Mental Health Policy and Advocacy

• Society: Issues: Health: Mental Health 

• Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.  - Nonprofit organization provides education and advocacy for improving the life of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law  - Legal advocate promoting the civil rights and human dignity of adults and children with mental disabilities.
• Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness  - Information about the coalition as well as details on local services.
• The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies  - Advocacy and educational organization dedicated to New York's behavioral health providers.
• Dave Sheppard Associates  - Full-time independent center offers in-house training featuring all aspects of mental health law and practice.
• EUFAMI  - European Federation of Associations of Families of People with Mental Illness - serves as resource for people with severe mental illnesses.
• Freedom From Fear  - National advocacy organization founded to help people overcome anxiety and other mental illnesses.
• GID Reform Advocates  - Coalition of medical professionals, caregivers, scholars, and researchers aims to promote awareness about Gender Identity Disorder (GID).
• Job Accommodation Network  - Facilitates employment of workers with disabilities.
• Mental Health Association in South Carolina  - Organization dedicated to preventing mental disorders through research and advocacy.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness  - Provides network for information and programs concerning the mental health.
• National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc.  - Educational foundation established for the mental health consumers and professionals.
• New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry  - Australian provider of professional education in the field of mental health.
• Openup  - Facilitates various activities aimed at countering discrimination and stigma. Site includes project news and resources.
• World Mental Health Day  - Annual campaign, observed October 10th, presents history, current theme, and additional resources.