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GIDreform.org - Challenging Psychiatric Gender Stereotypes  - http://gidreform.org  GIDreform.org is a resource for all who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder.  The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies  - http://www.cvmha.org  New York City's advocacy organization for community mental health, representing a network of over 100 non-profit, community-based mental health agencies.  Mental Health Advocate  - http://www.namiscc.org/MentalHealth.htm  Mental health resources, newsletter articles, links, personal accounts, stories, and news. We believe recovery is possible.  Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness  - http://www.cpdmi.org  North Carolina coalition of mental health professionals, consumers, families and advocates organized to pursue lobbying and mental health reform initiatives.  Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.  - http://www.mindlink.org/  Information and resources for persons with mental health disabilities. Also an educational program for mental health advocacy skills.  Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center  - http://www.contac.org  Resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States, promoting self-help, recovery and empowerment.  Handling Your Mental Illness at Work and School  - http://www.bu.edu/sarpsych/jobschool/  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.  The National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc.  - http://www.thenationalcoalition.org  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.  Empowerment for Healthy Minds  - http://www.efhm.com  Consumer-run mental health advocacy organization based in Southwestern Virginia. Empowerment and activism are emphasized.  SuicideMalpractice  - http://www.suicidemalpractice.net/  Information about the history of and defenses to suicide malpractice litigation against mental health care providers.  National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse  - http://www.mhselfhelp.org  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.  Transcultural Mental Health Centre  - http://www.tmhc.nsw.gov.au  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.  Mental Health Consumer Net Connections  - http://www.mentalhealthconsumer.net/index-links.html  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.  Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System  - http://www.geocities.com/stargazers_here/mental_illness.html  One sixth of inmates have a mental illness, but do not receive treatment because facilities are over-crowded and under-staffed.  East Suffolk Advocacy Networks  - http://www.esan.org.uk  ESAN is an independent, user managed organisation committed to the empowerment of mental health service users.  Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General  - http://www.mentalhealth.org/features/surgeongeneralreport/home.asp  The first Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, asserting that mental illness is a critical public health problem that must be addressed by the nation.  Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health  - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/cmh/childreport.htm  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.  Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health  - http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov  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.  Truehope Mental Health Advocacy and Education Services  - http://truehopehelp.com  Tools built to assist the mentally ill. Includes downloadable and online informational mental health resources.  Stigma.org  - http://www.stigma.org  An initiative to raise awareness of the stigmatization of those suffering from mental health problems. Forum and publications.  Mississippi Advocacy and Protection  - http://www.mspas.com/  Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System, Inc. is a private, nonprofit agency which receives federal funds to protect & advocate the rights of individuals with disabilities  Freedom Center - Northampton MA  - http://www.freedom-center.org/  Support, human rights advocacy, and holistic alternatives for people labeled 'mentally ill' in the Pioneer Valley, MA.  Mental Health Association of South Carolina  - http://www.mha-sc.org/  Resources and information for persons diagnosed with mental illness and their families; reports and data on mental health policy, advocacy, conditions, treatment and other issues.  The stigma of CineMania  - http://www.cinemaniastigma.com/pages/1/index.htm  CineMania was designed to expose the role of the media in promoting the stigmas associated with mental illness.  Psychology and Psychotherapy in Austria  - http://www.psy.it/normativa_ue/austria/dir_89_48_cee.htm  Commission of the European Communities. Replies to the questionnaire on psychotherapists Regulated by the "Psychotherapiegesetz" (Psychotherapy Act)- 1995.  Open Up Toolkit  - http://www.openuptoolkit.net/  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.  Volunteer for Newport Mind Peer Advocacy  - http://www.advocacy.force9.co.uk/index.htm  Volunteer advocate recruitment for Newport Mind mental health Peer Advocacy in Gwent, South Wales. Full training and supervision provided.  NAMI Stanislaus  - http://www.geocities.com/namistanislaus/  Affiliate of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Stanislaus County, CA, includes links to mental health sites and related activities.