The following Web sites offer a wide variety of resources for those interested in learning about mental illness and substance abuse.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating institutional abuse and involuntary confinement
California Association of Social Rehabilitaion Agencies
California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies
Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center bibliography and other resources
Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network
Friends' Health Connection non-profit that connects people who are experiencing or have overcome the same illness, handicap or injury for mutual support
Hazelden non-profit center committed to substance use and mental health issues with an online bookstore
Mary Ellen Copeland renown mental health recovery author and educator
Mental Health America a consumer organization whose mission is to provide mental health consumers with information through the media and internet that will help them participate as full citizens in their communities, state, nation, and the world.
Mental Health Association of California
Mental Health Net comprehensive guide to mental health online with over 9200 resources
NAMI California (formerly California Alliance for the Mentally Ill) statewide advocacy group of families, friends, recovering persons with mental illness and professionals who are dedicated to improving the care, treatment, rehabilitation and status of people with mental illness and the pursuit of cures through research
NARSAD Artworks museum quality art products by and on behalf of mentally ill persons
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Grass roots, self-help, support and advocacy - started by families
National Arts for Mental Health
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers
National Empowerment Center non-profit run by consumer/survivors whose mission is to carry a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing
National Mental Health Association 330 affiliates nationwide
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse consumer-run, national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement
National Summit unmoderated discussion list devoted to National Summit of Mental Health Consumers and Survivors
Oregon Office of Consumer Technical Assistance provides technical assistance for mental health consumer/survivor run services and projects
Peer Center, Inc. non-profit advocacy and support center for mental health consumers
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
Resource Center, Inc. technical assistance and training to peer-run mental health organizations in New York
SAMHSA'S National Clearing House Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Federal Government. This site provides a vast array of current facts, databases, research, and related information.
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Web of Addictions
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