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Links
NASMHPD
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
National organization providing education and technical assistance
to state mental health systems on best practices, policy planning
and development, incorporating research findings, and reducing seclusion
and restraint. NASMPHPD has developed "Six Core Strategies"
in reducing seclusion and restraint and is at the forefront of systems
transformation in mental health.
National Technical Assistance Center
Information and technical assistance resource on a variety of national initiatives, including trauma-informed care
ELP Learning Community
Information and resources for learning about Essential Lifestyle Planning and person-centered thinking and methods
AAIDD
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
NAMI
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. A nationwide consumer advocacy
and resource organization.
ADA
Americans With Disabilities Act Homepage, maintained by the US Department
of Justice. This comprehensive site includes information on the
law, enforcement, barrier removal, mediation, proposed legislation,
and more.
The Arc of the U.S.
Association for the Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation.
National Association for the Dually
Diagnosed (NADD)
An association concerned with services, research, education, and
support for persons with Developmental Disabilities and mental health
needs
American Psychological Association
(APA)
Articles, resources, publications, public issues and education.
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association. Resources, research, policy,
publications, and more.
PWSA (USA) Prader-Willi Syndrome
Association
A national resource and advocacy organization. Sponsors education,
research, and an annual national conference.
Behavior Online
the gathering place for mental health and behavioral science professionals.
An on-line community for professional discussions, resources, organizations
and interest groups.
Dr. GROHOL's Mental Health
Page - Mailing Lists
Internet Discussion Lists for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers.
Behavioral and Mental
Disorders
The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Links to a huge assembly
of psychiatric, neurological, geriatric, biomedical, and psychological
resource sites.
Cure Autism Now (CAN)
CAN "is
dedicated to promoting and funding research with direct clinical
implications for treatment." CAN financially sponsors genetic
and biomedical research and serves as a clearinghouse for information
on treatment, research, and services.
Mark One Communications
State-of-the art consultation, training, and facilitation services aimed at enhancing the stability and professional growth of human service and education agencies.
The Children's Guild
An innovative multi-service educational organization serving young
people with special needs. The Guild also conducts workshops based
on the latest findings in neuroscience for families and professionals.
Practice Without Pressure
An organization of parents and professionals who provide "a
safe, positive environment for people with disabilities to practice
medical, dental, and personal care procedures" in order to
avoid or minimize the risk of trauma associated with these procedures.
Charly Miller
The website of Charly Miller, EMT and EMS educator. This site is full of information about medical risks and consequences of prone restraints and personal accounts of people who have been restrained. The site also runs the entire 1998 series of articles published by the Hartford Courant, “Deadly Restraint.” This is a great resource, particularly since the series is no longer available through the Courant website. Ms. Miller is extremely knowledgeable and exuberant, but sometimes wincingly caustic in scaring people straight about the dangers of restraining human beings.
Mind Freedom International
Based in Oregon, MFI is an organization of consumer “survivors” and advocates who work tirelessly to secure human rights for people in the mental health system. MFI is dedicated to finding alternatives to what they consider coercive and oppressive traditional mental health treatments, including forced drugging, restraint, and electroshock.
The Mind Freedom News Hour
This is a
webcast with David Oaks, director of Mind Freedom International. Listen online.
Disability is Natural
"The source for thought-provoking articles, products to promote new ways of thinking, and more!"
Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical.
This bitingly satirical site is, in the words of its founder, "an expression of autistic outrage." Well played, sir.
Inclusion of these Internet sites is in no way meant to imply
a relationship with Therapeutic Options, Inc. These links are provided
by Therapeutic Options, Inc. as informational resources.
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