Organizations & Resources (Mental Health) « Mental Health

Organizations & Resources About Mental Health

Organizations

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Institute
  A comprehensive, integrative psychotherapy approach. It contains elements of many effective psychotherapies in structured protocols that are designed to maximize treatment effects. These include psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, experiential, and body-centered therapies. 

• Mental Health America
  Mental Health America (MHA) – founded in 1909 – is the nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans. 

• Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc.
  Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. is proud to represent the rights of children and adults with disabilities in Michigan.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 
  The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raising awareness and building a community of hope for all of those in need.

• The JED Foundation
  A comprehensive resource developed in collaboration with leading experts in higher education law, administration and mental health.

Resources: Websites & Blogs About Mental Health

• Advancing Access to Quality, Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Low-Income Individuals (National Health Law Program)
  NHeLP works to ensure that quality behavioral health services and supports are readily accessible where and when people need them. “Behavioral health” encompasses both mental health and substance use disorder services. NHeLP’s unique approach to behavioral health advocacy uses the entitlements guaranteed by Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the rights ensured by the ADA and other civil rights laws, to promote access to quality, community-based services and supports for low-income individuals.
• Documenting Our Presence (NAMI New Jersey)
  A compassionate, hopeful look at the experiences of people of diverse backgrounds, affected by serious mental illness.
• Grading the States – A Report on America’s Health Care System for Adults with Serious Mental Illness (NAMI – 2009)
  Report from the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Judge David L. Bazelon's Center for Mental Health Law
  This organization's mission is to protect and advance the rights of adults and children who have mental disabilities.
• Internet Mental Health
  Website offers online psychiatric diagnosis in the hope of reaching the two-thirds of individuals with mental illness who do not seek treatment.
• MentalHelp.Net
  Promotes mental health and wellness education and advocacy.
• Toolkit to Help Those With Psychiatric Disabilities Reach Educational Goals (Medical Xpress – 8/22/12)
  All too often, when individuals experience a mental health impairment, it derails their education. Researchers have released a new iteration of a toolkit designed to help mental health agencies support these individuals in the quest to achieve their educational goals.