.

Volunteer advocate recruitment for Newport Mind mental health Peer Advocacy in Gwent, South Wales. Full training and supervision provided.

New York City's advocacy organization for community mental health, representing a network of over 100 non-profit, community-based mental health agencies.

Information and resources for people of non-English speaking backgrounds suffering or caring for someone with a mental illness. Translated information also available. Involved in research and education.

The 'Open Up Toolkit' is a resource website established by Mental Health Media to encourage service users and survivors to come together to combat stigma and discrimination against mental health issues.

ESAN is an independent, user managed organisation committed to the empowerment of mental health service users.

Support, human rights advocacy, and holistic alternatives for people labeled 'mentally ill' in the Pioneer Valley, MA.

Commission of the European Communities. Replies to the questionnaire on psychotherapists Regulated by the "Psychotherapiegesetz" (Psychotherapy Act)- 1995.

Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible.

Information and resources for persons with mental health disabilities. Also an educational program for mental health advocacy skills.

The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse helps connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and offers expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.

Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized.

North Carolina coalition of mental health professionals, consumers, families and advocates organized to pursue lobbying and mental health reform initiatives.

Advocating for mental health patients and professionals via educating the general public about good mental health care and by standing up to fight managed care's abusive practices.

President Bush identifies obstacles to quality mental health care. Includes details of the Commission's work and schedule, along with a section for receiving public comment.

An initiative to raise awareness of the stigmatization of those suffering from mental health problems. Forum and publications.

One sixth of inmates have a mental illness, but do not receive treatment because facilities are over-crowded and under-staffed.

Information on ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act), the affect of mental illness on work or schooling, coping, filing a complaint, question of the month.